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Honour FC 26: Christmas Chaos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A slow jab from MacLeod misses its intended target.
MacLeod misses with a few strikes there.
Connor MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut.
Jones scores with the left hand. MacLeod knows he should have avoided that one.
MacLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Jones.
MacLeod lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
MacLeod throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but MacLeod ducks down to avoid it.
MacLeod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacLeod.
MacLeod looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
MacLeod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
A big left from MacLeod misses.
Nice defenses there by MacLeod.
Jones lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces MacLeod off the cage and back into rage.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacLeod scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacLeod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
MacLeod misses with a head kick.
MacLeod scores with a hook.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
MacLeod throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones avoids the head kick by MacLeod.
A swing and a miss from MacLeod.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
MacLeod is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. MacLeod will be more careful next time no doubt.
MacLeod is rocked!
Jones swinging wildly here.
Oh MacLeod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacLeod seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Jones.
MacLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush MacLeod with a series of wild strikes but MacLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacLeod.
Jones misses with a straight right.
MacLeod needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
MacLeod throws a head kick that half lands.
MacLeod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a one two! MacLeod had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacLeod had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from MacLeod does it's job there.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can MacLeod finish him?
Jones bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! MacLeod comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Jones falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Jones was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuffs comes to the cage accompanied by Korn Blind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Tuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stern!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern pushes Tuffs away with a front kick.
Tuffs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tuffs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tuffs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stern keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stern connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuffs tries for a takedown but Stern sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Tuffs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuffs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stern's waist but Stern gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tuffs off to one side.
Tuffs has a takedown stuffed.
Tuffs is breathing heavily.
Stern connects with a jab.
Trevor Tuffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuffs. Tuffs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stern connects with a jab.
Tuffs closes the distance and clinches up with Stern, looking for a takedown. Tuffs pushes Stern against the cage but Stern circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stern connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is looking to slow Tuffs down with leg kicks.
Jason Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern lands with a hook. Tuffs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stern leaves Tuffs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tuffs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuffs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stern to score with a decent uppercut.
Tuffs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stern jabs at Tuffs's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern connects with a right hand. Tuffs shakes it off.
Tuffs is rocked!
It looks like Trevor Tuffs has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stern.
Oh Tuffs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuffs walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Stern swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Stern!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sang Suk Yong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sang Suk Yong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sang Suk Yong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suk Yong misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Perez.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Suk Yong swinging wildly here.
Suk Yong swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Suk Yong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Suk Yong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suk Yong throws a head kick that misses.
Suk Yong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Perez thuds a left hand into Suk Yong's body.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez staying out of range there.
Suk Yong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez feints and then cracks Suk Yong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suk Yong down.
Suk Yong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suk Yong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suk Yong misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suk Yong misses with a hook to the body
and Perez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perez.
Perez slips nicely into half guard.
Perez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suk Yong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suk Yong taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
Perez lands strikes from half guard.
Perez working over Suk Yong with some ground and pound. Suk Yong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perez connects with a nice short shot to Suk Yong's temple.
Perez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Suk Yong tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Perez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Domingo Perez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Flabianno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's entrance music is Lithium-Nirvana. A fine choice. Flabianno is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wagner Flabianno!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Flabianno.
Flabianno throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooh a lovely combination from Flabianno sends Evans down but not out. Flabianno dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Forrest Evans has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans sneaks back into half guard.
Flabianno wants to pass to mount but Evans is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is looking to escape.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but Flabianno is very close to passing his half guard.
Flabianno looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flabianno.
Evans looking for submissions off his back.
Flabianno passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Evans can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flabianno on the ground.
Evans being controlled for a moment.
Evans is trying to control Flabianno's posture but Flabianno avoids it.
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.
Evans is trying to work for a sweep but Flabianno has mounted him!
Flabianno landing strikes from the mount.
Flabianno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flabianno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flabianno connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Evans is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flabianno controlling from mount.
Evans is in a horrible position here. Flabianno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabianno throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Evans has his hands clasped together but Flabianno breaks the hold and Evans is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Flabianno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wagner Flabianno!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump has chosen DJ Khaled -All I do is win as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Gump connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gump! Coleman is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Gump!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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265 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with the combination.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis throws a good cross that connects.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Lewis moves out of range of the leg kick from St Pierre.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Lewis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lewis.
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!
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - St Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewis drops St Pierre with a left and a right! Oh, St Pierre is hurt - Lewis dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like BJ St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Lewis lands some shots froms side control.
Lewis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lewis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Pierre tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
Lewis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre misses with a strike from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lewis won't be happy with that.
St Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Pierre swings around for an armbar but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St Pierre's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
St Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Pierre cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lewis wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
Lewis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lewis's face.
St Pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lewis because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Lewis regains half guard.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.
St Pierre looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lewis tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lewis is surviving well by controlling St Pierre's body position as best he can.
St Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
Lewis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on BJ St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre with a jab.
BJ St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
St Pierre moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
BJ St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
St Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
A jab from Lewis does it's job there.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewis digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis slips a straight right by St Pierre.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis 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!
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
St Pierre with a jab.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Lewis throws a chopping leg kick but St Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Pierre throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as St Pierre blocks the low kick.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
St Pierre feints and as Lewis raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
BJ St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis striking off his back but it's not causing St Pierre any problems.
