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DFC Fight Night II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Witherspoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Katzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasheed Witherspoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Katzin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katzin fakes the leg kick and cracks Witherspoon in the body.
Witherspoon doesn't manage to clinch there - Katzin circles away.
Katzin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Witherspoon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Katzin throws a wild body kick that Witherspoon sees coming a mile off.
Witherspoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Witherspoon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katzin throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Witherspoon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A low kick from Katzin misses
letting Witherspoon counter with a right hand.
Witherspoon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katzin misses with a low kick as Witherspoon jumps back.
Witherspoon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witherspoon blocks a head kick by Katzin.
Katzin tries to land a front kick but Witherspoon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Witherspoon scores with a head kick. Katzin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Katzin throws a low kick but Witherspoon avoids it.
Witherspoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Witherspoon is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witherspoon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Witherspoon moves out of range as Katzin throws a body kick.
Witherspoon connects with a looping right hand.
Katzin misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Katzin.
Witherspoon throws a body punch but Katzin moves out of range.
Katzin misses with a kick to the body.
Katzin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Witherspoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Witherspoon misses the shot to the body.
Witherspoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katzin misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Witherspoon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Witherspoon. Those never looked like landing.
Katzin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Katzin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Witherspoon counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Witherspoon misses with a wild combination.
Katzin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Witherspoon lands with a slapping head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Katzin.
Katzin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Katzin throws a sloppy head kick and Witherspoon moves out of range easily.
Witherspoon looks to land a left hand but Katzin moved out of range nicely.
Katzin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Witherspoon checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katzin 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.
It looked like Witherspoon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Katzin.
Katzin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Witherspoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Katzin.
Katzin scores with a nice body kick.
Witherspoon scores with a decent looking hook.
Katzin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Witherspoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katzin flicks out a counter leg kick but Witherspoon steps away.
Witherspoon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Katzin. Witherspoon shrugs it off though.
Witherspoon blocks a low kick nicely.
Katzin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katzin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katzin tries a head kick but it misses.
Katzin misses with a low kick.
Katzin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Witherspoon can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katzin motions for Witherspoon to come forward. Katzin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katzin is looking to slow Witherspoon down with leg kicks.
Katzin throws a leg kick but Witherspoon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Witherspoon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Katzin throws a front kick aimed at Witherspoon's knee but Witherspoon avoids it well.
It looked like Witherspoon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Katzin.
Witherspoon checks a low kick from Katzin.
Witherspoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Katzin wants to land a leg kick but Witherspoon is out of range.
Witherspoon is looking to counter punch.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses
and Witherspoon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katzin thumps Witherspoon with a low kick.
Witherspoon lands a glancing blow to the side of Katzin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Katzin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Katzin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Witherspoon misses with a head kick.
Katzin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Witherspoon.
Katzin throws a leg kick but Witherspoon moved away.
Good exchange - Witherspoon coming out on top.
Witherspoon checks a low kick from Katzin.
Katzin thows a leg kick but Witherspoon checks it
and Witherspoon counters with an inside leg kick.
Witherspoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witherspoon throws a low kick but Katzin moves out of range easily.
Witherspoon throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Katzin misses
and Witherspoon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katzin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stefan Katzin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witherspoon blocks a head kick by Katzin.
Witherspoon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katzin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katzin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Witherspoon.
Witherspoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefan Katzin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katzin 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.
Witherspoon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses.
Witherspoon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katzin counters with a body kick that stops Witherspoon in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katzin is looking to land body kicks.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Katzin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witherspoon.
Katzin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Witherspoon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katzin but Katzin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katzin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Witherspoon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katzin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Witherspoon throws a hook but Katzin avoids it easily.
Katzin counters with a body kick.
Witherspoon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Witherspoon throws a head kick but Katzin moves out of range.
Witherspoon moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Witherspoon misses its target.
Katzin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Witherspoon is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witherspoon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Witherspoon looks to land a left hand but Katzin moved out of range nicely.
Katzin throws a lazy body kick
and Witherspoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katzin.
Katzin misses with a low kick.
Katzin misses with a low kick.
Katzin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Witherspoon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katzin scrambles back to his feet.
Katzin misses with a body kick.
Witherspoon blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witherspoon. Katzin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katzin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Katzin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katzin misses with a leg kick.
