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TGC Crucible 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 511 p4p, 64 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 4056 p4p, 413 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bobby Bianchi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bobby Bianchi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bianchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Bianchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Bianchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bianchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bianchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RWB GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Black misses the jab.
Bianchi scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Black working for a triangle but Bianchi defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bianchi has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Black.
Bianchi wants the takedown. Black is fighting it off but Bianchi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Black's guard against the cage.
Bianchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bianchi drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Bianchi off! Bianchi jumps back into Black's guard.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bianchi lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to keep Bianchi in close.
Bianchi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bianchi wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Bianchi forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bianchi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Bianchi sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black trying to control but Bianchi postures up.
Black tries to roll over but Bianchi keeps him under control.
Black is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bianchi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bianchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Bianchi there.
Black is trying to control but can't.
Bianchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bianchi prevents Black from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bianchi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black tries to roll over but Bianchi keeps him under control.
Bianchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bianchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black throws out a counter right but Bianchi avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Bianchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Bianchi takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black looks to land a left hand but Bianchi moved out of range nicely.
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bianchi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but Bianchi avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bianchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Black, which made it look bad.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bianchi goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Bianchi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Black pushes Bianchi off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Bianchi staying out of range there.
Bianchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bianchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bianchi.
Bianchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bianchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Bianchi persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black tries to bum rush Bianchi with a series of wild strikes but Bianchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to land a right hand but Bianchi moved out of range.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bianchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bianchi staying out of range there.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Black misses with a right hand
and Bianchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black wants to control but Bianchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bianchi is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black is trying to stand back up but Bianchi is controlling him
Black trying to hold on to Bianchi's head to control him but Bianchi postures up.
Bianchi 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.
Bianchi is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Black is looking to control Bianchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Black throws out a loose jab but Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bianchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black throws a series of punches but Bianchi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bianchi darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Bianchi into the cage.
Bianchi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bianchi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Bianchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi prevents Black from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold.
Black trying to control here.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold.
Black manages to get to full guard.
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.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bianchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bianchi has gone for a leg lock! Black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bianchi's guard.
Bianchi keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bianchi actively working from the bottom here.
Black controlling the action here.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Bianchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Black controlling the action here.
Bianchi looking for submissions off his back.
Bianchi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Bianchi actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bianchi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
Our winner, Vlad Black, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Yamato (ranked 4145 p4p, 421 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 2288 p4p, 270 weight class). Griffin has chosen Medicate - Flaw as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihito Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin throws a push kick but Yamato slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yamato!
Griffin working the ground and pound from side control.
Yamato avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griffin.
Griffin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yamato takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Yamato's temple.
Yamato is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Yamato defending against the ground and pound.
Yamato is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
The ground and pound from Griffin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Griffin throws an elbow but Yamato slips to the side and avoids it well.
Griffin throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamato's head but Yamato avoids it well.
Yamato managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yamato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin misses with the ground and pound.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin throws an elbow but Yamato slips to the side and avoids it well.
Griffin in side control, throwing shots but Yamato defends.
Yamato is breathing heavily.
Griffin cracks Yamato with a big elbow.
Griffin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin misses with the ground and pound.
Griffin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Griffin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yamato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yamato parries the strikes from Griffin easily there. Griffin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yamato to escape.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Yamato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yamato is rocked!
The ground and pound from Griffin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oh Yamato is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a strong strike to the head of Yamato. That's dazed him! Griffin looking to finish here. Yamato is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Griffin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Griffin!
After winning the bout, Shawn Griffin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Iron (ranked 2263 p4p, 256 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 1619 p4p, 195 weight class). Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Teke Bamalog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bamalog has time to react.
Junior Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron tries to land a front kick but Bamalog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bamalog lands a jab.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamalog is just out of range.
Bamalog moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
Bamalog appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Bamalog moved out of range.
Iron fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Iron misses
and Bamalog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Bamalog just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bamalog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Iron misses.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Iron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iron thuds his right hand into Bamalog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bamalog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Iron.
Bamalog keeps the fight on the outside.
Iron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog connects with a body shot that sends Iron's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick from Bamalog.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Bamalog now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Iron misses with a double jab
and Bamalog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron walks into a straight right hand from Bamalog.
Iron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bamalog throws a head kick that misses.
Iron appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bamalog.
