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Passing the Torch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poppa Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Poppa Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping tries to bum rush Klice with a series of wild strikes but Klice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poppa Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ping tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ping takes a swing at Klice's ribcage but misses.
Ping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Klice ducks right into an uppercut from Ping.
It looks like Simbo Klice has been cut.
A big right from Ping misses.
Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klice dodges the punch combination from Ping.
A left lands for Klice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ping lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Klice. That snapped Ping's head back.
Klice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ping tries a head kick but it misses.
Ping tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klice circles away quickly and effectively.
Ping throws a big shot that misses.
Ping throws a sloppy head kick and Klice moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ping throws a hook to the side of Klice's head but Klice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ping throws a series of punches but Klice avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Klice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ping misses with an uppercut. Klice saw that one coming.
Ping throws a series of punches but Klice avoids them all with ease.
Ping is breathing heavily.
Klice cracks a nice hook into Ping's ribs.
Ping is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Klice's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jab by Klice.
Ping ducks right into an uppercut from Klice.
Klice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klice fakes the leg kick and cracks Ping in the body.
Klice scoring well with a low kick there.
Klice digs a good hook to Ping's body.
Ping on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ping on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klice. Klice obviously looking to wear him down.
Ping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Klice tenderised Ping's leg. Ping is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klice.
Klice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Klice.
Klice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klice lands a leg kick that knocks Ping off balance momentarily.
Klice lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ping will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klice.
Ping takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Klice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ping stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klice throws a combination. Ping tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ping tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Ping.
Klice throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Klice.
Klice lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ping will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice scores with a spinning back kick!
Simbo Klice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klice cracks Ping with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Klice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Klice.
Klice scores with a kick to the body.
Klice scores with a three punch combo!
Ping walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Klice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klice.
Ping has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klice finds it's way round the side to connect with Ping's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klice, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Ping.
Klice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klice scores with a leg kick.
Ping shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Klice.
Ping will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Klice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klice lands a glancing blow to the side of Ping's head.
Klice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Klice throws a front kick that sends Ping stumbling back into the cage.
Klice connects with a single shot there.
Ping is rocked!
Ping chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klice can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klice.
Klice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klice lands a slapping body shot.
Klice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Klice thumps Ping with a low kick.
Klice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ping. That did some damage!
Klice thuds his right hand into Ping's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klice connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Klice.
Klice is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ping had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ping tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ping takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simbo Klice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simbo Klice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ping. Ping circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ping's head.
Oh Ping is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ping clinches with his opponent.
Ping seems to have got his legs back now.
Klice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klice, right into the meat.
Ping shoots for a takedown but Klice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klice feints and then cracks Ping's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ping down.
Klice keeps Ping at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Klice has knocked Ping down with a huge combo! Klice steps away and waves a wobbly Ping back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Klice throws a leg kick which misses Ping's front leg but catches the back leg as Ping tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klice.
Klice scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klice.
Klice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klice. Ping shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klice lands with a right hand.
Klice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice lands with a nice body kick.
Klice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Klice lands a big uppercut and Ping crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ping looks OK. Klice waves Ping back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klice connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Klice.
Ping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klice walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ping drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Klice swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ping's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simbo Klice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Comte Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ANTE UP - M.O.P.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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World class 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Comte Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comte Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua misses with a hook.
A big left from Comte Jr misses.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Comte Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Comte Jr moves away and avoids it.
Comte Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Comte Jr moved out of range.
Comte Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Rua with a jab.
Comte Jr scores with a jab.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Comte Jr.
Comte Jr blocks a jab.
Comte Jr digs a good hook to Rua's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Comte Jr.
A cross from Comte Jr lands.
Comte Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Comte Jr's shoulder, as Comte Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Comte Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Rua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Comte Jr. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Comte Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua catches Comte Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Comte Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comte Jr looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Rua tests Comte Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua misses with a body punch
and Comte Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comte Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua misses with a jab to the body
and Comte Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Comte Jr slips the punch.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Comte Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Comte Jr is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua throws a hook but Comte Jr blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Rua misses with a hook. Comte Jr ducked under it nicely.
Comte Jr swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Comte Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Comte Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Comte Jr moves out of range as Rua strikes.
A big left from Comte Jr misses.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Comte Jr misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Comte Jr.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Comte Jr's hands.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Rua.
It looks like Brandon Comte Jr has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Comte Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Comte Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Comte Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Comte Jr.
