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Bedlam 62: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. The key to victory for Red Wolf has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Tornado!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornado throws a looping overhand right but Wolf ducks down to avoid it.
Wolf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Troy Tornado has been cut.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tornado was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Tornado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolf throws out a loose jab but Tornado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Tornado.
Wolf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tornado.
Tornado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf cracks Tornado with an open hand slap.
Wolf loads up on a big right hand but Tornado slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tornado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tornado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf scores with a nice head shot.
Wolf takes a swing at Tornado's ribcage but misses.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and Tornado counters with a straight right hand.
Tornado avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tornado.
A jab from Wolf misses.
Decent striking displayed by Tornado there.
Wolf throws a body punch but Tornado moves out of range.
Tornado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Tornado misses its intended target.
A big right from Tornado misses.
Wolf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tornado slips a straight right by Wolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Tornado is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tornado.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Wolf misses
letting Tornado counter with a right hand.
Tornado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
Tornado misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tornado counters with a nice uppercut.
Tornado moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf misses with a double jab.
Tornado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wolf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tornado's head backwards.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but Tornado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolf scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tornado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Tornado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wolf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tornado ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Tornado might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tornado misses with a hook. Wolf ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Tornado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf swings widly with a right hand
and Wolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf lands a right hook to the body.
Tornado throws a hook but Wolf avoids it easily.
Tornado blocks a jab.
A big right from Wolf misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Tornado moved out of range.
Tornado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
Wolf throws a jab when Tornado was well out of range.
Wolf tries to bum rush Tornado with a series of wild strikes but Tornado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tornado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Tornado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tornado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolf throws a hook but Tornado avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a hook
enabling Tornado to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tornado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tornado.
Tornado ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf misses with a hook. Tornado ducked under it nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tornado 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.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tornado counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Wolf misses.
Tornado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a body shot
and Wolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf throws the left hand but Tornado avoids the punch easily.
Tornado moves out of range of the strikes.
Tornado takes one to the chin there.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Tornado.
Wolf slips under a jab from Tornado.
Tornado slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf lands a slapping body shot.
Wolf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tornado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf misses with a hook. Tornado ducked under it nicely.
Tornado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tornado doesn't seem phased though.
Tornado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wolf throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Tornado is just out of range.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Tornado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Wolf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Troy Tornado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tornado manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tornado.
Wolf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tornado.
Wolf misses with a jab to the body
and Tornado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tornado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Tornado blocks a jab.
Red Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Wolf misses the jab.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Tornado moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Tornado throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tornado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wolf has got the better of the exchanges.
Tornado ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Tornado misses with a hook.
Wolf blocks a jab.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Tornado saw that one coming.
Tornado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tornado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Tornado slips a jab from Wolf.
Red Wolf is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tornado walks into a left hand.
Tornado scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Wolf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolf.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tornado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Tornado ducks down to avoid it.
Tornado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wolf. Wolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Tornado moved out of range.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Tornado's head but Tornado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf tries to bum rush Tornado with a series of wild strikes but Tornado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Tornado moves away and avoids it.
Tornado slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a right hand that misses
and Tornado counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Tornado misses.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Tornado.
Wolf lands a right hook to the body.
Tornado ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf throws a hook but Tornado avoids it easily.
Wolf throws a big shot that misses.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Tornado.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolf 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Wolf!
Our winner, Red Wolf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Lambda Lambda Lambda Song. Crunch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Crunch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson shoots for a takedown but Crunch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crunch swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a leg kick.
Crunch lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Dudley Dawson has been cut.
Dawson lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch misses with a left hand
and Dawson counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch misses with a body shot.
Crunch looks to land a left hand but Dawson moved out of range nicely.
Dawson fails with a takedown attempt.
Crunch throws a hook to the side of Dawson's head but Dawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Crunch.
Dawson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crunch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crunch scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a low kick, right behind Crunch 's knee.
Dawson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crunch defends it nicely.
Crunch misses the jab.
Crunch throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Crunch looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Captain Crunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawson tries for a takedown but Crunch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dawson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crunch sprawls well. Crunch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dawson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Crunch lands a big right hand that sends Dawson crashing to the mat! Crunch stays standing though and waves Dawson back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Dawson to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Crunch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Captain Crunch!
During a confident post fight interview, Captain Crunch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bas Beats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin lands with a cross.
It looks like Earl Alexander has been cut.
Rasputin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Rasputin's knee but Rasputin avoids it well.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Rasputin moves out of range.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin lands a big head kick that sends Alexander tumbling to the mat! Rasputin takes a step backwards and waves Alexander back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alexander is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Rasputin throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Alexander is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacque St Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlo Labayen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque St Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Labayen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Labayen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labayen clinches up against the cage.
Labayen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Labayen managing to block the knees to the body from St Martin.
St Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Labayen misses with a punch to the body.
Labayen scores with a shoulder strike.
Labayen jumps guard.