Bamalog tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bamalog!
Bamalog bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bamalog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands with a good body shot.
Iron falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bamalog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iron throws a combination that misses
and Bamalog counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Iron to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Bamalog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teke Bamalog!
A relieved looking Teke Bamalog thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Portis (ranked 2107 p4p, 237 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 2847 p4p, 309 weight class). Portis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lord Knows - Meek Mill. Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Portis throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Portis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Portis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Portis throws a big counter combination but Abel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Portis misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Abel scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Abel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abel misses with an uppercut.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
Portis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abel moves into range and clinches up with Portis.
Portis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.
A jab from Abel finds it's way through Portis's defenses.
Portis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abel lands a head kick. Portis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Portis throws a right and a left that Abel avoids nicely.
Abel looks to clinch
and Portis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Abel moves away and avoids it.
Abel misses with a leg kick
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
Abel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
Abel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Portis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel pushes Portis up against the cage in a clinch.
Portis tries to stall but Abel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portis takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel lands a head kick!
A jab from Abel misses.
Abel lands an overhand right.
Abel throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
Portis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abel tries to clinch up but Portis circles away and keeps his distance.
Portis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abel.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Portis misses the target.
No joy there for Portis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Abel catches Portis right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Portis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portis is out of range and Abel settles back down.
A big left from Abel misses.
Abel throws a hook to the side of Portis's head but Portis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel fakes the leg kick and cracks Portis in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Abel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Portis finds it's way through Abel's defenses.
Abel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Portis throws a big counter combination but Abel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abel moves out of range as Portis throws a body kick.
Abel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Portis's head.
Portis scores with a jab. Abel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Portis throws a big counter combination but Abel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Abel.
Portis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abel tries to clinch but Portis is having none of it.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Portis's head.
Portis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Portis duly obliges.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel lands a nice shot that snaps Portis's head back.
Abel walks into a jab.
A left and a right from Portis both land. Nice combination.
Portis throws an off balance right hand
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
Abel lands with a nice body punch.
Abel tries to clinch but Portis is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Portis there.
Portis blocks a head kick by Abel.
Good work by Portis as he checks the leg kick.
Portis is looking to counter punch.
Nice cross by Portis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Portis misses the jab.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
Portis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aristides Abel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Portis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
Portis slips a jab and a cross from Abel.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Abel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abel's corner calls for a 1-2. Abel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Portis with a nice cross.
Portis scores with a nice head shot.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Abel flicks out a counter leg kick but Portis steps away.
Portis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel walks into a left hand.
Abel throws a leg kick
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Portis.
Abel is rocked!
Abel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Portis. Portis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Portis lands with a straight right. Abel didn't see that one coming.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abel is still on wobbly legs! Can Portis finish him?
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel seems to have recovered his senses.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
Portis lands a jab to the nose.
Portis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Abel misses with a hook. Portis ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Portis scores with a four punch combination!
Portis digs a good hook to Abel's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws the left hand but Portis avoids the punch easily.
Abel connects with a body shot that sends Portis's belly button to the back.
Portis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abel.
Portis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abel is breathing heavily.
Abel is looking to slow Portis down with leg kicks.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Portis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Portis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abel connects with a right hand. Portis shakes it off.
Abel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portis. That did some damage!
Abel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Portis throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel punishes Portis's body with a nice straight punch.
Abel lands an overhand right.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portis throws out the jab.
Abel throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Portis swings widly with a right hand
and Abel counters with a thumping low kick.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Portis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Portis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel is leaning against Portis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portis throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Portis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Portis wants to get back to striking at distance but Abel won't allow it.
Portis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Portis's efforts to push away.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Portis's head.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Portis manages to break the clinch.
Portis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Portis scores with a punch to the head.
Portis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis lands with a cross.
Abel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Portis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Portis with a body shot.
Portis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Portis staying out of range there.
Abel misses with a low kick as Portis jumps back.
Portis misses with a double jab.
Portis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Abel drops his hands momentarily and Portis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Portis throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Abel misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel lands a nice looking body kick.
Portis scores with a jab to the body.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Portis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Portis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Jackson Portis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abel throws a good cross that connects.
Abel tries to clinch but Portis moves out of range.
It looked like Portis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portis. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abel lands a jab.
Abel forces Portis back against the cage and clinches.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Portis breaks from the clinch.