A swing and a miss from Comte Jr.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Comte Jr is just out of range.
Rua throws a one two combo.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Comte Jr cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Comte Jr counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Comte Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Comte Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Comte Jr's shoulder, as Comte Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Brandon Comte Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Comte Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Comte Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Comte Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Comte Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Comte Jr staying out of range there.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mauricio Rua's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Comte Jr misses.
Comte Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Comte Jr moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Comte Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Comte Jr slips a jab from Rua.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Comte Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Comte Jr slips the punch.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Comte Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua misses with a body punch
and Comte Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comte Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Comte Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Comte Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua avoids the body shot from Comte Jr.
Comte Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua throws a hook but Comte Jr avoids it easily.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Comte Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Comte Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Comte Jr counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rua moves out of range as Comte Jr strikes.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comte Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Comte Jr moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Comte Jr manages to avoid it.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Comte Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Comte Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Comte Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua slips a jab from Comte Jr.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Comte Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Comte Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Rua! Comte Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rua to his feet! Rua is in big trouble!
Rua is rocked!
Comte Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua misses with a combination
and Comte Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Comte Jr points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Rua wakes up just in time to hear Comte Jr thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Comte Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beatdown - Gunman Joe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Van Dam.
Van Dam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Dam throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Van Dam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dam.
A jab from Van Dam does it's job there.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Van Dam moves his leg out of the way.
Rogers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Dam throws a leg kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers punishes Van Dam's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Dam, as that shot connected.
Steve Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Dam in the body.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Van Dam looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Van Dam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rogers throws a solid leg kick but Van Dam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rogers.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Van Dam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Rogers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers feints and then cracks Van Dam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dam down.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Van Dam on that attempt.
Rogers throws out a leg kick but Van Dam moves out of range and Rogers only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Dam.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Dam.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Dam misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Dam throws a sloppy body shot
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers is looking to slow Van Dam down with leg kicks.
Rogers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Dam crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rogers - the referee stops the clock and Van Dam gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rogers. Van Dam manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rogers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Dam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Dam moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Dam.
Rogers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Dam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
Rogers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Van Dam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dam is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Van Dam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Van Dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rogers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Dam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Dam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Dam checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Dam shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Van Dam 's knee.
Van Dam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Dam misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers counters with a head kick.
Van Dam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers slips a jab from Van Dam.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
Van Dam is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Van Dam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogers thows a body kick. Van Dam tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rogers lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Dam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
Rogers delivers a nice body kick.
Van Dam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Dam shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Dam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Van Dam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
Rogers feints and then cracks Van Dam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dam down.
Van Dam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rogers.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Dam. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a head kick.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers scores with a jab.
Rogers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Dam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogers. Rogers obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Dam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Dam's head.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Dam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Van Dam.
Van Dam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Dam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rogers throws a head kick but Van Dam moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to slow Van Dam down with leg kicks.
Van Dam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Dam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rogers. That's going to slow Van Dam down.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axel Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Van Dam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Dam throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers is looking to wear down Van Dam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Van Dam checks it.
Rogers lands a leg kick that knocks Van Dam off balance momentarily.
A big left from Van Dam misses.
Rogers throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rogers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Dam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Dam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rogers, right into the meat.
A big left from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Dam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Van Dam's legs.
Van Dam shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed Van Dam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Dam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Dam throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Van Dam avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
Rogers lands with a kick to the temple. Van Dam shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Van Dam as he checks the leg kick.
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a hook.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
Rogers thumps Van Dam with a low kick.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Van Dam.
Van Dam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rogers'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!
Van Dam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Dam trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Van Dam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for a sweep.
Van Dam trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Van Dam is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dam tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rogers's legs.
Axel Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Van Dam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van Dam misses with the ground and pound.
Van Dam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van Dam is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Khavin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick O Shae !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shae throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khavin connects with a nice looking jab.
Khavin checks a leg kick.
Khavin punishes O Shae 's body with a nice straight punch.
O Shae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.
O Shae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Shae misses with a body shot
and Khavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khavin tests O Shae 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Shae tries to clinch but Khavin moves away
and Khavin counters with a head kick.
Khavin slips a straight right by O Shae .
Khavin closes the distance and pushes O Shae back into the cage.
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khavin tries to work over O Shae 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Shae stalling against the cage.
Khavin blocks an elbow strike.
Khavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Shae 's elbow.
