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Evil 8: Unforgiven PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dastan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Koopa Troopa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dastan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troopa lands a right hook to the body.
Troopa misses with a straight left.
Troopa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Troopa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troopa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troopa throws a good cross that connects.
Koopa Troopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troopa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Troopa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Troopa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drake is looking for a kimura but Troopa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drake to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troopa trying to control but Drake postures up.
Troopa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troopa tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
Drake thows a huge punch but Troopa dodges it nicely.
Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drake working Troopa over with strikes.
Troopa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Troopa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Troopa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Troopa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troopa is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
Drake 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.
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Troopa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troopa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Troopa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drake has hold of Troopa's hands but Troopa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Troopa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Troopa thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Troopa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake trying to control the position.
Troopa trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troopa.
Troopa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Troopa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troopa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throws a big elbow that misses.
Drake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dastan Drake.
A slow jab from Troopa misses its intended target.
Troopa misses with a looping left.
Troopa stuffs the takedown.
Troopa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troopa connects with a looping right hand.
Troopa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troopa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troopa throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troopa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koopa Troopa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Troopa misses with a head kick.
Troopa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drake tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Troopa is in Drake's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drake trying to control the position.
Troopa tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Troopa trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troopa won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troopa.
Troopa trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to work for an arm triangle but Troopa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koopa Troopa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Troopa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Troopa.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Troopa's head.
Troopa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Troopa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troopa avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
Troopa lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Troopa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troopa working Drake over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troopa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Troopa landing strikes from the mount.
Drake is looking to improve his position but Troopa isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake taking shots to the head.
Troopa looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Troopa landing shots from mount.
Troopa looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Troopa is landing with some decent strikes but Drake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drake is rocked!
Troopa cracks Drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troopa punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Troopa controlling the pace for now.
Troopa loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Drake scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Troopa land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Troopa stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koopa Troopa!
A relieved looking Koopa Troopa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes into the arena with The Trooper by Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Junior Kilat told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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37
182 lbs
35 - 24 - 1 |
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173 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Kilat!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kilat!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Volkov taking a breather here.
Kilat is looking to reverse the position.
Kilat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Volkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kilat to see if he's OK.
Kilat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Volkov.
Kilat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Volkov looking to control but Kilat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Volkov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to finish Kilat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kilat!
Kilat is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov lands a big elbow - Kilat is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kilat is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Volkov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kon Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sai comes to the cage accompanied by Made In Thailand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kon Sai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sai misses with a few strikes there.
Caldwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caldwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sai. That did some damage!
Caldwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caldwell gets a clinch.
Caldwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Sai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Sai has him pressed against the cage.
Caldwell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caldwell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caldwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sai is defending well for now.
Sai throws a punch but it's blocked by Caldwell.
Caldwell lands with a light punch inside.
Caldwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell trying to land knees to the body.
Sai tries to land a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks with his arms.
Sai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Caldwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell blocks a low kick nicely.
Sai swats away the attempt to clinch by Caldwell.
Caldwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sai.
Kon Sai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caldwell pinned against the cage. Caldwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sai dives in and grabs Caldwell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caldwell pushes down on Sai's head and hops out.
Sai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sai throws a hook to the side of Caldwell's head but Caldwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caldwell counters with a nice leg kick.
Sai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is looking to clinch but Sai is avoiding it.
Sai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caldwell, pushing him back against the cage.
Caldwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sai blocks it with crossed arms.
Caldwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caldwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Sai blocks a low kick nicely.
Caldwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caldwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caldwell throws a series of punches but Sai avoids them all with ease.
Caldwell dodges the punch combination from Sai.
Caldwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Sai misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai closes the distance and clinches.
Caldwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sai landing knees to the head.
Sai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kon Sai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Caldwell.
Sai goes for a takedown attempt but Caldwell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Caldwell closes the distance and clinches.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caldwell missing with knees to the body.
