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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DreBerto Colon (ranked 2803 p4p, 5695 weight class) and Aleksander Einar (ranked 163 p4p, 289 weight class). Einar has chosen Black Stone Cherry - Again as his entrance music. DreBerto Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreBerto Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Einar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einar lands a jab to the head.
Einar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colon.
Einar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Colon walks into a left hand.
Einar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Colon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Einar connects with the punch.
Colon takes one to the chin there.
Colon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Einar tests Colon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Colon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colon gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Einar gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Einar!
Aleksander Einar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Suzuki (ranked 2427 p4p, 5950 weight class) and Eros Valentino (ranked 142 p4p, 299 weight class). Kenji Suzuki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenji Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valentino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suzuki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentino lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Valentino.
A left lands for Valentino.
Valentino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suzuki backs up against the cage.
Suzuki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentino connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Suzuki covering up! Valentino comes in with a big uppercut and Suzuki goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eros Valentino!
Our winner, Eros Valentino, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Malig (ranked 3112 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 183 p4p, 206 weight class). Trevor McCallen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Malig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malig misses with a left hand
and Malig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malig definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Malig misses with an uppercut. McCallen saw that one coming.
McCallen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCallen lands with a cross.
Malig misses with a takedown
and McCallen counters with a straight right hand.
McCallen connects with a nice looking jab.
McCallen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malig gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCallen counters with a stiff right hand.
McCallen connects with a right hand. Malig shakes it off.
Malig shoots in and bounces McCallen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Malig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malig engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McCallen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Juice's Sweat Lodge. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malig drops back looking for a leg! McCallen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McCallen manages to kick Malig off! Malig jumps back into McCallen's guard.
Malig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malig seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malig slips nicely into half guard.
Malig maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McCallen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Malig has cracked it and McCallen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Malig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morgan Malig!
Morgan Malig thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Trevor McCallen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well Done Jason, good luck rest of the tournament.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 1797 p4p, 5927 weight class) and Gudmar Lilja (ranked 97 p4p, 297 weight class). Gudmar Lilja will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudmar Lilja!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lilja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Lilja moves out of range.
Lilja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lilja counters with a stiff right hand.
Lilja keeps the fight on the outside.
Lilja clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lilja lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lilja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Lilja controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lilja.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Lilja.
Lilja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Lilja's coach down at Sprawl & Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lilja's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Lilja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 It looks like Gudmar Lilja has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Lilja stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand underneath Lilja's ribcage. Lilja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lilja looks winded!
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lilja tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux gets through Lilja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Lilja is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilja is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Lilja blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushes Lilja against the cage. Thibodeaux is working some dirty boxing. Thibodeaux pushes off with a quick right hook! Lilja goes down! Lilja tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Thibodeaux moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 2355 p4p, 4073 weight class) and Sterling Sonnen (ranked 137 p4p, 243 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Short might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Sterling Sonnen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerry Short's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sterling Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sonnen content to stall in guard here.
Sonnen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sonnen is posturing up here but Short has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sonnen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sonnen has to tap! Slick submission there by Short!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Short!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jack (ranked 2656 p4p, 3143 weight class) and Ronny Naarden (ranked 152 p4p, 189 weight class). Billy Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Determined |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Naarden!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naarden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Naarden has him pressed against the cage.
Naarden jumps guard.
Jack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jack trying to control but Naarden is working from the bottom.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naarden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jack is sitting in close to Naarden's body. Naarden has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jack is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jack is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Naarden.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronny Naarden!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 749 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 104 p4p, 134 weight class). Oliva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Biscuit Oliva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Scott's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott staying out of range there.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Oliva cracks Scott with a good jab.
Oliva throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott throwing a counter right hand but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva cracks Scott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Oliva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva slips a jab from Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Scott is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliva.
Oliva throws a shot to the body.
Scott cracks Oliva with an open hand slap.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Oliva.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
Scott throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Oliva misses.
Oliva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliva to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliva blocks a jab.
Oliva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oliva throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scott had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Oliva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Scott takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva lands a right hook to the body.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliva.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Scott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Oliva lands a body shot.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
Oliva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliva lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott slips under a jab from Oliva.
Scott thuds his right hand into Oliva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott stuns Oliva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Scott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliva.
Scott has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scott avoids the body shot from Oliva.
