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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
DFC 2: Proving Grounds
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Carver cracks the inside of Gercules's front leg.
Jack Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carver tries to clinch up.
Carver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gercules has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carver.
Carver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD2#
Gercules gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver wants to get back to his feet but Gercules drags him back down.#SUB2#
Gercules has hold of Carver's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Carver seems comfortable defending it but Gercules has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Carver is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Carver is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gercules couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Gercules!
After the fight, Mario Gercules was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
LIA 9: Like An Irish Monk?
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Diaz. #CL2#
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Collins has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Collins turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Collins manages to end up in side control.
Diaz stops Collins from passing to mount.
Diaz is trying to control Collins's posture but Collins avoids it.
Collins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins cracks Diaz with a big elbow.
Collins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collins scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Diaz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Collins. Oh but Diaz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Collins goes limp - he's gone! Diaz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Imperial - I
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
A head kick by Beliy misses #TD2#
and Punk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beliy!
Beliy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Punk trying to control but Beliy is having none of it.
Punk wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Punk controlling the position easily from mount.
Beliy has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
#SUB2#
Punk has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Beliy is defending well but eventually Punk manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Beliy has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). CM Punk!
After the fight, CM Punk was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
LIA 8: Eight Year-Olds, Dude
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Frank avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frank continues to drive forward.
Frank looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Frank shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Diaz pushes Frank off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.#BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CL2#
Diaz rushes Frank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Frank has hold of one of Diaz's legs. Diaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Frank gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#T1#
Frank looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frank looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frank looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Frank is now in half guard. #T2#
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.
Frank trying to control the pace.
Diaz trying to control but Frank postures up.
Frank controlling the pace.
Diaz lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Diaz is looking to control Frank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Frank wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frank pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Frank wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Frank perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Frank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frank is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz looks winded!
Frank controlling from mount.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T4#
Frank keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Frank manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Frank in his guard.#REVR#
Frank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Frank is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU#
Frank stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Diaz 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.
#R2#
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD#
Frank shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Frank working the body and head with strikes.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Frank just content to control the position. #SU#
Frank decides to stand back up.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Frank somewhat.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frank. That's going to slow Diaz down. #T1##CL2#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Frank looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Frank wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Frank taking a breather here.
Frank is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU#
Frank stands up. #TD#
Frank drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T2#
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Frank tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #ES2#
Diaz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Diaz darts in and clinches Frank up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Frank is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Frank into the cage.#BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Frank tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Frank avoids them all with ease.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#T3#
Frank slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Frank manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD#
Frank fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Frank persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Frank controlling the pace.
Frank has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SU#
Frank stands up out of the half guard. #T4#
Frank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frank's waist but Frank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side. #TD#
Frank looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB2#
Diaz has an active guard here but Frank has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frank lands a nice short elbow.
Frank controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joos Frank will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Frank controls his leg.
Frank is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz stalling away here and it's allowed Frank to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Frank wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Frank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz throws a hook but Frank blocks it.
Frank swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Frank.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Frank.#CL2#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Frank against the cage.
#BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joos Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Diaz throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Diaz gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frank.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frank misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Frank manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T3#
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses. #CL#
Frank forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.
Frank is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frank down to the mat. Frank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg. #TD#
Frank shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frank was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SU#
Frank stands up and beckons Diaz to his feet. #CL#
Frank instigates a clinch. #T4#
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Frank has him pressed against the cage.
Frank drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD#
Frank gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Frank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Frank advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frank moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Frank is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joos Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frank has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joos Frank!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Beliy.
Beliy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carlos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Beliy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.
Beliy won't allow Carlos to get back to his feet.
Beliy landing with the ground and pound.
Beliy throwing strikes but missing.
Carlos wants to stand and escape but Beliy is having none of it.
Beliy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Beliy from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beliy chips away with some ground and pound.
Carlos is wriggling around but Beliy manages to pass to half guard.
#T1##SUB#
Beliy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carlos defends it well.
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. Beliy connects with a nice short shot to Carlos's temple. #SUB#
Carlos throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Beliy to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! Carlos is forced to tap! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitriy Beliy!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Yong scores with a kick to the body.
Yong punishes Gercules's body with a nice straight punch.
Gercules shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yong as he avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yong. Gercules shrugs it off though.
Yong connects with a solid leg kick. #TD#
Gercules closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Gercules is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yong has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Gercules tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gercules controls the position from side control.#T1#
The ground and pound from Gercules seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB#
Gercules looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Gercules is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yong has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Gercules tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2##SUB#
Gercules is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yong has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Gercules swings around for an armbar but Yong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gercules's guard.
Yong postures up.
#SU2#
Gercules is working an open guard so Yong takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T3##TD#
Yong gets caught napping as Gercules dives in and scores a takedown. Yong manages to retain guard.
Gercules is breathing heavily.