Sai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sai avoids the elbow strike from Caldwell, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell missing with knees to the body.
Sai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caldwell scores with a shoulder strike.
Sai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Caldwell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldwell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sai misses with some punches.
Sai misses with some punches.
Sai looking to throw knees to the head but Caldwell is blocking nicely.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Caldwell. No joy for Sai on that attempt.
Caldwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sai is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caldwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Sai does no damage.
Sai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caldwell sprawls well. Caldwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sai gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Caldwell 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.
Caldwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caldwell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caldwell defends it nicely.
Sai rushes Caldwell and presses him up against the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caldwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caldwell moves into the clinch successfully.
Sai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sai wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
Caldwell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caldwell missing with knees to the body.
Caldwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sai tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kon Sai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Caldwell.
Caldwell scores with a shot to the side of Sai's head.
Sai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dan Caldwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caldwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sai shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caldwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sai tries to clinch there but Caldwell circles away.
Sai throws a solid leg kick but Caldwell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sai.
Caldwell lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwell breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caldwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dan Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sai clinches with his opponent.
Sai misses with a knee strike.
Sai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caldwell working Sai over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Sai misses with some punches.
Caldwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caldwell swivels and escapes.
Sai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caldwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Caldwell closes the distance and clinches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sai. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell lands with a light punch inside.
Sai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caldwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caldwell lands a shoulder strike.
Caldwell tries a knee to the head but Sai blocks it.
Caldwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Caldwell.
Sai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caldwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Sai keeps the fight on the outside.
Sai is looking to clinch.
Sai misses with a right hand
and Caldwell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sai throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell controlling the action here for a moment.
Caldwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
Caldwell digs a right hand into Sai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sai's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caldwell.
Caldwell slows down the pace here.
Caldwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sai backwards.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Caldwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sais head.
A hook to the body from Caldwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Caldwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Caldwell feints and then cracks Sai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sai down.
A solid body kick from Caldwell.
Caldwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caldwell connects with a leg kick. Sai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sai misses with a left hand
and Caldwell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell wants to clinch.
Caldwell lands a jab to Sai's midsection.
Caldwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kon Sai has been cut.
Caldwell is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caldwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sai at a distance.
Caldwell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caldwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sai rather than just go for the knockout.
Sai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caldwell.
Sai walks into a straight right hand from Caldwell.
Caldwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell lands a slapping body shot.
Sai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caldwell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sai's sensitive parts.
Caldwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Caldwell is trying to maintain a safe position but Sai gets an underhook and turns Caldwell into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Caldwell is looking to control Sai's arms but Sai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caldwell has his back to the cage.
Caldwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caldwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sai is working for takedown but Caldwell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caldwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caldwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sai is defending well for now.
Caldwell misses with a knee strike.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
Caldwell has Sai pushed against the cage.
Caldwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sai gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Caldwell looking to control.
Caldwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sai's guard.
Sai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caldwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Sai is retaining full guard.
Sai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caldwell defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caldwell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dan Caldwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caldwell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Caldwell advances position into side control!
Kon Sai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Caldwell decides to stand back up.
Sai shoots in for a takedown but Caldwell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kon Sai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caldwell swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caldwell.
Sai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caldwell.
A head kick misses from Sai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Caldwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caldwell 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Caldwell!
Our winner, Dan Caldwell, 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.
Kon Sai was interviewed post fight and said 'Like to thank my Gym , Corner Team , My Two Great sponsers The Empire and Speedy Supps teams , thhanks all for your support ill be bak better , last thank you to my opponent'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Pentti.
Raven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pentti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pentti 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.
Raven shoots in but Pentti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pentti is out of range.
Pentti checks a low kick from Raven.
Pentti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from Raven tenderised Pentti's leg. Pentti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Pentti.
Pentti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raven can pounce on 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!
Raven is looking to slow Pentti down with leg kicks.
Raven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pentti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
Raven thows a leg kick but Pentti checks it
and Pentti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven tries to land a front kick but Pentti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pentti checks it well.
