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LFC | 76° PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Utica Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Utica Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks gets a double leg takedown into Gomez's guard.
Franks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Franks throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Franks tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez has his foot on Franks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franks works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Franks has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Franks moves into the clinch.
Franks is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franks down to the mat. Franks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Franks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franks is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franks down to the mat. Franks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Franks avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomez manages to pull guard.
Franks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomez on the ground.
Franks is looking to stand up but Gomez won't let him.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomez trying to remain calm as Franks controls from the top position.
Gomez gets back to half guard.
Franks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gomez!
Gomez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomez trying to hold on to Franks's head to control him but Franks postures up.
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. Franks connects with a nice short shot to Gomez's temple.
Franks is pressing down on Gomez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomez is holding on for now.
Franks controlling the action here.
Franks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Utica Franks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomez.
Gomez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Franks has been working on his balance at Kombat MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gomez.
Franks shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Franks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Franks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks tries to stand but Gomez is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Franks controls the pace.
Franks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Franks wants to stand and escape but instead Gomez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Franks is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.
Franks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franks wants to sweep but no luck.
Franks tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks trying to control the position.
Franks pushes Gomez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Franks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gomez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Franks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Franks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to work for a kimura but Gomez is defending well.
Franks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gomez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Utica Franks dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Franks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franks.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franks's efforts to push away.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez decides to pull guard.
Franks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks stands and steps away. Gomez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Utica Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franks circles away.
Gomez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Franks.
Utica Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomez quickly recovers to half guard.
Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franks pulls his head out easily.
Franks is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Utica Franks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Franks thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Franks has control of the leg.
Gomez is not content to let Franks control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Franks.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Utica Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Gomez.
Franks moves into the clinch.
Franks goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez with the counter takedown but Franks avoids it easily.
Franks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks uses his free foot to push down on Gomez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gomez.
Franks gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Franks shoots in and bounces Gomez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franks tries to stand but Gomez is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franks wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Utica Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Utica Franks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Betricky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Sumerod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betricky comes into the arena with for whom the bell tolls blaring out of the sound system. Aidan Sumerod is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Betricky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aidan Sumerod!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumerod drives through with a takedown into Betricky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Betricky keeping full guard, as Sumerod tries to pass.
Betricky looking to control.
Betricky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sumerod is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumerod gets to his feet. Betricky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sumerod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sumerod scores with a crisp jab that stopped Betricky in his tracks.
Sumerod throws a good cross that connects.
Sumerod has taken the fight to the clinch.
Betricky looking to throw knees to the head but Sumerod is blocking nicely.
Betricky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumerod walks away with a smile on his face. Betricky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumerod scores with a spinning back kick!
Betricky is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Betricky avoiding damage as Sumerod throws knees to the body.
Betricky has been working on his balance at Kombat MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sumerod.
Betricky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sumerod avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sumerod lands a damaging elbow.
Sumerod stops a takedown attempt from Betricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Betricky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betricky jumps guard but Sumerod stands there with Betricky around his waist. Betricky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sumerod lands an elbow inside that Betricky shrugs off.
Sumerod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betrickys head.
Sumerod has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Betricky regains guard immediately.
Sumerod trying to control the position from guard on top but Betricky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sumerod is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sumerod passes Betricky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sumerod is looking for a kimura here.
Sumerod wants to work for an arm triangle but Betricky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sumerod is trying for a kimura here. Betricky looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sumerod wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aidan Sumerod!
Carl Betricky spoke after the fight, saying 'Grrr, get outa my face man'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aecio Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Andrzej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neves's entrance music is Aécio Neves Jingle. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Andrzej's choice of entrance music: Paluch - Wracam do domu. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aecio Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janusz Andrzej!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Andrzej. Those never looked like landing.
Andrzej misses with a double jab
and Neves counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrzej swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andrzej looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neves passes to side control.
Neves staying calm.
We've been hearing good reports from Neves's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves lands a nice forearm strike.