Abel has Portis up against the cage in a clinch.
Portis looking for a takedown.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Aristides Abel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Portis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel slips a straight right by Portis.
Portis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abel misses the jab.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Portis throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Portis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Abel catches Portis right on the button with a cross.
Portis misses with the combination.
Portis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abel scores with the left hand. Portis knows he should have avoided that one.
Portis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abel scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Portis misses.
Some wild striking there from Abel.
Abel lands the left hand.
Portis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Portis moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Abel goes down! Can Portis finish him!?
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Portis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abel clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portis.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Portis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Portis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Portis manages to break the clinch.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel throws a head kick that Portis semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Portis lands with a cross.
Portis misses with a looping left.
A jab from Portis misses.
Abel throws a lazy uppercut
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abel is looking to clinch but Portis is avoiding it.
Abel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portis circles away quickly and effectively.
Portis throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Portis misses.
Abel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Portis blocks it well.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Abel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portis throws a lazy head kick
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Portis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Portis throws a right and a left that Abel avoids nicely.
Portis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Portis.
I think Portis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Portis!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Portis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 1489 p4p, 57 weight class) and Mick Mulvaney (ranked 1214 p4p, 41 weight class). Mulvaney is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rocky Road To Dublin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mulvaney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ronaldo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ronaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mulvaney.
Nice uppercut lands for Mulvaney. That snapped Ronaldo's head back.
Ronaldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut.
Mulvaney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mulvaney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Ronaldo finds it's way through Mulvaney's defenses.
Mulvaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ronaldo.
No joy there for Mulvaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Ronaldo scores with a spinning back kick!
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mulvaney on the side of the head.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ronaldo does it's job there.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Mulvaney off balance momentarily.
Mulvaney moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Ronaldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ronaldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ronaldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the head.
Mulvaney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Mulvaney strikes.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulvaney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Mulvaney off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo connects with a jab.
Ronaldo pushes Mulvaney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mulvaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mulvaney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mulvaney misses with a double jab.
Mulvaney pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney tries to score a body lock takedown but Ronaldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mulvaney blocking some punches.
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!
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo tries to work over Mulvaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulvaney can't break the clinch.
Mulvaney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mulvaney throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mulvaney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mulvaney throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Mulvaney fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Mulvaney.
Ronaldo cracks Mulvaney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mulvaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ronaldo breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulvaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Mulvaney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mulvaney dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!
Mulvaney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ronaldo's calf.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mulvaney.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mulvaney throws a head kick that misses.
Mulvaney jabs at Ronaldo's body.
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mulvaney avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mulvaney at a distance.
A lazy left from Mulvaney finds it's target.
Ronaldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ronaldo avoids the body shot from Mulvaney.
Mulvaney misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo leaning against his opponent.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Mulvaney avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mulvaney.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ronaldo after a bit of a struggle.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Mulvaney.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulvaney misses with a low kick as Ronaldo jumps back.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Mulvaney is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo digs a right hand underneath Mulvaney's ribcage. Mulvaney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ronaldo gets through Mulvaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo tries to work over Mulvaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo effectively controlling the action here.
Mulvaney breaks from the clinch.
Mulvaney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mulvaney has time to react.
Ronaldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulvaney misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mulvaney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Ronaldo feints and then cracks Mulvaney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mulvaney down.
Mulvaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ronaldo scores with a jab. Mulvaney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulvaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crunch! Ronaldo slams his shin into Mulvaney's torso.
Mulvaney misses with a hook
and Ronaldo counters with a nice body kick.
Mick Mulvaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Mulvaney.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Mulvaney off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo clinches up against the cage.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Mulvaney avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Mulvaney blocks an uppercut.
Mulvaney blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Mulvaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulvaney can do to turn this around?
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo tries to work over Mulvaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo - that landed with a thud.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Mulvaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mulvaney's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Mulvaney misses.
Mulvaney misses with the combination.
Mulvaney throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Mulvaney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mulvaney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Mulvaney moves out of range.
Mulvaney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mulvaney fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ronaldo defending well as Mulvaney loads up on a big left hand.
Ronaldo dodges the punch combination from Mulvaney.
Ronaldo clinches with his opponent.
Ronaldo scores with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mulvaney or not.