Raven cracks the inside of Pentti's front leg.
Arvo Pentti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven thows a leg kick but Pentti checks it
and Pentti counters with a stiff right hand.
Raven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pentti connects with a single shot there.
Pentti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pentti, as that shot connected.
Raven wants to land a leg kick but Pentti is out of range.
Raven slips under a jab.
Raven misses with a looping left.
Pentti checks the leg kick.
Pentti scores with a body shot.
Pentti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven throws a leg kick which misses Pentti's front leg but catches the back leg as Pentti tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentti.
Raven thuds his right hand into Pentti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pentti slips under a jab.
Raven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pentti is able to avoid easily.
Raven is looking to score with low kicks.
Raven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pentti checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Raven misses.
Pentti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raven dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pentti was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Thomas Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raven misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Pentti.
Pentti misses with a looping left.
Raven throws a head kick that misses.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pentti is able to avoid easily.
Raven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pentti's calf.
Pentti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raven. Raven obviously looking to wear him down.
Raven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentti throws a series of strikes that have Raven backpedaling.
Raven drops his hands momentarily and Pentti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pentti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pentti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raven. Raven obviously looking to wear him down.
Pentti throws a nice looking combination but Raven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raven can pounce on him.
Raven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Raven misses
and Pentti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raven motions for Pentti to come forward. Raven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pentti is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Pentti circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven connects with a looping right hand.
Raven thows a leg kick but Pentti checks it
enabling Pentti to counter with a crisp jab.
Raven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pentti blocks a head kick by Raven.
Raven 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.
Raven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raven throws a leg kick but Pentti checks it.
Pentti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raven circles away quickly and effectively.
Pentti checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raven.
Raven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pentti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti scores with a jab.
A low kick from Raven misses
and Pentti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pentti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pentti blocks a head kick by Raven.
Pentti tries to score with a low kick but Raven moves his leg out of the way.
Raven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pentti scoring well with a low kick there.
Pentti throws a body punch but Raven moves out of range.
Raven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pentti misses with a looping left.
Raven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pentti tries to land a leg kick but Raven saw it coming and moves away.
Raven dives in for a single leg takedown but Pentti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Raven.
Raven tries for a takedown but Pentti manages to get underhooks.
Raven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raven swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pentti as Raven tries to tie him up.
Raven throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentti.
Pentti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raven has him pressed against the cage.
Raven misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Raven.
A short uppercut from Pentti.
A head punch on the inside from Pentti fails to land.
Pentti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arvo Pentti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raven.
Raven tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Raven back against the cage.
Raven blocks an uppercut.
Raven taking a breather.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raven throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven trying to stall but Pentti improves his position.
Pentti digs a right hand underneath Raven's ribcage. Raven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pentti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raven has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pentti after a bit of a struggle.
Raven is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pentti.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raven misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Raven.
Pentti throws a head punch that misses.
Raven dodges an elbow strike from Pentti.
Raven stalling the fight.
Raven misses with a punch to the body.
Raven throws a head punch that misses.
Pentti throws an elbow that misses.
Pentti misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pentti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looks to land a combination but Pentti avoids it well.
Raven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raven avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti misses with a few strikes there.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raven, as that shot connected.
Pentti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raven throws a front kick aimed at Pentti's knee but Pentti avoids it well.
Raven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti misses with a hook. Raven ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Raven is predictable there
and Pentti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pentti.
Pentti throws a body punch but Raven moves out of range.
Pentti checks a low kick from Raven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pentti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas Raven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentti tests Raven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pentti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pentti looks to throw the jab but Raven is out of range.
Raven throws a solid leg kick but Pentti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raven.
Pentti throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Pentti lands with a kick to the temple. Raven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raven tries to land a leg kick but Pentti saw it coming and moves away.
Pentti scores with a punch to the head.
Pentti scores with a three punch combo!