Witherspoon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Katzin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witherspoon checks the leg kick.
Good work by Witherspoon as he checks the leg kick.
Katzin thuds his shin into the meat of Witherspoon's side.
Witherspoon throws a right hand that Katzin ducks under and follows up with a left that Katzin also avoids with ease.
Witherspoon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katzin throws a big counter head kick but Witherspoon avoids it with no problem.
Katzin blocks the body kick.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Witherspoon tries a head kick but it misses.
Katzin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rasheed Witherspoon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Katzin connects with a leg kick. Witherspoon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katzin feints and then cracks Witherspoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Witherspoon down.
Stefan Katzin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katzin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katzin throws the kick towards the body but Witherspoon avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Witherspoon misses the target.
Katzin is looking to land body kicks.
Witherspoon throws a counter high kick but Katzin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Katzin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Witherspoon.
Witherspoon connects with an inside leg kick.
Witherspoon connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witherspoon moves out of range of the leg kick from Katzin.
Katzin throws a wild body kick that Witherspoon sees coming a mile off.
Katzin slips under a jab from Witherspoon.
Witherspoon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witherspoon tries to clinch up but Katzin circles away and keeps his distance.
Katzin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Witherspoon counters by moving into the clinch.
Witherspoon manages to break the clinch.
Katzin blocks a jab.
Katzin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katzin throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Witherspoon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katzin 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 Witherspoon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Witherspoon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Witherspoon fails to land the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Katzin
and Witherspoon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katzin lands a leg kick that knocks Witherspoon off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katzin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Witherspoon throws a body punch but Katzin moves out of range.
Witherspoon tries to clinch but Katzin moves out of range.
Katzin wants to slow Witherspoon down by chopping away at his legs.
Witherspoon tries to close the distance and clinch but Katzin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katzin thuds his shin into the meat of Witherspoon's side.
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!
Witherspoon goes for a double leg but Katzin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Katzin continues to drive forward.
Witherspoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katzin.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses.
Witherspoon throwing a counter right hand but Katzin manages to avoid it.
Witherspoon is looking to clinch.
Katzin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witherspoon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Katzin takes one to the chin there.
Katzin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Witherspoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Katzin throws a chopping leg kick but Witherspoon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Witherspoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katzin.
Katzin throws a solid leg kick but Witherspoon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katzin.
Witherspoon checks a leg kick.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Katzin tried to score with a low kick but Witherspoon checks it.
Witherspoon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Katzin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katzin misses with the body kick
and Witherspoon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Katzin really felt that one!
Katzin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witherspoon throws a body punch but Katzin moves out of range.
Katzin scores with a kick to the body.
Witherspoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Witherspoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katzin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katzin.
Katzin throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Katzin.
Katzin looks for the body kick but Witherspoon saw that one coming.
Witherspoon closes the distance and clinches up with Katzin, looking for a takedown. Witherspoon pushes Katzin against the cage but Katzin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasheed Witherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witherspoon misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Katzin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katzin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Katzin!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Derringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ohad Bin Chaden (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Derringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ohad Bin Chaden!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derringer shoots in and drives through. Bin Chaden sprawls well.
Bin Chaden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Derringer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Chaden taking a bit of punishment here - Derringer scoring with strikes.
Derringer landing strikes.
It looks like Ohad Bin Chaden has been cut.
Derringer is working Bin Chaden over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bin Chaden parries the strikes from Derringer easily there. Derringer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bin Chaden to escape.
Bin Chaden tries to escape but Derringer is in control.
Derringer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Derringer throws an elbow but Bin Chaden slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bin Chaden parries the strikes from Derringer easily there. Derringer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bin Chaden to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Chaden pushes Derringer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Derringer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Derringer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Derringer throws a strike aimed at the side of Bin Chaden's head but Bin Chaden avoids it well.
Bin Chaden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Derringer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bin Chaden is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derringer working the head and body with strikes.
Derringer misses with the ground and pound.
Derringer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Derringer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bin Chaden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bin Chaden is pushing Derringer's head away, looking to escape. Derringer manages to hold on to the position though.
Derringer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Chaden parries the strikes from Derringer easily there. Derringer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bin Chaden to escape.
Derringer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bin Chaden is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derringer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bin Chaden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Derringer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Derringer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Derringer wants to control but Bin Chaden is keeping him busy.