Neves throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Andrzej wants to get back to his feet but Neves drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Neves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Neves 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.
Andrzej is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neves 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.
Andrzej is letting Neves control him for a moment.
Neves in side control, throwing shots but Andrzej defends.
Neves tries to move to mount but Andrzej blocks the move with his legs.
Andrzej is not content to let Neves control the position.
Neves has hold of Andrzej's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Andrzej seems comfortable defending it but Neves has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Andrzej is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Andrzej is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Neves couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aecio Neves!
Our winner, Aecio Neves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Aqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cam Brady 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Aqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aqua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Brady tries to counter it with a takedown but Aqua pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aqua throws an overhand right that lands on Brady's shoulder, as Brady tries to avoid the shot.
Aqua throws a lazy right hand but Brady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brady throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aqua.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aqua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Cam Brady has been cut.
Brady shoots in for a double leg but Aqua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Aqua misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aqua misses with a two punch combination.
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Brady misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aqua throws a looping overhand right but Brady ducks down to avoid it.
Brady digs a good body shot into Aqua's ribs.
Brady waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aqua.
Aqua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aqua throws an overhand right that lands on Brady's shoulder, as Brady tries to avoid the shot.
Brady swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aqua counters with a right hand to the body.
Aqua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brady scores with a jab.
Brady moves away from the strike by Aqua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aqua misses with a looping right.
Aqua lands a jab to the nose.
Brady walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Aqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Brady tries to counter it with a takedown but Aqua pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brady shoots in and drives through. Aqua sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Brady as he connects with a hook.
Aqua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brady moves away from the strike by Aqua.
Brady throws a body punch but Aqua moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aqua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aqua throws a right hand that misses
and Brady counters with a single leg into guard. Aqua didn't expect that.
Brady trying to control but Aqua is working from the bottom.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Aqua is keeping the position.
Aqua wants to stand but Brady is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Aqua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aqua keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brady might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aqua haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brady misses with a combination
and Aqua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aqua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brady counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 Bon Aqua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cam Brady's cut.
That's time! Aqua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Aqua.
Aqua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aqua misses with a lunging right hand
and Brady counters with a shoot takedown. Aqua fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aqua is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brady is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aqua tries to buck Brady off but Brady is having none of it.
Brady looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cam Brady has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brady tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aqua's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aqua!
Brady is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Aqua to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Aqua shrugs it off.
Aqua wants to hold on but Brady pushes him away.
Brady controlling from mount.
Brady goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Aqua is on top in guard.
Aqua controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aqua wanted to stand there but Brady had control of the position.
Brady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brady working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aqua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aqua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brady looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aqua stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aqua wants to stand but Brady has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Aqua from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aqua cracks Brady with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Aqua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Aqua finds it's way through Brady's defenses.
Brady slips a jab from Aqua.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aqua defends it well.
Aqua scores with a hook to the body. Brady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady catches Aqua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brady lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Brady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Bon Aqua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cam Brady's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aqua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aqua misses with a looping right.
Brady feints the counter takedown.
Brady connects with a looping right hand.
Bon Aqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Brady. That snapped Aqua's head back.
A big left from Aqua misses.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brady with a poor takedown
letting Aqua counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aqua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aqua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady with the counter takedown but Aqua avoids it easily.
A big right from Aqua misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bon Aqua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brady throws a big shot that misses.
Aqua avoids the body shot from Brady.
A quick step to the side and Aqua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Aqua misses.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aqua defends it well.
Brady scores with a sloppy right hand. Aqua should have avoided that one.
Aqua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aqua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with a right hand
and Aqua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aqua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aqua.
Aqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Brady is just out of range.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aqua.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aqua misses with a wild body shot.
Brady throws a jab when Aqua was well out of range.
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cam Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brady throws out a loose jab but Aqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brady with the counter takedown but Aqua avoids it easily.
Aqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aqua takes a swing at Brady's ribcage but misses.
Brady scores with the left hand. Aqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Brady slips under a jab from Aqua.
Aqua misses with an uppercut.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aqua walks into a stiff left hand from Brady.
Brady moves away from the strike by Aqua.
Brady with the counter takedown but Aqua avoids it easily.
Brady tries to move into range but Aqua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aqua throws out the jab.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aqua tests Brady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aqua throws a combination. Brady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bon Aqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Brady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aqua.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Aqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aqua, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Aqua!
A very excited looking Bon Aqua rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas misses with a left hand
and Pappas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pappas swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Munoz jabs Pappas right on the nose. Pappas blinks but takes it well.
Pappas fails to land with a series of punches.
Pappas tries to move into range but Munoz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Pappas misses.
Munoz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pappas manages to circle out of the way.
Pappas throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Pappas misses
letting Munoz counter with a right hand.
Pappas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munoz tried to counter with a leg kick but Pappas avoided it.
Pappas closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Pappas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pappas blocking some punches.
Munoz has Pappas pressed against the cage, preventing Pappas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pappas's elbow.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Pappas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pappas tries to stall but Munoz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pappas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munoz.
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz lands a right hand.
Munoz tries a body shot but Pappas blocks it.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munoz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Munoz tries a body shot but Pappas blocks it.
Munoz has a couple of punches blocked by Pappas.
Munoz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pappas.
Munoz lands a left hand.
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pappas prevents a body shot from Munoz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pappas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Munoz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pappas is trying to force a seperation but Munoz has the dominant position.
Pappas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pappas tries to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling the position.
Pappas's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pappas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Munoz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pappas's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling him.
Pappas is looking to break free of the clinch but Munoz has double underhooks.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Pappas trying to control the position but instead, Munoz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pappas into the cage.
Munoz has Pappas pressed against the cage, preventing Pappas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pappas looks winded!
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz digs a right hand underneath Pappas's ribcage. Pappas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pappas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munoz lands an uppercut.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz digs a right hand underneath Pappas's ribcage. Pappas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Munoz keeps control of Pappas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munoz lands a body shot.
Munoz works on Pappas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Munoz.
Munoz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Munoz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Munoz cracks Pappas with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Munoz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munoz works on Pappas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pappas or not.
Pappas takes a shot to the head.
Munoz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pappas backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Munoz.
Good body shot from Munoz.
A hook to the body from Munoz.
Munoz presses Pappas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Munoz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munoz lands a right hand.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munoz scores with a shoulder strike.
Munoz keeps control of Pappas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Munoz.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munoz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armondo Munoz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munoz cracks Pappas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gus Pappas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Munoz.
Pappas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a nice body kick.
Pappas throws a poor cross that misses
and Munoz counters with a good low kick that Pappas was not able to check.
Pappas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munoz counters with a leg kick.
Pappas misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pappas misses with a jab to the body
and Pappas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pappas throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz has managed to clinch.
Munoz works on Pappas's body with a couple of short punches.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pappas is breathing heavily.
Munoz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
Munoz is leaning against Pappas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Munoz.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pappas backwards.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pappas backwards.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike.
Pappas is rocked!
Munoz lands a body shot.
Pappas is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
Munoz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Munoz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz lands a nice shot to the body.
Munoz throws a big uppercut that drops Pappas! More strikes from Munoz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pappas lies dazed against the cage as Munoz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armondo Munoz!
In his post fight interview, Armondo Munoz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marley OConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley OConnor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Steel Penn's chin.
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213 lbs
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245 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marley OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnor rushes Steel Penn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steel Penn dodges an elbow strike from OConnor.
Steel Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of OConnor backwards.
OConnor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
OConnor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OConnor misses with the head strike.
OConnor misses with a short punch on the inside.
OConnor misses with a punch to the body.
OConnor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Mr Steel Penn has been cut.
OConnor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by OConnor.
OConnor misses with some punches.