It looked like Scott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva lands the left hand.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Oliva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliva throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oliva throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Good exchange - Oliva coming out on top.
Oliva stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Oliva misses
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Oliva throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Oliva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliva misses with a right hand
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliva misses the jab.
Oliva misses with a hook to the body
and Scott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliva thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Oliva lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Oliva misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Scott moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
Scott punishes Oliva's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Scott might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Scott throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva feints a counter leg kick.
Oliva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliva cracks Scott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva misses with a left hand
and Scott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Biscuit Oliva's cut even more.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Oliva throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Oliva misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott digs a good hook to Oliva's body.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliva under the eye.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Oliva misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Scott misses the target.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Oliva lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Scott misses the target.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Scott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Scott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliva as he connects with a hook.
Oliva misses with a right hand
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott passes into half guard.
Oliva tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scott wants to pass to mount but Oliva is defending the position.
Oliva tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
Oliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
David Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Oliva trying to control here.
Oliva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Scott is staying active.
Scott passes to side control.
Oliva is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliva has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oliva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Scott.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott moves away from the strike by Oliva.
Oliva cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliva throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Scott.
I think Oliva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Biscuit Oliva!
After winning the bout, Biscuit Oliva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorlan Vieira (ranked 373 p4p, 389 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 51 p4p, 57 weight class). Rav Kapur told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kapur somewhat.
Vieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vieira clobbers Kapur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Vieira. No joy for Kapur on that attempt.
Vieira misses with a hook. Kapur ducked under it nicely.
Kapur changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kapur drives through with a takedown into Vieira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kapur stops Vieira from standing up.
Kapur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vieira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vieira tries to get out of the position.
Kapur trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Kapur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapur 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.
Vieira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapur postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vieira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kapur, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira wants to pass the guard but Kapur is keeping the position.
Kapur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vieira wants to control from the top but Kapur keeps moving.
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.
Kapur is adopting a defensive guard.
Vieira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vieira throwing strikes from guard but Kapur blocks nicely.
Kapur keeping full guard, as Vieira tries to pass.
Kapur pulls Vieira in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control but Kapur is working from the bottom.
Kapur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kapur, not yet.
Kapur pulls Vieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Vieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Kapur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vieira tries to stand but Kapur is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kapur closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vieira did well to prevent Kapur getting side control.
Vieira trying to control here.
Kapur is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vieira is looking to escape.
Vieira regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kapur advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kapur is trying to get an arm triangle but Vieira is defending well.
Vieira is trying to buck Kapur off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rav Kapur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rav Kapur's cut.
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.
Vieira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kapur.
Kapur looks for a takedown but Vieira sprawls well.
Kapur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vieira defends it nicely.
Jorlan Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rav Kapur.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kapur or perhaps it was just good defense by Vieira, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Vieira as Kapur shoots in.
Vieira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapur slips a jab and a cross from Vieira.
Vieira swings for the body but Kapur moves out of range.
Kapur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kapur showed some decent athleticism there.
Kapur is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapur is looking for a kimura but Vieira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kapur to get the leverage.
Vieira wants to control but Kapur is keeping busy.
Kapur prevents Vieira from improving his position.
Kapur is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vieira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vieira wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Kapur 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kapur is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vieira is just riding it out for now. Kapur eventually gives up the hold.
Kapur is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vieira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vieira is trying to maintain the position but Kapur is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is not content to let Kapur control the position.
Kapur is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kapur 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.
Vieira is not content to let Kapur control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Kapur is trying for a kimura here. Vieira looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kapur wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rav Kapur!
A victorious Rav Kapur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 350 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Odd Job (ranked 57 p4p, 208 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odd Job!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Job looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Job trying to control but Shalashaska is working from the bottom.
Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Job is aware though and is defending well.
Job is looking to work some ground and pound but Shalashaska has wrist control.
Job controlling from the top position.
Job must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Job with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shalashaska has momentary wrist control but Job slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Job looking to sit in guard and control but Shalashaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Job is controlling Shalashaska's posture.
Shalashaska trying to control but Job is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shalashaska wants to pass the guard but Job is keeping the position.
Shalashaska trying to control but Job is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Job is looking for a triangle but Shalashaska pushes his legs off easily.
Job looking to control.
Shalashaska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Job is keeping the position for now.