Derringer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derringer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Derringer landing strikes.
Derringer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Derringer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Derringer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Derringer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Derringer tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bin Chaden's legs.
Bin Chaden managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Derringer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derringer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bin Chaden is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derringer cracks Bin Chaden with a big right hand but Bin Chaden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Derringer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bin Chaden sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Derringer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bin Chaden is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derringer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Derringer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bin Chaden keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derringer landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Derringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ohad Bin Chaden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Derringer looking to score a takedown here. Bin Chaden is defending well but Derringer drives through and ends up in Bin Chaden's guard.
Derringer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bin Chaden's head.
Derringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Chaden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derringer looking to pass the guard.
Bin Chaden keeping moving, preventing Derringer from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derringer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Derringer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Chaden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Derringer fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Bin Chaden scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Bin Chaden does no damage.
Bin Chaden feints a jab promting Derringer to slip. Bin Chaden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Derringer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bin Chaden closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Derringer's guard.
Bin Chaden is breathing heavily.
Derringer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derringer connects with a couple of short punches.
Derringer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bin Chaden can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derringer controlling from the top position.
Derringer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Derringer 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.
Derringer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Derringer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Derringer throws a big elbow that misses.
Derringer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Chaden wants to stand but Derringer is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derringer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derringer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Derringer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Derringer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Derringer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Derringer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Derringer trying to control the action but Bin Chaden is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derringer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Derringer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derringer trying to control from Bin Chaden's half guard. Bin Chaden has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Derringer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin Chaden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Derringer lands a couple of digs.
Derringer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Derringer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ohad Bin Chaden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Derringer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bin Chaden as he jumps to the side.
Bin Chaden feints the counter takedown.
Roy Derringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Chaden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bin Chaden is just content to waste time from the top position. Derringer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Derringer striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Chaden any problems.
Derringer keeping moving, preventing Bin Chaden from controlling successfully.
Derringer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Derringer tries to get out of the position.
Bin Chaden preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Chaden wants to control from the top but Derringer keeps moving.
Derringer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Chaden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bin Chaden looking to pass the guard.
Derringer wants to sweep but no luck.
Bin Chaden trying to control the position from guard on top but Derringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roy Derringer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derringer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bin Chaden defends it easily.
Derringer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Derringer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Derringer trying to keep a closed guard but Bin Chaden is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Derringer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bin Chaden sprawls well. Bin Chaden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derringer gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bin Chaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derringer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Derringer there.
Derringer working over Bin Chaden with some ground and pound. Bin Chaden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Derringer lands strikes from half guard.
Bin Chaden has one foot on Derringer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bin Chaden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bin Chaden.
Derringer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bin Chaden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Derringer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Chaden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derringer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bin Chaden's guard.
Bin Chaden is looking to stand up but Derringer isn't so interested in that idea.
Derringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Chaden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin Chaden is looking to stand up but Derringer isn't so interested in that idea.
Derringer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Derringer working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derringer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Derringer throws a big elbow that misses.
Derringer throwing strikes from guard but Bin Chaden blocks nicely.
Bin Chaden wants to stand up but Derringer is controlling him.
Bin Chaden keeping moving, preventing Derringer from controlling successfully.
Ohad Bin Chaden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Derringer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derringer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ohad Bin Chaden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Derringer 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Derringer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathon Torres is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathon Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Benton moves his leg out of the way.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Torres jabs Benton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
Torres jabs at Benton's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands a glancing blow to the side of Benton's head.
Torres misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Benton.
Benton throws a big counter combination but Torres scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benton slips under a jab.
Jonathon Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Benton tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benton.
Torres throws a sloppy body shot
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benton lands a lovely overhand right.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torres takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton staying out of range there.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Benton scores with a three punch combo!
Benton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Benton.
Torres looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Torres is looking to land body kicks.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Benton throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Benton counters with a two punch combo.
Torres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch up
and Benton counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres lands a nice hook to Benton's body. Benton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benton counters with a two punch combo.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Benton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres misses the jab.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benton was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Benton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Benton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Torres throws a sloppy body shot
and Benton counters with a two punch combo.
Torres misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonathon Torres will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Torres throws a leg kick but Benton moved away.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Torres throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Torres.