OConnor misses with a body punch.
A short right from OConnor on the inside.
OConnor lands a damaging elbow.
Steel Penn is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnor misses with a punch on the inside.
OConnor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
OConnor lands with a light punch inside.
OConnor is trying to force a seperation but Steel Penn has the dominant position.
OConnor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel Penn successfully pulls guard.
Steel Penn is looking for a triangle but OConnor pushes his legs off easily.
Steel Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OConnor trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn is looking to cinch up a triangle. OConnor throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Steel Penn's body to avoid the submission. Steel Penn has instead reached around OConnor's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Steel Penn arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mr Steel Penn!
An out of breath Mr Steel Penn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Marley OConnor spoke after the fight, saying 'He bit me! The dirty effer bit me! I broke me hand last week on a skull, so when it heals I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulford has chosen Im The Nemesis! as his entrance music. Terrell Grant had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conway Pulford!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulford scores with a push kick.
Grant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pulford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but Pulford avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford can't do much from the bottom here.
Pulford tries to improve position but can't.
Pulford keeps Grant under control for a moment.
Grant is looking to take a break and control but Pulford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant controlling the position.
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.
Pulford sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grant is keen to just control but Pulford is a slippery customer.
Grant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pulford defends it well.
Grant is just content to waste time from the top position. Pulford takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant is looking to advance position but Pulford has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grant tries to hold on but Pulford postures up.
Pulford prevents Grant from getting the reversal.
Pulford controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grant is working to get back to half guard.
Grant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grant is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant tries to improve his position but instead Pulford has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant trying to control the hands but Pulford breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conway Pulford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grant forces Pulford back against the cage and clinches.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Pulford controls the action.
Grant tries a body shot but Pulford blocks it.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Pulford misses with a body punch.
Grant tries to work over Pulford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grant prevents a body shot from Pulford.
A shot in the inside from Pulford.
Grant controlling the action here for a moment.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pulford blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulford looking to slow down the pace here.
Pulford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pulford can turn it around.
Pulford lands a left hand.
Pulford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulford lands a left hand.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulford is defending well for now.
Pulford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
I was talking to Grant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grant tries to work over Pulford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulford misses with some punches.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant stalls.
Pulford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pulford as Grant tries to tie him up.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulford avoids the damage to the body.
Pulford takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant prevents a body shot from Pulford.
Pulford swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulford is trying to stall.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Pulford controls the action.
Pulford digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Pulford.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pulford is keeping busy.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Pulford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pulford is working Grant over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford lands an uppercut.
Pulford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conway Pulford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulford lands with a left to the head.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulford avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Pulford.
Pulford dodges an elbow strike from Grant.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulford's elbow.
Pulford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulford misses with a body punch.
Pulford stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Pulford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulford keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Pulford back into the cage.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pulford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulford scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pulford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pulford after a bit of a struggle.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pulford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pulford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford stalling.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Pulford struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Pulford presses Grant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pulford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulford gets through Grant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pulford avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Pulford lands with a left to the head.
Pulford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Pulford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grant jumps guard but Pulford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pulford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulford misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grant is trying to control the position but Pulford postures up.
Grant wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pulford is now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pulford in particular looking to stall.
Grant is looking for a sweep. Pulford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pulford controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pulford manages to pass to mount!
Grant reaches up to try and control the position but Pulford seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Grant rolls and tries to escape and now Pulford has his back!
Conway Pulford has got the better of the ground game so far.
I really don't envy Grant right now.
Grant trying to control the action but Pulford just sinks the hooks in.
Grant tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford keeps control of the position easily here as Grant tries to buck him off.
Pulford not allowing Grant to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulford just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Pulford really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulford misses with a head kick.
Terrell Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulford stuffs the takedown.
Grant moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulford.
Grant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pulford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Pulford tries to counter with a clinch but Grant shakes him off and moves away.
