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Bumfights 4: The Frozen Ring PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Zalac (ranked 21472 p4p, 838 weight class) and Layko Madnaugh (ranked 25102 p4p, 780 weight class). Alen Zalac has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alen Zalac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Layko Madnaugh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madnaugh drives through with a takedown into Zalac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zalac looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Madnaugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madnaugh is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Madnaugh has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Madnaugh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Madnaugh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zalac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madnaugh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Madnaugh pushes down on Zalac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnaugh lands with a punch from half guard.
Madnaugh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Madnaugh trying to mount his opponent but Zalac defends it.
Madnaugh seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Madnaugh is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Zalac trying to control but Madnaugh postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Madnaugh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zalac has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Madnaugh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Madnaugh might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ground and pound from Madnaugh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Madnaugh controls the position.
Madnaugh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zalac's legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madnaugh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Madnaugh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Madnaugh.
Madnaugh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zalac but Zalac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zalac is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layko Madnaugh dominated that round.
That's time! Zalac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Madnaugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alen Zalac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zalac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zalac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madnaugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madnaugh goes for a double leg but Zalac avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Zalac continues to drive forward.
Madnaugh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Madnaugh landing some decent shots from guard.
Madnaugh is looking to work some ground and pound but Zalac has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madnaugh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Madnaugh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnaugh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Layko Madnaugh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Madnaugh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Madnaugh slips nicely into half guard.
Madnaugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zalac won't allow Madnaugh to pass to mount.
Madnaugh controlling the pace.
Madnaugh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Madnaugh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zalac sees it coming and defends easily.
Madnaugh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zalac's head.
Madnaugh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Madnaugh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zalac but Zalac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Madnaugh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Madnaugh showed some decent athleticism there.
Madnaugh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnaugh content to control rather than advance.
Madnaugh is continuing to stall.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Madnaugh.
Madnaugh wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Madnaugh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zalac is trying to stand up here but Madnaugh is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zalac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madnaugh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Madnaugh stands up over Zalac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madnaugh controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layko Madnaugh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Madnaugh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zalac!
Madnaugh is working Zalac over with some ground and pound from side control.
Madnaugh just content to control the position.
Zalac is not content to let Madnaugh control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalac is trying to escape the position but Madnaugh is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnaugh in side control, throwing shots but Zalac defends.
The referee asks Madnaugh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Madnaugh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Madnaugh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zalac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Madnaugh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zalac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Madnaugh taking a breather here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Madnaugh tries a head kick but it misses.
Zalac tried to counter with a leg kick but Madnaugh avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac shoots in looking for a takedown. Madnaugh tries to sprawl out of it but Zalac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Madnaugh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Madnaugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zalac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madnaugh shoots for a takedown but Zalac saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zalac swats away the attempt to clinch by Madnaugh.
Madnaugh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zalac sprawls well initially but Madnaugh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zalac pushes Madnaugh off but Madnaugh dives into side control.
Zalac seems a little lost for a moment, as Madnaugh dominates the positioning.
Madnaugh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Madnaugh just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnaugh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Madnaugh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madnaugh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Madnaugh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Madnaugh controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Layko Madnaugh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Madnaugh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layko Madnaugh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazlo Ofique (ranked 23901 p4p, 765 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 6769 p4p, 619 weight class). Severn has chosen Dan Severn Theme as his entrance music. The key to victory for Lazlo Ofique has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazlo Ofique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ofique but Ofique pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Severn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ofique counters with a one-two to the body.
Severn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ofique counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Severn tries for a takedown but Ofique circles away easily
and Ofique counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ofique has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lazlo Ofique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severn.
Ofique clinches.
Severn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ofique avoids the damage to the body.
Ofique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
Severn looks winded!
Ofique lands a nice shot to the body.
Ofique works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
Ofique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ofique lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ofique lands an uppercut.
Ofique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ofique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofique lands a nice shot to the body.
Ofique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ofique lands a nice looking body shot.
Ofique clinches up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Ofique.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ofique taking a breather.
Ofique can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Ofique.
Ofique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ofique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ofique works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ofique lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ofique as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ofique.
Ofique stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Ofique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ofique lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ofique clinches.