Job escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shalashaska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Our spies down at at NY Savages inform us that Job has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shalashaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Job is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shalashaska looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Job throws a jab but it's blocked by Shalashaska.
Job shoots for a takedown but Shalashaska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A quick step to the side and Shalashaska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shalashaska misses with a low kick.
Job gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Job walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Odd Job seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalashaska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Job.
A head kick misses from Shalashaska.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalashaska. Job does a little dance to reset his feet.
Job throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shalashaska's waist but Shalashaska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Job off to one side.
Job fails to land the takedown.
Adam Shalashaska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Job.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska lands a body shot.
Shalashaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Job was well out of range. Poor timing from Shalashaska.
Job swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shalashaska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Job will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Job swings widly with a right hand
and Shalashaska counters with a left to the body.
Shalashaska ducks under a wild hook from Job.
Shalashaska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Job's hands.
Shalashaska is looking to wear down Job with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Job shoots and misses
and Shalashaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Job shoots in looking for a takedown. Shalashaska tries to sprawl out of it but Job keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shalashaska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shalashaska scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Shalashaska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shalashaska swings for the body but Job moves out of range.
Adam Shalashaska is winning the standup battle so far.
Shalashaska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Job closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shalashaska quickly recovers to half guard.
Job is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shalashaska is just riding it out for now. Job eventually gives up the hold.
Shalashaska wants to improve his position but Job is controlling well.
Shalashaska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Job can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Job scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've been hearing good reports from Shalashaska's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shalashaska is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Job's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Job's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Job is trying to get back to his feet but Shalashaska has full control of the position and if anything, Job has just worked his way into a worse spot.
You can see the frustration on Job's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shalashaska working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Job is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Shalashaska has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Job taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Shalashaska!
A less than humble Adam Shalashaska misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 72 p4p, 421 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 12 p4p, 64 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ruiha's choice of entrance music: Polynesian Traditional Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruiha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
Veainu scores with a jab to the body.
Ruiha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruiha misses the target.
Ruiha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Ruiha throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu works the jab nicely.
Ruiha blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses the jab.
Ruiha connects with a nice looking jab.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiha.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Ruiha moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu digs a good hook to Ruiha's body.
Veainu misses with a looping right.
Ruiha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Veainu lands with a nice body punch.
Veainu connects with a body shot that sends Ruiha's belly button to the back.
Ruiha misses the jab.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Veainu walks into a stiff left hand from Ruiha.
Veainu throws out a loose jab but Ruiha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiha lands with a straight right. Veainu didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Ruiha misses its intended target.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Ruiha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruiha ducks right into an uppercut from Veainu.
Ruiha misses with a body shot.
Veainu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiha.
A jab from Veainu misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Ruiha is out of range.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruiha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Veainu slips a straight right by Ruiha.
Veainu throws a hook but Ruiha avoids it easily.
Ruiha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruiha there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Tama Ruiha's cut even more.
Veainu thuds his right hand into Ruiha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Ruiha counters with a nice body shot.
Veainu misses with a hook. Ruiha ducked under it nicely.
Ruiha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veainu punishes Ruiha's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Veainu looks to land a right hand but Ruiha moved out of range.
Ruiha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Veainu misses the jab.
Ruiha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruiha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruiha looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruiha.
Ruiha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonatane Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tama Ruiha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruiha ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiha can do to turn this around?
Ruiha throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Veainu throws the left hand but Ruiha avoids the punch easily.
Ruiha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruiha throws a series of punches but Veainu moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
Veainu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruihas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Ruiha is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiha lands with a straight right. Veainu didn't see that one coming.
Veainu catches Ruiha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruiha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu throws a body punch but Ruiha moves out of range.
Ruiha throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruiha moves away.
Ruiha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruiha misses with a few strikes there.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruiha misses with a straight left.
Sonatane Veainu is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Veainu does it's job there.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruiha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Ruiha.
Ruiha misses with a looping right.
Ruiha 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.
Ruiha thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Ruiha.
Ruiha throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Tama Ruiha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruiha missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruiha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Ruiha misses.
Ruiha takes one to the chin there.
Tama Ruiha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruiha counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ruiha.
Ruiha is looking for the big counter here.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruiha in his tracks.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tama Ruiha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sonatane Veainu!
Sonatane Veainu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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