Pulford scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pulford managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant jumps guard.
Grant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pulford wants to stand but Grant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grant wants to control but Pulford passes easily into half guard.
Grant wants to control but Pulford passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grant is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pulford is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Grant wants to hold on but Pulford pushes him away.
Pulford controlling the position easily from mount.
Grant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pulford controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pulford is continuing to stall.
Grant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pulford content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pulford sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grant reaches up to try and control the position but Pulford seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Grant rolls and tries to escape and now Pulford has his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Grant do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Pulford dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grant wants to clinch up but Pulford keeps it at a distance.
Grant tries to clinch there but Pulford circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Pulford is looking to land body kicks.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulford manages to avoid it.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulford manages to avoid it.
Pulford scores with a leg kick.
Pulford defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Pulford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pulford misses with a kick to the body.
Pulford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grant.
Pulford lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pulford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulford misses with a kick to the body
and Grant counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pulford on his heels. He'll look to pass Pulford's guard now, I'm sure.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulford is adopting a defensive guard.
Grant trying to control but Pulford is working from the bottom.
Pulford has control of Grant's left arm, preventing Grant from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control from the top but Pulford keeps moving.
Pulford 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.
Pulford keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pulford catches Grant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pulford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grant's calf.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulford.
Grant 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.
Grant throws a lazy head kick
and Pulford counters with a solid body kick.
Conway Pulford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terrell Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Pulford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pulford tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant feints and then cracks Pulford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pulford down.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pulford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulford scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pulford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grant misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Pulford to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grant connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conway Pulford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulford 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conway Pulford!
Conway Pulford is the new heavyweight champion!
Conway Pulford was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Galante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Galante has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leo Galante!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Galante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galante missing with a left hand there. Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Galante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galante throws a low kick but Pinto avoids it.
Pinto tries to move into range but Galante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galante throws out the jab.
Pinto 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.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galante looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinto cracks Galante with a good jab.
Pinto moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinto.
Galante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinto tries to stall but Galante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinto just leaning against Galante, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galante throws an elbow but misses.
Galante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galante lands a body punch.
Galante struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinto takes an elbow to the temple.
Galante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galante misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Pinto.
Pinto prevents Galante from breaking the clinch.
Galante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinto's defenses.
Galante blocks an uppercut.
Pinto is looking to control Galante's arms but Galante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pinto has his back to the cage.
Galante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pinto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
Galante is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinto gets an underhook and turns Galante into the cage.
Galante is working Pinto over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to work over Galante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Galante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galante swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Galante - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Galante swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pinto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto effectively controlling the action here.
Pinto is working Galante over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Galante is leaning against Pinto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Galante trying to stall but Pinto improves his position.
Galante is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinto has double underhooks.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Galante is trying to stall.
Pinto controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Galante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Galante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galante misses with a body punch.
Pinto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Galante controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
Galante is trying to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling him.
Galante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Galante doesn't seem bothered though.
Pinto has closed the distance and engaged Galante in a clinch.
Galante struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Galante wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinto won't allow it.
Galante is trying to break the clinch but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
Pinto trying to control the position but instead, Galante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pinto into the cage.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto controlling the action here for a moment.
Galante struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
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 Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pinto loads up on a big right hand but Galante slips the punch.
Galante is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Galante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Pinto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galante doesn't seem phased though.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galante was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
An inside leg kick lands from Galante.
Pinto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Arthur Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Galante moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galante misses with a head kick.
Galante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Galante moved out of range.
Pinto lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pinto lunges at Galante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galante's hand.
Galante is rocked!
Pinto with a nice cross.
Galante is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
Pinto pounces like a tiger and cracks Galante with a vicious hook! Galante is down but not out! Pinto follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Arthur Pinto misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Leo Galante stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha shoots in for a double leg but Wade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Wade. Those never looked like landing.