Ofique lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ofique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ofique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ofique is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ofique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Ofique tries to stall but Severn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Ofique - that landed with a thud.
Ofique looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ofique lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Severn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ofique smiles and moves away.
Ofique has Severn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Severn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Ofique.
Ofique gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ofique is pressed up against the ropes. Severn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ofique down to the mat. Ofique avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ofique gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ofique lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ofique gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ofique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ofique.
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!
Ofique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ofique dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ofique darts in and clinches Severn up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ofique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ofique darts in and clinches Severn up against the ropes.
Ofique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ofique clinches up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Ofique.
Severn being controlled against the ropes.
Ofique controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ofique for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Ofique dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ofique comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ofique lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dan Severn has been cut.
Severn walks into a straight right hand from Ofique.
Severn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ofique's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ofique duly obliges.
Severn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ofique digs a good hook to Severn's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ofique lands a left and a right that sends Severn crashing to the canvas! Ofique dives into mount looking to finish!
Severn is rocked!
Ofique controlling from mount.
Severn is still in real trouble! Can Ofique finish him?
Severn is breathing heavily.
Ofique can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Severn is looking to escape.
Severn seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ofique looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ofique cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ofique lands with some strikes.
Ofique postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Severn looks a forlorn figure.
Ofique trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ofique connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ofique can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Severn is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ofique controlling from mount.
Severn 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.
Ofique wants to control but Severn is keeping him busy.
Ofique sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Severn is not content to let Ofique control the position.
Severn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ofique seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Severn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Severn wants to control but Ofique is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ofique wants to take a breather but Severn is having none of it.
Severn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ofique.
Severn wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Severn taking some punishment here, with Ofique in his half guard.
Severn is not content to let Ofique control the position.
Ofique perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ofique scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lazlo Ofique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ofique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ofique jabs Severn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Ofique.
Ofique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ofique.
Ofique moves into the clinch.
Ofique working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ofique lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ofique presses Severn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ofique pushes Severn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ofique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Ofique lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Ofique dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Severn's cut.
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!
Severn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Severn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ofique pushes Severn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ofique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Ofique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severn misses with a takedown
and Ofique counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ofique scores with a hook to the body. Severn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lazlo Ofique is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ofique rushes Severn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ofique lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lazlo Ofique has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Ofique.
Severn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Ofique.
Ofique is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ofique lands a shot to the body.
Ofique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ofique connects with a body shot that sends Severn's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ofique connects with a body shot that sends Severn's belly button to the back.
Ofique scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That has opened up Dan Severn's cut even more.
Ofique drops Severn with a nice combination! Ofique dives into Severn's guard, looking to finish!
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!
Ofique's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lazlo Ofique overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Severn keeping moving, preventing Ofique from controlling successfully.
Ofique is really struggling to control Severn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ofique chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ofique trying to control the position from guard on top but Severn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ofique is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ofique loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ofique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ofique fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ofique scores with a shot to the body.
Ofique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ofique closes the distance and clinches.
Ofique taking a breather.
Ofique content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ofique gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Severn jumps guard but Ofique stands there with Severn around his waist. Severn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lazlo Ofique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severn.
Ofique lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Ofique to work.
Ofique is struggling to control the position.
Ofique lands a hook that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Lazlo Ofique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ofique works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
Ofique breaks from the clinch.
Severn has his takedown stuffed
and Ofique counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ofique connects with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Ofique.
Ofique stuns Severn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ofique moves into range and clinches up with Severn.
Ofique lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ofique.
Severn fails to pull guard.
Ofique digs a right hand into Severn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Severn's gas tank.
Dan Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ofique pushes Severn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazlo Ofique showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ofique 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazlo Ofique!
After the big win, Lazlo Ofique made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Jimenez (ranked 8205 p4p, 734 weight class) and Dean Malenko (ranked 24014 p4p, 810 weight class). Malenko has chosen Shooter as his entrance music. Dean Malenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Jimenez. Those never looked like landing.
Malenko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Malenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jimenez's guard.
Malenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Malenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Malenko from controlling successfully.
Malenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jimenez's guard.
Malenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jimenez's guard.
Malenko is trying to work for a kimura but Jimenez is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jimenez keeps working.