Raven is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pentti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pentti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Raven. Those never looked like landing.
Pentti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pentti connects with a single shot there.
Raven throws a chopping leg kick but Pentti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pentti misses with a straight left.
Raven walks into a left hand.
Pentti misses with a looping right.
Pentti lands with a nice combination. Raven backs away looking to recover.
Raven is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentti finish him?
Pentti checks a low kick from Raven.
Pentti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pentti checks it well.
Pentti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
Raven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti misses with an uppercut. Raven saw that one coming.
Pentti moves away from the strike by Raven.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pentti.
Pentti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raven. That did some damage!
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Raven moves out of range easily.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Pentti, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Pentti against the cage but Pentti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raven seems to have recovered his senses.
Pentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pentti scores with a jab.
Raven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raven tries to score with a low kick but Pentti moves his leg out of the way.
Raven is looking to chop away at Pentti's legs.
Raven misses with a low kick.
Raven throws a low kick but Pentti moves out of range easily.
Raven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pentti.
Pentti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pentti.
Raven misses with a head kick.
Raven is looking to slow Pentti down with leg kicks.
Raven ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Raven throws a head kick that misses.
Raven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raven avoids the head kick by Pentti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries to clinch but Raven is having none of it.
Pentti dips to his left and cracks Raven with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raven lands with a right hand.
Pentti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raven throws a sloppy head kick and Pentti moves out of range easily.
Raven throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Raven.
Raven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raven motions for Pentti to come forward. Raven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pentti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pentti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raven tries a head kick but it misses.
Raven misses with a low kick as Pentti jumps back.
Raven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pentti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pentti misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a leg kick
and Pentti counters with a body kick.
Raven takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Pentti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raven lands a jab.
Pentti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raven.
Arvo Pentti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pentti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raven somewhat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pentti. That's going to slow Raven down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raven.
Pentti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raven wants to land a leg kick but Pentti is out of range.
Raven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raven keeps Pentti at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raven connects with a body shot that sends Pentti's belly button to the back.
Pentti looks for the body kick but Raven saw that one coming.
Thomas Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Pentti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pentti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pentti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pentti cracks Raven with an open hand slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pentti checks a leg kick.
Raven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raven shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pentti is trying to defend but Raven finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pentti looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pentti, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thiago Oliveira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Kottari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kottari.
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Kottari working the body and head with strikes.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Kottari fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oliveira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kottari off and has taken his back!
Kottari tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kottari!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Oliveira missing with strikes.
Kottari manages to reverse the position and now he's in Oliveira's guard. Nice work there by Kottari.
Kottari trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kottari is one step ahead there.
Kottari working some strikes from top position.
Oliveira wants to control the position but Kottari says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari is thwarting Oliveira's attempts to control the position.
Kottari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kottari is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kottari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kottari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kottari trying to control from Oliveira's half guard. Oliveira has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Kottari slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliveira is trying to keep Kottari in close.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kottari is one step ahead there.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Kottari from controlling successfully.
Kottari chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kottari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kottari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kottari wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kottari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Kottari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kottari is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kottari postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Oliveira in real trouble here! The ref calls for Oliveira to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
An out of breath Rami Kottari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Mohsen Mosaddegh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Gimmick's chin.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Gimmick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosaddegh.
Gimmick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gimmick tests Mosaddegh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gimmick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mosaddegh. That did some damage!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mosaddegh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gimmick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mosaddegh clobbers Gimmick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gimmick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mosaddegh.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses.
Mosaddegh thows a body shot but no joy.
Gimmick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mosaddegh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Mosaddegh misses.
Mosaddegh with a hook.
Gimmick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mosaddegh avoids the head kick by Gimmick.
Mosaddegh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gimmick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mosaddegh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gimmick.
Gimmick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gimmick misses with a double jab
and Mosaddegh counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Gimmick falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohsen Mosaddegh!