O Shae dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Shae is looking to control Khavin's arms but Khavin gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Shae has his back to the cage.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khavin misses with some punches.
O Shae wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
Khavin scores with a hook to the body.
O Shae throws an elbow that misses.
Khavin lands a body punch.
Khavin misses with a punch on the inside.
Khavin lands a body shot.
Khavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Shae is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khavin is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Shae just leaning against Khavin, taking a breather.
Khavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Shae or not.
Khavin struggles to land a body shot inside as O Shae controls his hands.
Khavin dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
Khavin lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Khavin.
Khavin avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.
Khavin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khavin blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Shae .
Khavin working aggressively here.
Khavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Shae blocks a body shot from Khavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khavin presses O Shae against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khavin lands a left hand.
Khavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Shae s head.
Khavin lands a left hand.
O Shae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khavin throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Khavin digs a right hand underneath O Shae 's ribcage. O Shae let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Shae lands an elbow just above Khavin 's eye.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Khavin is leaning against O Shae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khavin pushes O Shae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khavin lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Shae takes a shot to the head.
Khavin lands a shot to the body.
Khavin is working O Shae over against the cage.
Khavin blocks an elbow strike.
Khavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khavin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khavin misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Khavin.
O Shae trying to stall but Khavin improves his position.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
Khavin lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khavin instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Khavin.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Khavin.
O Shae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khavin throws a head punch that misses.
O Shae trying to stall but Khavin improves his position.
Khavin misses with a punch on the inside.
O Shae stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khavin misses with the head strike.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin gets through O Shae 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Khavin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Khavin lands a hook that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
Khavin being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Khavin.
A right handed body shot lands from Khavin.
O Shae taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hook to the body lands for Khavin.
Khavin lands with a left to the head.
Khavin presses O Shae against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Khavin - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Shae is breathing heavily.
Khavin lands with a short shot to the head.
Khavin blocks an elbow strike.
Khavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khavin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khavin lands a nice uppercut.
Come on O Shae - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khavin dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
A right hook to the body lands for Khavin.
Khavin lands with a short shot to the head.
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Khavin dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin lands with a right to the head.
Khavin blocks an elbow strike.
Khavin working aggressively here.
Khavin dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae is trying to maintain a safe position but Khavin gets an underhook and turns O Shae into the cage.
O Shae is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Khavin dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae throws an elbow but it misses.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khavin blocks an elbow strike from O Shae .
A short right from Khavin on the inside.
Khavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Shae s head.
That's four 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.
Khavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Konstantin Khavin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
O Shae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khavin is working O Shae over against the cage.
Khavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Khavin.
Khavin pushes O Shae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khavin lands a shoulder strike.
Khavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Shae .
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
Khavin misses with a punch on the inside.
O Shae 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khavin avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
That's time! Khavin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Shae throws the left hand but Khavin avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from O Shae misses
and Khavin counters with a nice body shot.
Khavin scores with a body shot.
O Shae misses with a straight right.
O Shae misses with a hook to the body
and Khavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Shae throws the left hand but Khavin avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from O Shae is predictable there
and O Shae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khavin connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from O Shae is predictable there
and Khavin counters with a straight right hand.
O Shae looks to throw a body kick
and Khavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Shae misses with a body punch
and Khavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Shae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Shae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Shae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khavin scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin closes the distance and clinches.
Khavin lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khavin.
Khavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khavin.
Khavin lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khavin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khavin.
Khavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Shae .
Khavin pushes O Shae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Khavin.
Khavin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Khavin.
Khavin lands a hook that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
A short body shot lands from Khavin as the two fighters clinch.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Khavin.
Khavin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Khavin as the two fighters clinch.
Khavin is working O Shae over against the cage.
Khavin lands with a light punch inside.
Khavin digs a right hand underneath O Shae 's ribcage. O Shae let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Shae takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Khavin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khavin scores with a hook to the body.
Khavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Shae .
Khavin scores with a shoulder strike.
O Shae throws an elbow but it misses.
Khavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khavin lands a body punch.
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Shae 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Khavin.
Khavin cracks O Shae with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin lands a body shot.
Khavin lands a shot to the body.
Khavin lands with a right to the head.
Khavin lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khavin.
A right hand to the body from Khavin.
Khavin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Khavin.
Khavin lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khavin cracks O Shae with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Shae .
Khavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Shae or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Khavin.
O Shae throws a jab when Khavin was well out of range.