Jimenez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malenko on the ground.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Malenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malenko passes to side control.
Malenko wants to control but Jimenez is keeping him busy.
Jimenez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jimenez is not content to let Malenko control the position.
Malenko with the ground and pound but Jimenez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Malenko trying to control from half guard but Jimenez is working away.
Malenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jimenez's head.
Malenko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jimenez to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good exchange - Malenko coming out on top.
Malenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malenko has closed the distance and engaged Jimenez in a clinch.
Malenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Malenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malenko is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Malenko moves out of range as Jimenez throws a body kick.
Malenko wants to clinch but Jimenez slips to the side
and Jimenez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malenko is on top in guard.
Jimenez has a closed guard, preventing Malenko from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Malenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malenko throws a head kick that misses.
Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malenko can pounce on him.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Malenko.
Malenko avoids the head kick by Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malenko defends well and Jimenez ends up having to push Malenko into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Jimenez. No joy for Malenko on that attempt.
Jimenez moves into range and clinches up with Malenko.
Malenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malenko tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Jimenez. No joy for Malenko on that attempt.
Malenko closes the distance and clinches.
Jimenez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jimenez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malenko tries to pull guard but Jimenez won't allow it.
Carlos Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Malenko.
Malenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jimenez is defending well.
Malenko is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malenko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Malenko keeps moving.
Jimenez postures up.
Malenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a strike but Malenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jimenez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malenko is stalling in the full guard.
Jimenez trying to control the position.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko looking to pass the guard.
Jimenez with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Malenko can't handle though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Malenko from controlling successfully.
Malenko 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.
Dean Malenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malenko.
Malenko closes the distance and clinches.
Malenko tries to pull guard but Jimenez holds him up against the ropes and eventually Malenko drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Malenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jimenez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Malenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Jimenez, which made it look bad.
Jimenez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Malenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jimenez's waist but Jimenez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malenko off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Malenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Jimenez. No joy for Malenko on that attempt.
Malenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimenez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jimenez defends it nicely.
Malenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlos Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Malenko.
Malenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malenko tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jimenez counters with a two punch combo.
Malenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jimenez defends well and Malenko ends up having to push Jimenez into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jimenez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jimenez drives through and clinches with Malenko against the ropes.
Jimenez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jimenez working hard to break the clinch.
Malenko has Jimenez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jimenez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jimenez trying to control the position but instead, Malenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jimenez into the ropes.
Malenko manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown.
Jimenez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Malenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez clinches up against the ropes.
Malenko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jimenez uses from the top position.
Malenko keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Jimenez won't allow Malenko to sweep him here.
Malenko trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Malenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jimenez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jimenez is looking to stand up but Malenko won't let him.
Jimenez content to stall in guard here.
Jimenez gets to his feet - Malenko follows without any prompting.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jimenez.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
Malenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jimenez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Malenko is blocking nicely.
Jimenez is trying to push Malenko away but Malenko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jimenez wants to break free but Malenko has control.
Carlos Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Malenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean Malenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malenko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jimenez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malenko 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Malenko!
After winning the bout, Dean Malenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Razor (ranked 9045 p4p, 688 weight class) and Sledge Harrison (ranked 25096 p4p, 760 weight class). Harrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sex Machine by James Brown. Sledge Harrison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sledge Harrison!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Harrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Razor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrison trying to control the action but Razor is working from the bottom.
Harrison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Razor tries to buck Harrison off but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison wants to control but Razor is keeping him busy.
Razor struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Razor has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Harrison. Oh but Razor has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Harrison goes limp - he's gone! Razor jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gordon Razor!
The defeated Sledge Harrison had this to say: 'I'm just gonna get right back up! Ain't nothing stopping the groovy lovin' sex machine! Right on baby!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Delaware (ranked 4349 p4p, 481 weight class) and Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 4382 p4p, 485 weight class). Watawaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Native American Flute & Drums kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rufus Delaware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonaka Watawaka!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watawaka instigates a clinch.
Watawaka lands a body shot.
Watawaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watawaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delaware tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watawaka's elbow.
Delaware misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaware backwards.
Watawaka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watawaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Watawaka pushes Delaware back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watawaka pushes Delaware back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rufus Delaware has been cut.