Gercules throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yong keeping moving, preventing Gercules from controlling successfully.
Yong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gercules is controlling him. #ES2#
Yong is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gercules presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Gercules manages to break the clinch.
Full Eye Yong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yong thuds a left hand into Gercules's body.#T4#
Yong connects with a solid leg kick.
Yong throws a front kick that sends Gercules stumbling back into the cage.
Gercules takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Yong lands.
Yong is looking to slow Gercules down with leg kicks.
Gercules takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Full Eye Yong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yong lands a lovely overhand right.
Yong lands a nice looking body shot.
Yong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gercules.
Gercules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Eye Yong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gercules takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yong feints and then cracks Gercules's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gercules down.
Yong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gercules. That did some damage!
Yong lands a front kick.
Gercules will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#TD#
Gercules gets a double leg takedown into Yong's guard.
Gercules stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mario Gercules overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Gercules stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yong lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yong.
Gercules is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yong thows a body kick. Gercules tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Yong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Yong slams his shin into Gercules's torso.
Yong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yong lands a jab-cross combination.
Gercules on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yong. Yong obviously looking to wear him down.
Yong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gercules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yong can pounce on him.
Yong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gercules takes a step back to recover.
Yong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yong is looking to slow Gercules down with leg kicks. #T2#
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!
Gercules takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gercules tries for a takedown but Yong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yong lands with a nice body kick.
Yong delivers a nice body kick.
Yong connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yong, right into the meat.
Yong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yong scores with a leg kick.
Gercules takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Yong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yong scores with a punch to the head.
Gercules drops his hands momentarily and Yong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gercules takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yong scores with a hook to the body. Gercules takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yong throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Yong tenderised Gercules's leg. Gercules is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Yong.
Yong throws a leg kick which misses Gercules's front leg but catches the back leg as Gercules tries to avoid it.
Gercules steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yong. That one must have hurt.
Yong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gercules has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yong.#T4#
Yong thuds his shin into the meat of Gercules's side.
That kick from Yong tenderised Gercules's leg. Gercules is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gercules takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yong feints and then cracks Gercules's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gercules down.
Yong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick from Yong lands but Gercules takes it in his stride.
Yong scores with a kick to the body.
Yong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gercules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yong throws a nice looking combination but Gercules bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Eye Yong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Yong stuns Gercules with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gercules has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yong.
No luck for Gercules with that takedown attempt.
Full Eye Yong seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Gercules closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gercules lands in his opponent's guard.
Yong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gercules. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#ES2#
Yong pushes Gercules off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yong scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Gercules closes the distance but Yong moves to the side
and Yong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gercules has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yong!
Gercules walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yong.
Yong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Yong.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yong.
Yong scores with a head kick.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gercules dives in for a single leg takedown but Yong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yong scores with a nice right hand.
Yong scores with a body shot.
Yong throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yong.
Yong punishes Gercules's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Yong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yong.
Gercules drops his hands momentarily and Yong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yong throws a nice head kick!
Gercules takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Yong lands a nice looking body kick.
Yong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gercules's head.
Gercules fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Gercules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yong scores with a three punch combo!
Yong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yong. That's going to slow Gercules down. #T4#
A nice combination there by Yong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Full Eye Yong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gercules under the eye.
Gercules on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gercules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Yong.
Yong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gercules sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Yong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mario Gercules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yong avoids the head kick by Gercules.
And that's the end of the fight!
Full Eye Yong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 25:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Full Eye Yong!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Panchenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsh.
Panchenko throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Marsh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marsh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Panchenko looking for subs from the bottom but Marsh mounts him!
Marsh landing strikes from the mount.
Marsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panchenko wants to get back to his feet.
Marsh landing punches.
Marsh prevents Panchenko from getting the reversal.
Marsh cracks Panchenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Panchenko?
You get the feeling that Panchenko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Marsh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Panchenko tries to lock up and control but Marsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Panchenko tries to reverse the position but Marsh maintains control.
Marsh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Panchenko?
Marsh dominating with strikes here.
Marsh lands a couple of good shots and Panchenko has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Marsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsh is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Panchenko is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marsh is landing with strikes from the back.
Marsh lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Marsh lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Marsh.
#SUB#
Panchenko defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh scores with punches and elbows. #SUB#
Marsh is looking for the choke from the back position but Panchenko is controlling his hands well. #T2#
Marsh is landing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Marsh looking for the choke from the back. #ES2#
Panchenko manages to stand up with Marsh still on his back. Eventually Marsh drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Panchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
Artem Panchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Marsh counters with a takedown into side control.
Panchenko looks winded!
Panchenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Panchenko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Panchenko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB#
Marsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marsh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marsh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panchenko down.
#T3#
Panchenko trying to control but Marsh flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#SUB#
Marsh is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Panchenko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Panchenko is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marsh lands with a hammerfist to the side of Panchenko's head.
Panchenko covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Marsh 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.