Labayen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Labayen wants to finish this one by submission but St Martin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Labayen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Labayen controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Labayen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St Martin has worked his arm free - good work by St Martin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Labayen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Labayen controls the position.
Labayen scoring with punches and elbows.
Labayen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Labayen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Labayen working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen cracks St Martin with a big elbow.
Labayen controlling the position.
St Martin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Labayen is controlling him well.
Labayen happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labayen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Martin some visible discomfort.
St Martin is looking to get back to his feet here but Labayen is keeping cool and he's managed to take St Martin's back.
Labayen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Martin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Labayen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Labayen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Labayen 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.
St Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Labayen moves out of range easily.
St Martin throws a head kick but Labayen moves out of range.
Labayen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Labayen lands in his opponent's guard.
Labayen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Labayen stands up and waves to St Martin to follow him.
Nice cross by St Martin.
St Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen shoots in looking for a takedown. St Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Labayen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Labayen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Martin scrambles back to his feet.
St Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Labayen.
Jacque St Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Labayen punishes St Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Labayen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Martin sprawls well. St Martin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Labayen gets slowly back to his feet.
St Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Labayen but Labayen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Labayen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Martin was covering up waiting for the punch and Labayen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlo Labayen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
St Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Labayen. Labayen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacque St Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Labayen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Labayen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Martin to the mat! St Martin manages to get full guard.
St Martin being controlled here, momentarily.
St Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Labayen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carlo Labayen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Labayen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Labayen does no damage.
Labayen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Labayen pulls St Martin into guard.
Labayen is pulling down on St Martin's head to control his posture.
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!
Labayen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Martin!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labayen controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Labayen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! St Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Labayen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging St Martin to the ground. Labayen is now in St Martin's guard.
Labayen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Labayen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Labayen on the ground.
St Martin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labayen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... St Martin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlo Labayen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Sutkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutkin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 7000 над землёй. Valery Sutkin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valery Sutkin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutkin throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Valery Sutkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
A cross from Sutkin lands.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Sutkin checks it.
Sutkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sutkin throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sutkin lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sutkin misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Sutkin.
Sutkin throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thompson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sutkin is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson has hold of Sutkin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sutkin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sutkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Sutkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Sutkin is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin has left one of his arms exposed and Thompson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Sutkin screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Omega!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega fails to land the takedown.
Omega lands with a hook. Stuart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stuart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stuart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Rich Omega has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Omega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stuart somewhat.
Stuart tries to clinch up but Omega circles away and keeps his distance.
Stuart looks to clinch
and Omega counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stuart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stuart closes the distance and clinches up with Omega, looking for a takedown. Stuart pushes Omega against the cage but Omega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Stuart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuart dives in and grabs Omega's left leg, looking for a takedown. Omega pushes down on Stuart's head and hops out.
Stuart gets tackled into the cage by Omega. Omega maintains the clinch.
Stuart is looking to control Omega's arms but Omega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stuart has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Omega.
Stuart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Omega.
Still in the clinch, Omega scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Omega.
Omega gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stuart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Omega is nestled in close to Stuart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stuart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Omega trying to work for an americana but Stuart has managed to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Omega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omega stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Omega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Omega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stuart's efforts to push away.
Stuart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Omega scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega is working for takedown but Stuart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Omega lands a shoulder strike.
Stuart works on Omega's body with a couple of short punches.
Stuart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Omega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Omega lands a nice uppercut.
Omega is trying to trip Stuart. He has hold of a leg but Stuart is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Omega persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Omega is looking to work some ground and pound but Stuart has wrist control.
Stuart controls Omega momentarily but Omega frees himself.
Omega is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stuart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stuart has escaped and now he's on top!
Stuart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Omega is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Omega has escaped and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Omega defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omega working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Omega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Omega's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stuart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omega's waist but Omega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stuart off to one side.
Omega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Omega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stuart. Stuart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stuart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stuart has his takedown stuffed
and Omega counters with a nice uppercut.
Stuart tries to clinch up.
Stuart misses with a takedown
and Omega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Stuart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Omega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Omega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stuart tries to clinch there but Omega circles away.
Omega lands with a shot to the body.
Omega stuffs the takedown attempt from Stuart. Stuart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stuart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Omega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Omega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega has managed to clinch.
Omega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donk. Omega catches Stuart right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Jensen Stuart has been cut.
Omega changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stuart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stuart is rocked!
Omega decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega lands an overhand right.
Oh Stuart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stuart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stuart seems to have got his legs back now.
Omega looking to score a takedown here. Stuart is defending well but Omega drives through and ends up in Stuart's guard.
Stuart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Omega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Omega stands and steps away. Stuart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart takes one on the button.
Stuart throws a sloppy head kick
and Omega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Omega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Omega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omega must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Omega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Omega with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stuart keeping moving, preventing Omega from controlling successfully.
Omega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Omega gets to his feet - Stuart follows without any prompting.
Omega fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stuart to the ground. Omega is now in Stuart's guard.
Stuart is trying to control the position but Omega postures up.
Omega stands and steps away. Stuart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Omega.