Watawaka digs a right hand into Delaware's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delaware's gas tank.
Watawaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delaware definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watawaka stalls.
Delaware is trying to stall.
Watawaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaware wants a takedown.
Watawaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Watawaka.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
Delaware is rocked!
Delaware misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Delaware is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watawaka lands a body shot.
Watawaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watawaka has Delaware pressed against the ropes.
Delaware seems to have got his legs back now.
Watawaka slowing the pace effectively.
Delaware is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watawaka is keeping busy.
Watawaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delaware backwards.
Watawaka lands a shot to the body.
Watawaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Watawaka.
Watawaka blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Watawaka.
Delaware is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaware misses with a punch on the inside.
Watawaka dodges an elbow strike from Delaware.
Watawaka pushes Delaware back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Watawaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delawares head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watawaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watawaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Watawaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watawaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watawaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaware backwards.
Nice body punch from Watawaka.
A right hand to the body from Watawaka.
Watawaka pushes Delaware back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Delaware takes a shot to the head.
Watawaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watawaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watawaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delaware.
Watawaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watawaka leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watawaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Watawaka.
Watawaka holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Watawaka pushes Delaware back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watawaka digs a right hand underneath Delaware's ribcage. Delaware let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Watawaka.
Nice body punch from Watawaka - that landed with a thud.
Watawaka has Delaware pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Watawaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watawaka lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Watawaka.
Watawaka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Delaware with a big uppercut! Delaware tries to clinch up but Watawaka pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Delaware to the mat! Delaware covers up and Watawaka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tonaka Watawaka!
Tonaka Watawaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Smith (ranked 2148 p4p, 100 weight class) and Kazushi Kazuraba (ranked 8417 p4p, 320 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Kazuraba!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kazuraba is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kazuraba looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smith gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kazuraba is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smith lets go of the hold and Kazuraba can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodney Smith!
Rodney Smith got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Shank (ranked 5249 p4p, 550 weight class) and Super Akhmed (ranked 25069 p4p, 714 weight class). Akhmed has chosen Allahu Trapbar as his entrance music. 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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185 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaggy Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Akhmed!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akhmed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Akhmed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Super Akhmed has been cut.
That kick from Shank tenderised Akhmed's leg. Akhmed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shank lands a jab to the head.
Shank scores with a body shot.
Shank throws a series of punches but Akhmed moves out of range.
Akhmed tries to clinch but Shank moves out of range.
Shank lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akhmed's sensitive parts.
Shank lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Akhmed falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shaggy Shank!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 1193 p4p, 138 weight class) and Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 5248 p4p, 530 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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230 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
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Goldstein sprawls well.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goldstein.
It looks like Aleksandr Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goldstein is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Emelianenko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Goldstein to his feet.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Goldstein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samson Goldstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Emelianenko.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goldstein.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goldstein is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Goldstein circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldstein looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Goldstein was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stops Goldstein from standing up.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Goldstein keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Goldstein is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko trying to control but Goldstein is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goldstein wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Goldstein as Emelianenko shoots in.
Goldstein connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goldstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goldstein can pounce on him.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelianenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Goldstein sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Goldstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelianenko's hands.
Goldstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goldstein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldstein is keeping busy.
Goldstein lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goldstein smiles and moves away.
Goldstein lands a right hook to the body.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Goldstein lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the ropes and back into range.
Goldstein cracks Emelianenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Emelianenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Goldstein finish him?
Emelianenko is rocked!
Goldstein scores with a shot to the body.
Samson Goldstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko is aggressively charging in as Goldstein backs up avoiding any damage. Goldstein tosses out a jab and Emelianenko runs right into it face first! Emelianenko is out cold! Goldstein dropped down on all fours and is barking in Emelianenko's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Goldstein!
A pretty intense looking Samson Goldstein took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gee (ranked 3760 p4p, 426 weight class) and Apollo Reid (ranked 4486 p4p, 490 weight class). Reid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Living in America by James Brown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apollo Reid!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab by Gee.
Reid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reid cracks Gee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid throws a leg kick but Gee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab lands there for Gee.
Reid pushes Gee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gee.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gee misses with some punches.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reid is looking to control Gee's arms but Gee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the ropes.