Marsh lands strikes to the head. #SUB#
Marsh looking for the RNC.
Marsh lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Panchenko hold on?!
Marsh scores with punches to the body.
Marsh looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
#T4#
Marsh controls the action.
Marsh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Panchenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh lands strikes to the head.
Panchenko takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Marsh scores with punches from the back.
Marsh not allowing Panchenko to control his hands.
Marsh has the hooks in. Panchenko is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panchenko is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB#
Marsh has managed to slip his arm under Panchenko's chin. This could be all over... yep, Panchenko is tapping out! Submission win for Marsh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esteban Marsh!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Ruiz.#CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Ruiz gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ruiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Ruiz won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving. #ES#
Ruiz kicks Diaz off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Ruiz drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruiz.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Ruiz against the cage.
#T2#
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ruiz.
A nice left hand lands by Ruiz.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Ruiz is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruiz down to the mat. Ruiz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rashad Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Diaz.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Ruiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Diaz. #CL#
Ruiz drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Ruiz jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Ruiz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ruiz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB#
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruiz. #T3#
Ruiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looks winded!#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Ruiz passes into half guard.
Ruiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruiz in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz pushes Ruiz off looking to stand but Ruiz dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Ruiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Ruiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.#CL2#
Diaz has Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Ruiz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruiz cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Ruiz. Ruiz maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Diaz has Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruiz avoids it.#T1#
Ruiz scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head. #BC2#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Ruiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
Diaz lands a high kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Rashad Ruiz has been cut.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Ruiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.#TD2#
Diaz pulls guard.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz strikes from his own guard. #T2#
Ruiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet. #T3#
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Ruiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?#T4#
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.
Ruiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruiz is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Diaz tries for a takedown but Ruiz circles away easily
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rashad Ruiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rashad Ruiz's cut.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Ruiz pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Ruiz checks it.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Ruiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ruiz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diaz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Diaz manages to stand up with Ruiz still on his back. Eventually Ruiz drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
Ruiz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1##TD#
Ruiz pulls guard.
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.#T2#
Ruiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz wants to stand but Ruiz is controlling the position.
Rashad Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz looking to pass the guard. #SU#
Diaz is working an open guard so Ruiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
Ruiz has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3#
Diaz prevents Ruiz from breaking the clinch.
Ruiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruiz lands a nice knee to the body. #TD#
Ruiz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruiz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ruiz 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.#ES#
Ruiz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD#
Ruiz jumps guard.
Ruiz is controlling Diaz's posture.
Diaz tries to stand but Ruiz is controlling from the bottom. #T4#
Diaz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Ruiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Ruiz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Beliy leaves Weaver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weaver tries for a takedown but Beliy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Weaver shoots in and drives through. Beliy sprawls well.
Dmitriy Beliy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darce Weaver.
Beliy lands a high kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Darce Weaver has been cut.
Weaver gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dmitriy Beliy!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Poddybniy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poddybniy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oneal keeps working.
Poddybniy wants to pass the guard but Oneal is defending well.
Oneal is looking for a sweep. Poddybniy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Poddybniy seems content to control.
Oneal keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poddybniy working Oneal over with strikes.
Poddybniy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oneal's head. #T1#
Poddybniy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oneal trying to control from the bottom.
Oneal misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Poddybniy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Oneal. #SUB2#
Poddybniy wants to work for an arm triangle but Oneal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oneal desperately trying to maintain half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oneal is pressing down on Poddybniy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
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.
Oneal has a closed guard, preventing Poddybniy from standing up. #SUB#
Oneal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oneal holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Poddybniy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oneal is wriggling around but Poddybniy manages to pass to half guard.
#T3##REVR#
Oneal is trying to stand back up but Poddybniy is controlling him
Poddybniy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Oneal.
Oneal desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Poddybniy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oneal has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Poddybniy wants to work for an arm triangle but Oneal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oneal is looking for a sweep. Poddybniy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oneal is working hard here to advance position.
Oneal has his hands clasped together around Poddybniy's back. He's all about the action.
Poddybniy trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Poddybniy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Oneal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poddybniy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poddybniy. #CL2#
Poddybniy rushes Oneal and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Oneal pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal working a defensive guard here.
Poddybniy looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Poddybniy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oneal is proving hard to escape from.
Oneal looking for a sweep. Not yet Oneal, not yet. #SUB2#
Poddybniy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Oneal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Poddybniy, into his guard. #REVR#
Oneal trying to control but Poddybniy is working from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poddybniy wants to control but Oneal passes easily into half guard.
Ground and pound from Oneal.
Poddybniy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oneal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oneal's back!
Oneal tries to escape the position.
Poddybniy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Oneal preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Poddybniy.
Poddybniy has the hooks in. Oneal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Poddybniy is looking for the choke from the back position but Oneal is controlling his hands well. #T3#
Oneal trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB2#
Poddybniy is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Oneal is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Poddybniy!
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