Khavin defending well as O Shae loads up on a big left hand.
Khavin checks a leg kick.
Khavin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khavin jabs at O Shae 's body.
Khavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Shae under the eye.
Khavin slips a straight right by O Shae .
Khavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Shae takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Shae on the side of the head.
Khavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Shae can do to turn this around?
Khavin scores with a shot to the body.
Rick O Shae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Shae is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Khavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khavin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae thows a leg kick but Khavin checks it
and Khavin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khavin digs a good body shot into O Shae 's ribs.
Khavin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khavin scores with a kick to the body.
Khavin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Shae misses with a leg kick
and Khavin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Khavin lands with a shot to the body.
Khavin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Shae takes one to the side of the head.
Khavin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Shae .
Khavin lands a jab.
O Shae looks to clinch
and Khavin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khavin lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khavin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Khavin throws a front kick that sends O Shae stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Khavin. Beautiful body shot.
Khavin lands a body shot.
Konstantin Khavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Khavin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khavin lands with a nice body punch.
Khavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Shae stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Shae has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khavin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khavin - that will leave a mark!
Khavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Shae thows a leg kick but Khavin checks it
and Khavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Shae 's knee momentarily.
O Shae is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Khavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Shae .
Khavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Khavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khavin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Shae moves forwards but Khavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khavin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Shae at a distance.
Khavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khavin.
Khavin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khavin throws a leg kick which misses O Shae 's front leg but catches the back leg as O Shae tries to avoid it.
Khavin works the jab nicely.
O Shae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khavin connects with a right hand. O Shae shakes it off.
Khavin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khavin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Khavin.
Khavin dips to his left and cracks O Shae with an uppercut!
O Shae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Shae takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khavin scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick from Khavin lands but O Shae takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Shae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khavin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khavin lands an overhand right.
O Shae blocks a head kick by Khavin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Shae tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khavin counters with a good low kick that O Shae was not able to check.
Khavin lands with a hook. O Shae tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Shae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khavin can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin had his way with Rick O Shae in that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Shae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Shae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khavin connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Shae . O Shae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick by O Shae misses
letting Khavin counter with a right hand.
Khavin connects with a body shot that sends O Shae 's belly button to the back.
O Shae misses with a body shot
and Khavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Shae looks to throw the jab but Khavin is out of range.
Khavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Shae takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the body from O Shae misses
letting Khavin counter with a right hand.
Khavin lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Shae will feel that in the morning.
Khavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khavin scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khavin.
O Shae is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Khavin moves into the clinch.
O Shae has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
Khavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Shae or not.
Khavin blocks an elbow strike.
Khavin lands a nice uppercut.
Khavin scores with a shot to the side of O Shae 's head.
Khavin is leaning against O Shae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khavin blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Khavin.
Khavin is leaning against O Shae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Shae throws an elbow but it misses.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khavin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
A left hand lands to the body for Khavin.
Khavin is leaning against O Shae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khavin.
Khavin lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
Khavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Shae .
Khavin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rick O Shae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Khavin.
Still in the clinch, Khavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Khavin.
A short left from Khavin.
O Shae is rocked!
Khavin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Shae is still on wobbly legs! Can Khavin finish him?
Khavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
Khavin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khavin lands a shoulder strike.
Khavin scores with a shoulder strike.
Khavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khavin.
Khavin lands a big right hand that drops O Shae ! The killer instinct kicks in and Khavin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khavin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Khavin!
Konstantin Khavin is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kylos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberto Kylos's chin.
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kylos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Green!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kylos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kylos is pressing down on Green's thigh, looking to free his foot. Green is holding on for now.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kylos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green is holding on to half guard well.
Kylos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kylos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Kylos there.
Kylos wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kylos throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
That's two 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.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kylos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kylos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Kylos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kylos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kylos 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.
Kylos slips a straight right by Green.
Kylos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kylos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Green is looking to control Kylos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Kylos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is staying active underneath Kylos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kylos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kylos.
Kylos wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kylos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kylos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kylos misses with a head shot. Green uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kylos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylos thows a big elbow that misses.
Kylos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ground and pound from Kylos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Green struggling a bit here.
Kylos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kylos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Green is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The strikes coming from Kylos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green dodges the ground and pound from Kylos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kylos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Green misses.
Kylos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Green.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Kylos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green takes a swing at Kylos's ribcage but misses.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kylos.