St Pierre has gone for a leg lock! Lewis slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Pierre's guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wanted to stand there but St Pierre had control of the position.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Lewis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capelli King 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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270 lbs
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286 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sims throws out the jab.
Nice shot by King.
It looks like Mark Sims has been cut.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King defending well as Sims loads up on a big left hand.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King ducks under a wild hook from Sims.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Sims looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King throws out a loose jab but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sims uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sims.
Sims moves out of range of the strikes.
Sims throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Sims changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. King looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sims in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sims thuds a left hand into King's body.
A jab lands there for Sims.
Sims fails to land with a series of punches.
King stuffs the takedown.
Mark Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sims stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King digs a good body shot into Sims's ribs.
Sims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sims sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sims closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Sims seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sims wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sims.
King wants to control but Sims is keeping busy.
Sims working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King trying to control from the bottom.
King is looking to improve his position.
King looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Sims there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sims.
King tries to get to full guard but Sims has control of the leg.
Sims looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sims working King over with strikes.
King manages to get to full guard.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sims!
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sims is looking to escape.
Sims wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King blocks Sims's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sims tries to lock up and control but King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sims can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims stops King from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sims dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sims's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King moves into the clinch.
Sims wants a takedown but no success here.
King lands a knee to the head.
Sims is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King lands a knee to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sims has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sims has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Sims has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Sims dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
King is breathing heavily.
Sims decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks the inside of Sims's front leg.
King tries to clinch up.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sims throws out the jab.
Sims needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Sims falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Sims rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Capelli King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sims missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
Sims misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sims.
Sims with a jab.
Sims throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sims slips under a jab.
Sims throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sims shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sims was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sims looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
King is trying to escape the mount.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims with a couple of short strikes.
Sims landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands with some strikes.
Sims controlling the position easily from mount.
Sims landing strikes from the mount.
Sims lands a heavy elbow.
Sims punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sims punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sims with a couple of short strikes.
King is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King wants to hold on but Sims pushes him away.
King is still in real trouble! Can Sims finish him?
Sims connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sims scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sims looking to control and managing it successfully.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Sims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sims prevents King from getting the reversal.
Sims working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sims's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sims!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darin Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Blood!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in but Blood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Blood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Blood moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blood lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pedro Cruz has been cut.
Blood with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blood.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blood has hold of one of Cruz's legs. Cruz is fighting the takedown attempt but Blood gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood working some strikes from top position.
Blood trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Blood is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blood throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blood forces his way into half guard.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood passes Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood 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.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Blood winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blood in particular looking to stall.
Blood seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Blood wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blood trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blood passes to side control.
Blood tries to move to mount but Cruz blocks the move with his legs.
Blood working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blood scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Blood working the ground and pound.
Blood lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darin Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Cruz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blood, as that shot connected.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blood thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Blood drops Cruz with a left right combo! Blood follows him down to the ground into side control.
Cruz is rocked!
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!
Blood scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cruz is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Blood can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darin Blood! Darin Blood retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Manfredo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Manfredo Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Burger's chin.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Manfredo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger misses with a wild combination.
Manfredo Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Burger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manfredo Jr throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Burger.
Burger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manfredo Jr throws a combination that misses
and Burger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manfredo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Manfredo Jr misses with a hook. Burger ducked under it nicely.
Manfredo Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Burger's head.
Burger looks to land a left hand but Manfredo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Burger lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfredo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manfredo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burger lands with an overhand left.
Manfredo Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manfredo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Burger is just out of range.
Manfredo Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burger finds it's way round the side to connect with Manfredo Jr's head.
A slow jab from Burger misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger swinging wildly here.
Manfredo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manfredo Jr.
No joy there for Manfredo Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burger throws a jab but it's blocked by Manfredo Jr.
Burger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manfredo Jr.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burger.
Burger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burger avoids the body shot from Manfredo Jr.
Manfredo Jr digs a good body shot into Burger's ribs.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Burger shoots in for a double leg but Manfredo Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burger throws a nice looking combination but Manfredo Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manfredo Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Manfredo Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manfredo Jr throws a right and a left that Burger avoids nicely.
Manfredo Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manfredo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manfredo Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manfredo Jr takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Burger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manfredo Jr is not content to let Burger control the position.
Burger with the ground and pound but Manfredo Jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Burger wants to pass the guard but Manfredo Jr is keeping the position.
Burger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Manfredo Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burger, into his guard.
Burger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burger looking for a guillotine here but Manfredo Jr defends easily.
Manfredo Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manfredo Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manfredo Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manfredo Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manfredo Jr wants to stand but Burger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burger being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that King Burger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manfredo Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burger.
King Burger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manfredo Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burger.
Manfredo Jr misses with a straight right.
Manfredo Jr dodges the punch combination from Burger.
Manfredo Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manfredo Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Burger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manfredo Jr slips a jab from Burger.
Manfredo Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Burger walks into a stiff left hand from Manfredo Jr.
Manfredo Jr throws a monster overhand right that drops Burger! Manfredo Jr follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Manfredo Jr!
Peter Manfredo Jr is the new welterweight champion!
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pop
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RATING
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