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TR31: Freestyle Friday PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ping Lacson (ranked 5017 p4p, 6618 weight class) and James Baxter (ranked 516 p4p, 629 weight class). James Baxter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ping Lacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lacson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lacson shoots in and drives through. Baxter sprawls well.
We've been informed that Baxter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lacson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Baxter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lacson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lacson drops an elbow to the side of Baxter's head.
Baxter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lacson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lacson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Baxter is defending against the submission attempts here by Lacson.
Baxter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter trying to control from the bottom.
Lacson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Baxter trying to control here.
Lacson trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baxter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lacson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lacson wants to control but Baxter is keeping him busy.
Lacson controlling the pace.
Lacson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lacson working Baxter over with strikes.
Baxter trying to control here.
Lacson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lacson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lacson wants to work for an arm triangle but Baxter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lacson working Baxter over with strikes.
Baxter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lacson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lacson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lacson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Baxter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lacson has cracked it and Baxter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lacson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ping Lacson!
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Khebab Magonurmadov had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 160.7, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Marc Johnson was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theze Hoesmad (ranked 4235 p4p, 25407 weight class) and Tofu Lee (ranked 539 p4p, 687 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Theze Hoesmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tofu Lee!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoesmad rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hoesmad gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hoesmad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hoesmad has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lee doesn't defend quickly enough and Hoesmad has managed to lock this one up! Can Lee escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hoesmad on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Theze Hoesmad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So Lo Kyu (ranked 25281 p4p, 3369 weight class) and Leandro Narloch (ranked 751 p4p, 464 weight class). So Lo Kyu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leandro Narloch's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, So Lo Kyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leandro Narloch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyu lands with a shot to the body.
Narloch walks into a stiff left hand from Kyu.
Narloch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyu moves away.
Kyu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Narloch misses with a hook.
Narloch throws a sloppy head kick
and Kyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kyu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narloch under the eye.
Kyu throws a sloppy body shot
and Narloch counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like So Lo Kyu has been cut.
Narloch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kyu throws a hook but Narloch blocks it.
Narloch feints a counter leg kick.
Narloch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kyu checks a leg kick nicely.
Kyu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narloch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Narloch 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kyu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Narloch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Narloch throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyu.
Narloch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Kyu misses.
Narloch raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kyu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narloch. Narloch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kyu misses with a left hand
letting Narloch counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kyu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kyu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narloch on the side of the head.
Narloch misses with an uppercut
and Kyu counters with a nice uppercut.
So Lo Kyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narloch lands with an uppercut that bounces Kyu off the cage and back into range.
So Lo Kyu's cut is getting worse.
Narloch throws a looping overhand right but Kyu ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narloch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyu throws a body punch but Narloch moves out of range.
Narloch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kyu throws a series of strikes that have Narloch backpedaling.
Narloch lands with an overhand left.
 Kyu is rocked!
So Lo Kyu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Narloch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kyu jabs Narloch right on the nose. Narloch blinks but takes it well.
Narloch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Narloch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Narloch misses.
Kyu is looking to counter punch.
Kyu misses with a body shot.
Narloch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyu misses with a straight left.
Narloch is looking for the big counter here.
Narloch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Narloch feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kyu sprawling to the canvas! Kyu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Narloch finish him?!
Oh Kyu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, So Lo Kyu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Narloch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Narloch at a distance.
Kyu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kyu looks to land a combination but Narloch avoids it well.
Narloch feints a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narloch.
Kyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narloch.
Kyu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narloch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyu throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Narloch counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at So Lo Kyu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leandro Narloch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhengqiu Chin (ranked 5657 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Ani Kwata (ranked 625 p4p, 459 weight class). Chin comes to the cage accompanied by Chinese Boxing Rhythm. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhengqiu Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ani Kwata!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwata misses with a takedown attempt - Chin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kwata shoots in and drives through. Chin sprawls well.
As Kwata tries to get set, Chin tries to push him back and clinch up but Kwata manages to avoid the attempt.
Chin misses with the combination.
Kwata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kwata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chin.
Kwata shoots for a double leg takedown but Chin sprawls well. He's pushed Kwata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhengqiu Chin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ani Kwata.