Reid seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Gee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gee lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid taking a breather.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gee lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gee.
Gee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gee fails to land.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid wants to stall.
Reid tries to stall but Gee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gee lands an uppercut.
Gee tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Gee back against the ropes.
Reid trying to stall but Gee improves his position.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid clinches up against the ropes.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Gee.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Reid tries to break free but Gee pushes him back against the ropes.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gee.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee lands a right hand.
Gee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reid has Gee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gee lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee digs a right hand underneath Reid's ribcage. Reid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Gee.
Gee lands a left hand.
Gee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gee lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee blocks the elbow strike.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gee dominated that round.
That's time! Gee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gee clinches with his opponent.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gee lands a left hand.
Gee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dan Gee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Gee.
A short left from Gee.
Gee blocks the elbow strike.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gee.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gee is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Gee.
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!
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Reid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Gee.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Gee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gee scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gee is working Reid over against the ropes.
A short right from Gee.
Gee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gee.
Gee cracks Reid with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Gee.
Good body shot from Gee.
Gee scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Gee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reid trying to control the position but instead, Gee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reid into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gee.
Gee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Gee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
A short right from Gee.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gee.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee prevents a body shot from Reid.
Gee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gee lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Gee.
Reid is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reid is still on wobbly legs! Can Gee finish him?
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gee.
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gee.
Gee lands with a right to the head.
Reid working aggressively here.
Gee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gee.
Gee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reid is trying to maintain a safe position but Gee gets an underhook and turns Reid into the ropes.
Gee lands with a right to the head.
Gee lands with a short shot to the head.
Gee scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
Gee scores with a hook to the body.
Gee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee cracks Reid with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gee has Reid up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reid seems to have recovered his senses.
Gee lands a body punch.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
Reid tries a body shot but Gee blocks it.
Gee lands a body punch.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
Gee lands a body punch.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Gee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gee.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gee lands an uppercut.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gee lands a right hand.
Gee lands a shoulder strike.
Reid looking to stall.
Gee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gee gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
A short right from Gee.
Gee lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Gee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gee throws a big uppercut that drops Reid! More strikes from Gee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Reid lies dazed against the ropes as Gee celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gee!
Dan Gee is the new middleweight champion!
Apollo Reid spoke after the fight, saying 'Good luck.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 4614 p4p, 553 weight class) and Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 1199 p4p, 175 weight class). Murphy's entrance music is Róisín Murphy - Primitive. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johan Farfy Iii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farfy Iii shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Farfy Iii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farfy Iii looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
Farfy Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Farfy Iii controls the position.
Let's hope that Farfy Iii has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfy Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Farfy Iii 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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
My spies in Kevin Spacey's House of Squats & Grabs inform me that Farfy Iii has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Farfy Iii trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Farfy Iii throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Farfy Iii misses with the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to remain calm as Farfy Iii controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii lands a nice forearm strike.
Farfy Iii in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Farfy Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farfy Iii misses with the ground and pound.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farfy Iii on the ground.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murphy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy seems a little lost for a moment, as Farfy Iii dominates the positioning.
Farfy Iii scoring with punches from side control.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Farfy Iii looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murphy is letting Farfy Iii control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murphy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Farfy Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Farfy Iii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murphy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Farfy Iii lands a few punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Farfy Iii trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Farfy Iii is staying tight to Murphy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Farfy Iii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy clinches up with Farfy Iii and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Farfy Iii blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farfy Iii's elbow.
Farfy Iii prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farfy Iii as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Farfy Iii gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Farfy Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Farfy Iii pushes Murphy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farfy Iii is working Murphy over against the ropes.
Good body shot from Farfy Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfy Iii scores with a hook to the body.
Farfy Iii scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Nice body punch from Farfy Iii - that landed with a thud.
Farfy Iii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farfy Iii gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farfy Iii pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfy Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Farfy Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Farfy Iii is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Murphy frees his head nicely. Oh but Farfy Iii has switched to an armbar! Murphy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johan Farfy Iii!
Johan Farfy Iii is the new light heavyweight champion!
Johan Farfy Iii tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Brian Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'Can I still cut it?'.
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