Torres throws a leg kick but Benton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benton appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Torres feints and then cracks Benton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benton down.
Torres is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benton rather than just go for the knockout.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Benton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton checks a leg kick.
Marc Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Benton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Benton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Benton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Benton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Benton off balance momentarily.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benton, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Benton blocking some punches.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Torres prevents Benton from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
Torres looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torres has Benton pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Benton does no damage.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Torres thumps Benton with a low kick.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Benton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Benton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Benton tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benton's sensitive parts.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Torres lands with an overhand left.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Torres.
Benton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres tries a low kick but Benton avoids it.
Benton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benton is looking to counter punch.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benton checks it well.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Benton's ribs.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Benton.
Jonathon Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benton throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benton moves out of range of the strikes.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Marc Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathon Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathon Torres!
The defeated Marc Benton had this to say: 'Thanks to those who came to my fight. I'll come back stronger. I promise.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Locutus Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Locutus Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borg.
Borg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borg fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy tries to counter with a clinch but Borg shakes him off and moves away.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borg lands an overhand right.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borg misses with a wild combination.
Borg misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Brophy.
Borg avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Borg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Borg.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borg moves away.
Borg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Some wild striking there from Borg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg misses with a head kick.
Grant Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brophy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borg misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy tests Borg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brophy thuds a left hand into Borg's body.
Brophy connects with a body shot.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Borg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borg throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Brophy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brophy works Borg's body with a nice hook.
Borg is breathing heavily.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Brophy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brophy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brophy works Borg's body with a nice hook.
Locutus Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy throws a jab when Borg was well out of range.
Brophy clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Brophy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brophy gets through Borg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brophy takes a swing at Borg's ribcage but misses.
Borg is looking to counter the offense by Brophy and move into the clinch.
Brophy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brophy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy drops Borg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brophy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Brophy!
In his post fight interview, Grant Brophy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soto Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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161 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soto Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rojas on his heels. He'll look to pass Rojas's guard now, I'm sure.
Rojas has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Rojas trying to control the position.
Rojas trying to strike off his back.
Rojas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jones has his hands clasped together but Rojas extends and breaks Jones's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rojas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Soto Rojas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacinto Orelha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes into the arena with Hikky Burr blaring out of the sound system. Jacinto Orelha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacinto Orelha!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orelha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Orelha.
Orelha staying out of range there.
Orelha tries to sprawl but Cosby drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cosby winds up and cracks Orelha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cosby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orelha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Orelha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cosby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby wants to free his trapped foot but Orelha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cosby moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby cracks Orelha with a big right hand but Orelha just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cosby controls the position.
Orelha tries to escape but Cosby is in control.
Cosby is chipping away with strikes.
Cosby has hold of Orelha's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Orelha tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cosby cranks the arm and Orelha screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Orelha, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to thank my sponsor, "Jello Pudding Pops."'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocha Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fuel - Won't Back Down. James Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rocha Freire's chin.
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187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocha Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Freire counters with a two punch combo.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freire avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freire.
Sloppy strikes from Freire. Those never looked like landing.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Rocha Freire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
Freire throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freire throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Freire misses with a few strikes there.
Freire is breathing heavily.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Freire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Freire gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Freire is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jones presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freire's efforts to push away.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been told by Freire's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freire to the mat! Freire manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is looking to stand up but Freire won't let him.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freire pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Freire thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Some wild striking there from Freire.
Freire takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freire stuffs the takedown.
Freire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freire is looking for a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Freire as Jones shoots in.
Jones moves away from the strike by Freire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Freire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Freire misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is nestled in close to Freire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Freire's hands, connecting with Freire's forehead.
Jones stops Freire from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Freire's temple.
Freire has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones winds up and cracks Freire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Freire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Freire from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Freire's temple.
Freire tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones slips a nice elbow through Freire's hands, connecting with Freire's forehead.
Freire taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Freire is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Freire's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freire wants to get back to his feet.
Freire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Freire tries to get out of the position.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 Rocha Freire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Freire, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Freire against the cage but Freire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freire lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Freire stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Freire appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones looks for a takedown but Freire sprawls well.
Freire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rocha Freire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Freire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones slips a straight right by Freire.
Freire throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freire defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Freire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freire defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Freire thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Freire sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Freire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Freire.