Mohsen Mosaddegh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Plainview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Don't Worry, Be Happy! as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
164 lbs
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34
164 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Plainview!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plainview just misses with a punch to the body.
Plainview swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Plainview fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miller sprawls well initially but Plainview persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Plainview tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Plainview is stalling here. Miller is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Plainview seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Miller has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Miller trying to control the position but Plainview is working away.
You can see the frustration on Plainview's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plainview is looking to reverse the position.
Miller tries for a kimura but Plainview is defending well.
Miller taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plainview gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Miller wants to control the pace but Plainview is squirming around nicely.
Plainview regains half guard.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Plainview does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Plainview wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to control. Plainview wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller passes into side control, despite Plainview's attempt to control the position.
Plainview tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Miller works to advance to full mount. Plainview defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Miller misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plainview is desperately trying to improve his position but Miller has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plainview manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller wants to take a breather but Plainview is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Plainview trying to control here.
Miller misses with a head shot. Plainview uses the momentum to regain guard.
Miller trying to control but Plainview is working from the bottom.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller postures up in Plainview's guard and throws a big left but Plainview blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Plainview is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Plainview utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plainview keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hugo Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plainview. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Miller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plainview misses with a few strikes there.
Plainview throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plainview throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plainview sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plainview swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plainview.
Plainview is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Plainview misses the jab.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miller avoids the body shot from Plainview.
Plainview tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Plainview.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plainview works the jab nicely.
Plainview displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plainview tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Plainview.
Plainview lands with a nice body punch.
Miller stuns Plainview with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plainview on the side of the head.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plainview paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller throws a leg kick but Plainview sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plainview.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plainview changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Plainview manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Plainview.
Plainview swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Plainview.
Plainview thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Plainview - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Plainview. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller moves away from the strike by Plainview.
Plainview misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Plainview fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Plainview, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plainview lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller avoids the body shot from Plainview.
Plainview just misses with a punch to the body.
Plainview throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Plainview tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller letting Plainview take a breather here.
Plainview scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plainview tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Plainview stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Plainview uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plainview is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plainview takes a shot to the head.
Plainview avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Plainview controls his hands.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Plainview tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Plainview stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Plainview can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plainview prevents a body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Plainview is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Plainview lands a slapping body shot.
Plainview swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plainview fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Plainview in his tracks.
Plainview thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Daniel Plainview seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plainview checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Plainview looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plainview tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Plainview back against the cage.
Plainview misses with some punches.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Plainview's head.
Plainview doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plainview trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Plainview misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Plainview.
A knee to the head by Miller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Plainview tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller tries to work over Plainview's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Plainview has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Plainview is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plainview avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Hugo Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plainview looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Plainview has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Plainview blocks an elbow strike.
Miller is looking to control Plainview's arms but Plainview gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the cage.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Plainview looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniel Plainview has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Plainview lands a nice shot to the body.
Plainview dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Plainview blocks the elbow strike.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Plainview up, before dumping him to the ground. Plainview manages to land in guard.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Plainview looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plainview bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Plainview tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Miller is trying to control the position but Plainview postures up.
Miller keeping full guard, as Plainview tries to pass.
Plainview missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plainview looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Miller.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Miller!
In his post fight interview, Hugo Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
170 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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35
157 lbs
30 - 15 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chi struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Chi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Perez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perez looking for a takedown.
Chi pushes off an throws an elbow but Perez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perez manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Perez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chi stopping the sweep attempt from Perez.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi wants to stand but Perez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chi has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Perez is trying to maintain the position but Chi is very close to passing his half guard.
Chi prevents Perez from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Perez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chi decides to stand and escape the position.
Chi cracks Perez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shang Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with an overhand left.
Perez connects with a right hand. Chi shakes it off.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Chi tries to clinch up.
Chi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chi ducks right into an uppercut from Perez.
Perez connects with a leg kick. Chi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perez's sensitive parts.
Perez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chi. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chi thumps Perez with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chi.