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade tests Boulwiha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Boulwiha saw that one coming.
Boulwiha shoots in for a double leg but Wade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boulwiha has been working on his balance at The Dojo, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wade.
Boulwiha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wade's guard.
Boulwiha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wade is keeping the position for now.
Boulwiha chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulwiha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulwiha has gone for a leg lock! Wade slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boulwiha's guard.
Wade wants to control from the top but Boulwiha keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Wade has his hands clasped together but Boulwiha extends and breaks Wade's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boulwiha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuba Boulwiha!
A less than humble Yuba Boulwiha misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo has chosen It's a fight!! as his entrance music. Ruud Gullit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gullit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skrumbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gullit thuds his right hand into Skrumbo 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skrumbo is rocked!
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut. Gullit saw that one coming.
Skrumbo is looking to clinch but Gullit is avoiding it.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gullit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skrumbo rushes Gullit and presses him up against the cage.
Skrumbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrumbo tries a body shot but Gullit blocks it.
Gullit tries to circle away but Skrumbo has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gullit.
Skrumbo looking to stall.
Gullit wants to get back to striking at distance but Skrumbo won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Skrumbo looking to slow down the pace here.
Gullit tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbo avoids it by throwing Gullit back against the cage.
Gullit is trying to force a seperation but Skrumbo has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skrumbo as Gullit tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit lands a shot to the body.
Gullit tries to break free but Skrumbo pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Skrumbo gets through Gullit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
Skrumbo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gullit.
Skrumbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gullit breaks from the clinch.
Skrumbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gullit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gullit throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
Skrumbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gullit tries to bum rush Skrumbo with a series of wild strikes but Skrumbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skrumbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gullit circles away.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo wants to clinch
and Skrumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Skrumbo . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skrumbo .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullit throws an overhand right that lands on Skrumbo 's shoulder, as Skrumbo tries to avoid the shot.
Skrumbo scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Skrumbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Gullit moves out of range.
Gullit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Skrumbo defending well as Gullit loads up on a big left hand.
Skrumbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Gullit's head.
Skrumbo connects with a single shot there.
Skrumbo forces Gullit back against the cage and clinches.
Skrumbo prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Gullit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gullit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Skrumbo can turn it around.
Skrumbo tries to work over Gullit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrumbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gullit tries to break free but Skrumbo pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Skrumbo has double underhooks.
Gullit tries to break the clinch but Skrumbo is controlling the position.
Gullit wants to break free but Skrumbo has control.
Skrumbo trying to control the position but instead, Gullit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skrumbo into the cage.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo can't find room to land a body shot as Gullit controls the action.
Gullit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gullit misses with a body punch.
Skrumbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Gullit working hard to break the clinch.
Gullit struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbo controls his hands.
Skrumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Skrumbo trying to control the position but instead, Gullit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skrumbo into the cage.
Gullit lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gullit trying to control the position but instead, Skrumbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gullit into the cage.
Gullit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skrumbo tries to work over Gullit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gullit misses with a punch to the body.
Gullit wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
Skrumbo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Still in the clinch, Skrumbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gullit tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbo avoids it by throwing Gullit back against the cage.
Skrumbo can't find room to land a body shot as Gullit controls the action.
Gullit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Skrumbo .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrumbo lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gullit misses with a hook.
Skrumbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gullit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gullit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Skrumbo is looking to clinch.
Gullit looks to land a combination but Skrumbo avoids it well.
A jab from Gullit misses.
Gullit scores with a three punch combo!
Gullit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gullit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skrumbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gullit lands a left and a right that send Skrumbo crashing to the mat, dazed. Gullit thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Skrumbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullit finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Skrumbo stuns Gullit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Skrumbo avoids them all with ease.
Skrumbo wants to clinch
and Gullit counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Skrumbo off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Gullit follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Skrumbo was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruud Gullit!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ruud Gullit waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199's logo in front of the cameras.
Da Skrumbo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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