Jones is trying to drag Freire to the mat but Freire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Freire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones has Freire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Freire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Freire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Freire breaks the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Freire's guard.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Freire pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones is looking to clinch but Freire is avoiding it.
Freire stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Freire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freire wants it to stay on the feet.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire keeps the fight on the outside.
Freire appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Freire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rocha Freire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freire circles away.
Freire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Freire. That one must have hurt.
Freire throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Freire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freire wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Freire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Freire throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones looks for a takedown but Freire sprawls well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freire but Freire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crunch! Freire slams his shin into Jones's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Freire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Freire misses with the combination.
Jones shoots in but Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Freire scores with a four punch combination!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Freire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Freire, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Freire against the cage but Freire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a takedown
and Freire counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocha Freire dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Freire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Freire misses with a two punch combination.
Jones shoots in but Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocha Freire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Freire pinned against the cage. Freire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Freire is looking to counter punch.
Jones slips a straight right by Freire.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Freire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Freire appears to be looking for a big counter.
Freire cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freire circles away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Freire, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Freire against the cage but Freire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Freire pinned against the cage. Freire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Freire.
Freire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Freire moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freire defends well and Jones ends up having to push Freire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Freire, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Freire against the cage but Freire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freire misses with the combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Freire.
James Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freire misses with a body kick.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Freire tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Freire throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones goes for a double leg but Freire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Freire continues to drive forward.
Rocha Freire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the body punch
and Freire counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freire wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Freire pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Freire missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones works over Freire with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Jones stops Freire from standing up.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freire's head.
Freire wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Rocha Freire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freire trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones tries to stand but Freire is controlling from the bottom.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocha Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freire, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocha Freire!
A relieved looking Rocha Freire 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - Down with the Sickness. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique misses with a takedown attempt - Vasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasquez lands with a shot to the body.
Henrique tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrique misses with a takedown
and Henrique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Henrique seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vasquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Henrique, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vasquez throws out a counter right but Henrique avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Henrique moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez connects with a right hand. Henrique shakes it off.
Henrique is rocked!
Henrique gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Vasquez points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Henrique wakes up just in time to hear Vasquez thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Vasquez!
An intense looking Alejandro Vasquez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Lazy punk. You are no match for me. Go learn how to throw a punch because I just gave you your first lesson'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Music Foggy Dew – Hypnotize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Conor McGregor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor misses with a low kick.
Lord scores with a body shot.
A jab from McGregor misses.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
McGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
McGregor swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lord jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord walks into a stiff left hand from McGregor.
We've been told by Lord's head coaches at The Fortress that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
McGregor throws a right hand that misses
and Lord counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord checks a low kick from McGregor.
As McGregor looks to move away, Lord throws a big counter combo bu McGregor just gets out of the way.
Lord blocks a jab.
Lord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
McGregor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a right hand to the body.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGregor works the jab nicely.
McGregor tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Lord went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGregor throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
McGregor throws a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hook but Lord avoids it easily.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lord checks a leg kick.
McGregor blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGregor motions for Lord to come forward. McGregor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Lord avoids them all with ease.
Lord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Lord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Lord misses.
Lord digs a good body shot into McGregor's ribs.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
Lord is looking to wear down McGregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Lord throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord scores with a jab. McGregor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGregor 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 Lord has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lord and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGregor throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
Lord is looking for a counter combo.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor McGregor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lord counters with a series of strikes. McGregor will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Lord was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John Lord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor wants to land a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Lord went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Lord misses its target.
Sloppy strikes from Lord. Those never looked like landing.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGregor's head.
McGregor misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGregor.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming.
Lord misses with a double jab.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
Lord takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lord manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor darts in and clinches Lord up against the cage.
McGregor misses with an elbow strike.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from McGregor.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the cage.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor cracks Lord with a nice body shot.
Lord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lord stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a crisp one two that drops McGregor! Lord thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McGregor to his feet! McGregor is in big trouble!
McGregor is rocked!
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
Conor McGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor punishes Lord's body with a nice straight punch.
McGregor throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lord.
McGregor tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord throwing a counter right hand but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Lord connects with a right that clearly hurt McGregor. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Lord proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till McGregor collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lord!
Our winner, John Lord, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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