Perez takes one to the side of the head.
Perez takes a swing at Chi's ribcage but misses.
Chi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chi misses with a wild body shot.
Chi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick from Chi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi misses with a low kick.
Chi misses with a low kick as Perez jumps back.
A good leg kick by Perez.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Chi's front leg but catches the back leg as Chi tries to avoid it.
Perez takes a swing at Chi's ribcage but misses.
Chi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chi checks it well.
Perez with a hook.
Chi throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chi.
Chi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez keeps Chi at a distance using the push kick.
Chi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chi throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Chi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chi works Perez's body with a nice hook.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chi can pounce on him.
Perez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perez doesn't seem bothered though.
Chi is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chi lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand.
Chi misses with a few strikes there.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perez stuns Chi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perez takes a swing at Chi's ribcage but misses.
Chi lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming.
Chi is looking to score with low kicks.
Chi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Chi misses
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chi!
Chi is letting Perez control him for a moment.
Perez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perez trying to control the action but Chi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi stops Perez from passing to mount.
Perez controlling the position from side mount.
Chi gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chi keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Chi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chi thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chi drives through and clinches with Perez against the cage.
Chi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez is trying to push Chi away but Chi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perez blocks an elbow strike.
Perez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perez tries to pull guard but Chi holds him up against the cage and eventually Perez drops back down to his feet.
Perez fails to pull guard.
Shang Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chi.
Chi tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez tries to pull guard but Chi won't allow it.
Perez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chi prevents it.
Perez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Chi on the inside.
Chi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chi to keep the fight standing.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chi's elbow.
A hook to the body from Chi.
Chi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chi to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Chi.
Chi lands with a right to the head.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Perez successfully pulls guard.
Perez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries to stand but Perez is controlling from the bottom.
Perez wants to control the position but Chi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Chi prevents Perez from improving his position.
Perez tries to kick Chi off but Chi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Perez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chi jumps into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi decides to stand back up. Chi steps back and let's Perez get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perez is rocked!
Chi avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Chi finish him?
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi manages to avoid it.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by Chi as he connects with a hook.
Chi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Chi.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chi.
Chi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Chi off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Chi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Chi misses with a head kick.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chi lands a nice shot that snaps Perez's head back.
Perez throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Chi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perez.
Chi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shang Chi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shang Chi!
Shang Chi retains his lightweight title!
Shang Chi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeon Malaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravas scores with a sloppy right hand. Malaya should have avoided that one.
Malaya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Malaya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas connects with the punch.
Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Malaya as he checks the leg kick.
Malaya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravas on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaya checks a leg kick.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravas.
A clash of legs there as Malaya blocks the low kick.
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Malaya misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malaya - that will leave a mark!
Malaya sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malaya misses with a hook.
Gravas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malaya.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravas.
Gravas blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Malaya moves out of range of the body kick.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Gravas moved away.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Malaya off balance momentarily.
Malaya scores with a nice head shot.
Malaya blocks the body kick.
Malaya misses with a hook.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Gravas's head.
Malaya catches Gravas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Gravas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gravas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaya takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Malaya. Beautiful body shot.
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malaya misses with a leg kick.
Malaya scores with a body shot.
Gravas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Gravas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gravas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gravas tried to score with a low kick but Malaya checks it.
Malaya lands with a cross.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gravas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Malaya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
Gravas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Gravas ducks down to avoid it.
Gravas throws a chopping leg kick but Malaya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gravas moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gravas looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaya.
A big right from Gravas misses.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gravas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malaya misses with a kick to the body.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Gravas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gravas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malaya.
Malaya misses with a looping left.
Gravas throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaya.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malaya staying out of range there.
Malaya misses the jab.
Malaya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malaya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Gravas cracks Malaya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malaya blocks the body kick.
Malaya throws the left hand but Gravas avoids the punch easily.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Malaya.
Malaya jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Gravas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malaya is out of range and Gravas settles back down.
Malaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravas's calf.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a leg kick that misses.
Gravas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas is looking to score with low kicks.
Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Malaya.
Gravas needs to keep his hands up - Malaya had a free shot at his head there.
Gravas scores with a push kick.
Gravas moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Malaya off balance momentarily.
Gravas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Malaya.
Malaya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malaya misses with a hook.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malaya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malaya lands a head shot.
Malaya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas throws a leg kick that misses.
Malaya misses with a hook
and Gravas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gravas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malaya finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravas's head.
Gravas with a nice cross.
Malaya cracks Gravas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gravas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malaya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Gravas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gravas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Gravas checks it.
Malaya wants to slow Gravas down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Malaya with a hook.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Malaya misses with an uppercut.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malaya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malaya.
Gravas scores with a nice right hand.
Malaya ducks right into an uppercut from Gravas.
Malaya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malaya throws a poor cross that misses
and Gravas counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gravas.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Malaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gravas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaya.
Gravas punishes Malaya's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Malaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Malaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gravas is able to avoid easily.
Malaya stuns Gravas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
That's time! Gravas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gravas misses with a leg kick.
Gravas staying out of range there.
Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malaya.
Gravas throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Gravas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malaya's head.
Gravas with a nice cross.
Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravas defending well as Malaya loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malaya misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Gravas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaya's knee momentarily.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas checks a leg kick.
Malaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya throws a jab when Gravas was well out of range.
Gravas connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Gravas.
Gravas blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Malaya.
Malaya cracks Gravas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravas - that will leave a mark!
Malaya cracks the inside of Gravas's front leg.
Malaya scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravas can pounce on him.
Gravas feints and then cracks Malaya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malaya down.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Malaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malaya lands a leg kick that knocks Gravas off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gravas to score with a decent uppercut.
Gravas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravas, right into the meat.
Malaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Gravas.
Malaya blocks a head kick by Gravas.
Gravas stuns Malaya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas throws a push kick but Malaya slaps the foot to one side.
Gravas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malaya scores with a body shot.
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Malaya throws a leg kick which misses Gravas's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravas tries to avoid it.
Malaya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravas.
Malaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gravas.
Malaya misses with a looping right.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malaya scores with a punch to the head.
Malaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravas.
Gravas throws a chopping leg kick but Malaya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malaya staying out of range there.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaya scores with a punch to the head.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya misses with a head kick.
Gravas moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malaya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gravas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malaya checks a low kick from Gravas.
Malaya catches Gravas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Gravas. Beautiful body shot.
Malaya misses with a leg kick.
Gravas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gravas throws a wild body kick that Malaya sees coming a mile off.
Malaya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas misses with a leg kick
and Malaya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Malaya!
Gravas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaya scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Latka Gravas.
Well Malaya 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Simeon Malaya!
After winning the bout, Simeon Malaya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Latka Gravas was interviewed post fight and said 'I think it is time to go back to my camp and reflect on my career. Louie keeps saying I gots all this god given talent and a 2 cent head that cant put it to use!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Escobar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Morgan has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar gets a double leg takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to 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!
Escobar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Escobar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Escobar preventing the sweep.
Morgan lands an upkick as Escobar stands over him.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar taking shots to the head.
Morgan prevents Escobar from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Escobar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobar defending well though.
Escobar gets full guard.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar manages to get to full guard.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escobar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Escobar.
Escobar prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Morgan stops Escobar from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Escobar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Escobar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Escobar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Escobar lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan regains half guard.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Morgan tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan with a poor takedown
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Escobar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morgan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Escobar trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar forces his way into half guard.
Escobar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Escobar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Escobar won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Henry Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Escobar works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Escobar is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.
Morgan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morgan!
Escobar prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Morgan is still trying to improve position.
Escobar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Escobar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Escobar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Escobar with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morgan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Morgan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Morgan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pablo Escobar made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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