Omega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega scores with a nice strike.
Rich Omega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omega closes the distance and clinches.
Omega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Omega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stuart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Omega defends it nicely.
Stuart throws a series of punches but Omega moves out of range.
Stuart darts in trying to clinch
and Omega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Omega.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omega lands a damaging elbow.
Omega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Omega.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Omega 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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stuart.
Omega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stuart moves to clinch but Omega breaks away
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
Omega shoots in and drives through. Stuart sprawls well.
Stuart closes the distance but Omega moves to the side
and Omega counters with a stiff right hand.
Stuart fails with the takedown
and Omega counters by clinching up.
Stuart throws a punch but it's blocked by Omega.
Omega drags the fight down to the ground.
Omega uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stuart shoots and misses
and Omega counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Stuart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omega moves into range and clinches up with Stuart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart fails to pull guard.
Omega wants the takedown. Stuart is fighting it off but Omega persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stuart's guard against the cage.
Stuart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Omega content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Omega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omega decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Omega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stuart looks to clinch
and Omega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stuart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Omega counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omega darts in and clinches Stuart up against the cage.
Omega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Omega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Omega counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stuart!
Omega looking to secure an arm triangle but Stuart defends it well.
Omega lands a nice shot to the head.
Omega cracks Stuart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega lands a big elbow.
Stuart is looking to improve his position but Omega isn't that keen on the idea.
Stuart tries to hold on but Omega pushes him away.
Omega is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stuart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Omega sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stuart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stuart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Omega.
Omega avoids the attempt from Stuart to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega is landing with some decent strikes but Stuart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rich Omega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Omega is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Omega.
Omega moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stuart has worked his arm free - good work by Stuart!
Jensen Stuart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omega decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stuart to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Omega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Omega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Omega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Michael Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes into the arena with Go Hard blaring out of the sound system. Matthew Michael Kirby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Peters's chin.
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210 lbs
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202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Michael Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Peters!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Peters moves out of range easily.
Kirby pushes Peters up against the cage in a clinch.
Peters lands an uppercut.
Peters gets through Kirby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirby trying to control the position but instead, Peters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirby into the cage.
Peters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kirby is pressed up against the cage. Peters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kirby down to the mat. Kirby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peters tries to clinch up
and Kirby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Kirby moves into the clinch.
Peters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Peters cracks Kirby with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
Peters keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Peters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peters.
Kirby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peters lands a left hand.
Peters tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirby.
A short left from Peters.
Peters prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Peters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters lands a nice elbow.
Peters lands with a left to the head.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Peters.
Peters lands an elbow inside that Kirby shrugs off.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirby takes a shot to the head.
Peters lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby is rocked!
Peters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Peters.
Oh Kirby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Peters throws a big uppercut that drops Kirby! More strikes from Peters and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kirby lies dazed against the cage as Peters celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Peters!
During a confident post fight interview, David Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Morgan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Liam James has been cut.
Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam James.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops James! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stands and steps away. James gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick by James misses
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops James like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving James from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Morgan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gromowski there.
It looks like Ludovic Presle has been cut.
Gromowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Presle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presle keeping moving, preventing Gromowski from controlling successfully.
Gromowski throwing strikes but missing.
Gromowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gromowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gromowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presle looking for a sweep. Not yet Presle, not yet.
Gromowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gromowski wants to control from the top but Presle keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Gromowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Presle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gromowski. Gromowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Presle ducks right into an uppercut from Gromowski.
Gromowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Presle loads up on a big right hand but Gromowski slips the punch.
Gromowski closes the distance and clinches.
Presle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gromowski has him pressed against the cage.
Presle dodges an elbow strike from Gromowski.
Gromowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Presle avoids the damage to the body.
Presle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gromowski has him pressed against the cage.
Gromowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Presle blocks it with crossed arms.
Gromowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Presle tries to break free but Gromowski pushes him back against the cage.
Gromowski throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Presle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Presle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gromowski misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski throws an elbow that misses.
Gromowski tries to work over Presle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presle is trying to break the clinch but Gromowski is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gromowski.
Gromowski misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Gromowski.
Ludovic Presle's cut is getting worse.
Come on Gromowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Presle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gromowski with a knee to the head.
Gromowski with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Gromowski.
Ludovic Presle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presle misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Gromowski.
Presle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gromowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Presle is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gromowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Ludovic Presle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Presle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gromowski moves into range and clinches up with Presle.
Gromowski throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Presle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gromowski misses with a knee strike.
Gromowski goes for a takedown attempt but Presle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gromowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludovic Presle's cut.
That's time! Presle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gromowski throws a hook but Presle avoids it easily.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gromowski connects with a leg kick. Presle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Presle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gromowski slips under a jab from Presle.
Gromowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Gromowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gromowski throws a leg kick which misses Presle's front leg but catches the back leg as Presle tries to avoid it.
Presle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ludovic Presle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Gromowski!
Michael Gromowski is the new heavyweight champion!
Michael Gromowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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