Kwata gets a double leg takedown into Chin's guard.
Chin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kwata lands a couple of elbows.
Kwata chips away with some ground and pound.
Kwata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kwata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kwata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chin is looking to stand up but Kwata isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kwata stands up over Chin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kwata scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kwata is in close to Chin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chin being controlled here, momentarily.
Kwata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kwata won't allow Chin to get back to his feet.
Kwata works over Chin with some ground and pound from guard.
Kwata works over Chin with some ground and pound from guard.
Chin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kwata manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kwata is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Kwata there.
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. Kwata connects with a nice short shot to Chin's temple.
Kwata looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kwata winds up and cracks Chin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kwata lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwata working the head and body with strikes.
Chin has hold of Kwata's hands but Kwata slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kwata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwata lands with a punch from half guard.
Kwata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kwata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kwata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chin is rocked!
Kwata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Chin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwata lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Chin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kwata jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ani Kwata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Deringer (ranked 3470 p4p, 4108 weight class) and Onnix Collins (ranked 214 p4p, 248 weight class). Patrick Deringer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Deringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Onnix Collins!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins closes the distance but Deringer moves to the side
and Deringer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deringer rushes Collins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deringer cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
Deringer is leaning against Collins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deringer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Deringer gets underhooks to prevent Collins's takedown attempt.
Collins looks winded!
Deringer stops a takedown attempt from Collins.
Patrick Deringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onnix Collins.
Collins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deringer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
Collins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Collins is looking for a takedown.
Deringer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Collins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deringer stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Deringer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deringer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collins's face.
 It looks like Onnix Collins has been cut.
Deringer landing knees to the head.
Deringer is pressed up against the cage. Collins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deringer down to the mat. Deringer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Collins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Deringer.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Deringer to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deringer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Collins on the side of the head.
Deringer throws a monster overhand right that drops Collins! Deringer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Deringer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Schrodinger (ranked 1569 p4p, 2815 weight class) and Artur Morgan (ranked 49 p4p, 97 weight class). Artur Morgan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erwin Schrodinger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erwin Schrodinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrodinger lands a head shot.
It looks like Artur Morgan has been cut.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schrodinger lands with a right hand.
Schrodinger tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
Schrodinger instigates a clinch.
Schrodinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schrodinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Artur Morgan's cut even more.
Schrodinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Schrodinger.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schrodinger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schrodinger scores with a hook to the body.
Schrodinger drops Morgan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Morgan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Morgan is rocked!
The cut above Artur Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrodinger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Schrodinger finish him?
Schrodinger controlling the action here for a moment.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Schrodinger digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schrodinger unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Morgan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Schrodinger is unloading with more strikes now! Morgan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Schrodinger!
During a confident post fight interview, Erwin Schrodinger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Ojo (ranked 997 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Brock Karelin (ranked 158 p4p, 276 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obi Ojo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ojo's guard.
Ojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ojo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control but Ojo is working from the bottom.
Ojo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karelin on the ground.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Ojo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karelin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karelin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojo is controlling Karelin's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ojo working a defensive guard here.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Ojo blocks nicely.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ojo trying to control the position.
Ojo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin passes Ojo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ojo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ojo's head.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Karelin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Karelin working over Ojo with some ground and pound. Ojo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ojo is holding on to half guard well.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojo trying to control from the bottom.
Karelin winds up and cracks Ojo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karelin wants to pass to mount but Ojo is defending the position.
Ojo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Karelin seems to be looking for submissions.
Karelin is working for a kimura but Ojo is defending it quite comfortably.
Ojo wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Ojo's head.
Karelin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin stalling.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ojo defending well though.
Ojo tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Ojo is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ojo's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ojo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ojo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ojo tries to get out of the position.
Karelin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ojo is just riding it out for now. Karelin eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Karelin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karelin.
Ojo cracks Karelin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karelin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ojo finish him?
It looks like Brock Karelin has been cut.
Ojo lands with a shot to the body.
Karelin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ojo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ojo lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Karelin - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Ojo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Obi Ojo!
Obi Ojo retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Obi Ojo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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