Good work by Green as he checks the leg kick.
Kylos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kylos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green throws a body punch but Kylos moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kylos.
Kylos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kylos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kylos is working Green over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kylos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kylos working the strikes but Green uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kylos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kylos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kylos trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
Green wants to control but Kylos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kylos 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kylos.
Kylos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Green is just riding it out for now. Kylos eventually gives up the hold.
Green is trying to control but Kylos passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kylos trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Kylos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kylos clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kylos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kylos scores with a leg kick.
Green blocks a head kick by Kylos.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green throws a jab when Kylos was well out of range.
Kylos tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green takes a swing at Kylos's ribcage but misses.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green throws a hook but Kylos avoids it easily.
Kylos slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Kylos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Kylos is just out of range.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kylos moves away.
Kylos throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
Kylos connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Kylos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook. Kylos ducked under it nicely.
Kylos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Green cracks Kylos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Green cracks Kylos with an open hand slap.
Green throws a hook to the side of Kylos's head but Kylos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kylos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kylos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kylos closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Kylos pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kylos avoids the body shot from Green.
Kylos throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kylos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Kylos moves out of range of the strikes.
Kylos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green throws a jab when Kylos was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kylos throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Kylos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kylos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Kylos's head.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green checks the leg kick.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green connects with a jab.
Green thuds his right hand into Kylos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kylos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kylos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kylos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylos is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kylos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kylos stalling.
Kylos prevents Green from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kylos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Green is squirming around, avoiding Kylos's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kylos had his way with Rashad Green in 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. And we move into the final round!
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Kylos moves into the clinch.
Kylos presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green misses with the head strike.
Kylos scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kylos has hold of one of Green's legs. Green is fighting the takedown attempt but Kylos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kylos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kylos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kylos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Kylos trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Rashad Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto Kylos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Kylos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kylos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Green tests Kylos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kylos avoids the body shot from Green.
Kylos slips under a jab.
Kylos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Kylos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kylos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kylos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Green for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Kylos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kylos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Kylos!
Roberto Kylos retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Check Mong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mong has chosen I ain't never scared as his entrance music. Check Mong has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Check Mong!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mong misses.
Nice jab there from Mantegna.
Mantegna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mantegna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mantegna tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantegna has his hands clasped together around Mong's back. He's all about the action.
Mong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mantegna defending well though.
Mong trying to control from Mantegna's half guard. Mantegna has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mantegna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mong moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong pulls Mantegna in close to prevent any damage.
Mantegna throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mong is on top in guard.
Mong cracks Mantegna with a solid left hand.
Mantegna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mong trying to control but Mantegna is working from the bottom.
Mantegna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mong is in close to Mantegna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mong content to stall in guard here.
Mong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mantegna's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mong trying to pass the guard but Mantegna defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mantegna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mong.
Mong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mantegna is just riding it out for now. Mong eventually gives up the hold.
Mantegna is staying active underneath Mong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mong stops Mantegna from getting back to his feet.
Mong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mantegna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mong is working away from the top position though.
Mantegna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mong lands strikes from half guard.
Mong throwing shots but Mantegna is blocking nicely.
Mong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Check Mong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mantegna.
Mantegna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mantegna.
Jab from Mantegna.
Mong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mantegna.
Mantegna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantegna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mong.
Mantegna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mantegna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mantegna wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Mong does no damage.
A big left from Mong misses.
Mong has a takedown stuffed.
Tony Mantegna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Check Mong.
Mong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mantegna.
Mantegna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mong checks a low kick from Mantegna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong throws a combination that misses
and Mantegna counters with a right hand to the body.
Mantegna misses with an uppercut. Mong saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Mantegna.
Mantegna wants to slow Mong down by chopping away at his legs.
Mantegna throws a right hand that Mong ducks under and follows up with a left that Mong also avoids with ease.
Mantegna misses with a wild body shot.
Mantegna misses with a few strikes there.
Mong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mong lands in his opponent's guard.
Mong looking to sit in guard and control but Mantegna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mantegna is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantegna with a nice head shot there.
Mantegna postures up.
Mantegna wants to control from the top but Mong keeps moving.
Mantegna throwing strikes from guard but Mong blocks nicely.
Mong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantegna defends well.
Mong is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mantegna throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mong's body to avoid the submission. Mong has instead reached around Mantegna's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mong arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Check Mong!
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