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulvaney misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulvaney throws a right and a left that Ronaldo avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Ronaldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ronaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mulvaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mulvaney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney lands with a straight right. Ronaldo didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Mulvaney.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mulvaney should have avoided that one.
Ronaldo lands with a right hand.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Mulvaney pushes him off.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Mulvaney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Mulvaney throws out a loose jab but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Mulvaney's head.
Mulvaney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.
Mulvaney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mulvaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mulvaney takes one to the side of the head.
Ronaldo fakes the leg kick and cracks Mulvaney in the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ronaldo.
Mulvaney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Mulvaney moves out of range.
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up but Mulvaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Mulvaney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo cracks Mulvaney with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ronaldo connects with a looping right hand.
Mulvaney misses with a low kick as Ronaldo jumps back.
Mulvaney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Ronaldo blocks a head kick by Mulvaney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mulvaney throws a big shot that misses.
Mulvaney misses with a two punch combination.
Mulvaney tries to clinch up.
Mulvaney throws a series of punches but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Mulvaney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ronaldo tried to counter with a leg kick but Mulvaney avoided it.
Mulvaney looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mulvaney. That did some damage!
Ronaldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ronaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulvaney circles away.
Mulvaney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mulvaney throws a right hand that Ronaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ronaldo also avoids with ease.
Mulvaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Ronaldo slams his shin into Mulvaney's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulvaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mulvaney lands with a good body shot.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mulvaney rushes Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Mulvaney's head.
Watch Out Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mulvaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronaldo keeps control of Mulvaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mulvaney has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulvaney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is pressed up against the cage. Mulvaney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ronaldo down to the mat. Ronaldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mulvaney pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mulvaney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ronaldo prevents it.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Mulvaney.
Mulvaney has had enough of the clinch but Ronaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Mick Mulvaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mulvaney is working for takedown but Ronaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Mulvaney tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
A relieved looking Watch Out Ronaldo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1260 p4p, 46 weight class) and Tragic Visions (ranked 1224 p4p, 44 weight class). Clay kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Believe. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tragic Visions!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Visions throws out the jab.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clay misses with a hook.
Clay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Visions slips under a jab from Clay.
Visions misses with the combination.
Clay jabs at Visions's body.
Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Visions.
Visions paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Visions has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Visions lands a nice shot that snaps Clay's head back.
Visions throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clay takes one to the chin there.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Visions is just out of range.
Clay swings for the body but Visions moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Visions. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Visions misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visions misses with a wild body shot.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Visions.
Clay throwing a counter right hand but Visions manages to avoid it.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Visions moved out of range nicely.
Clay lands a really nice looking cross but Visions seems unphased.
Clay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tragic Visions has been cut.
Visions looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Clay takes a swing at Visions's ribcage but misses.
Clay moves out of range as Visions strikes.
Visions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Visions.
Visions moves away from the strike by Clay.
Clay throws a shot to the body.
Visions throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clay takes a swing at Visions's ribcage but misses.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Visions sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Visions uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Visions throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visions looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Visions shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Visions seems to be working for a kimura but Clay defends the submission attempt.
Visions is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clay sees it coming and defends easily.
Clay actively working from the bottom here.
Visions is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Visions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clay's head.
Visions has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay gets full guard.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Visions from controlling successfully.
Visions postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Visions, into his guard.
Visions isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clay stacks Visions on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clay!
Visions is looking for a sweep.
Visions is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Visions knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay staying calm.
Visions sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Clay.
Visions actively working from the bottom here.
Visions looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tragic Visions will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tragic Visions's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Visions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Visions looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visions moves away.
Clay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Visions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Visions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Visions fails with the takedown.
Clay connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visions cracks the inside of Clay's front leg.
A big right from Clay misses.
Visions defending well as Clay loads up on a big left hand.
Visions looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clay dives in for a single leg takedown but Visions sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Visions now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice sprawl there from Clay as Visions shoots in.
Visions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Visions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visions cracks Clay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Visions shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Visions showed some decent athleticism there.
Clay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clay is controlling Visions's trapped leg to prevent Visions from advancing to side control.
Clay is pressing down on Visions's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Visions chips away with some ground and pound.
Visions chips away with some ground and pound.
Visions looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Visions 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay stands up over Visions, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clay trying to control but Visions is working from the bottom.
Clay cracks Visions with a solid left hand.
Visions had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clay defends it easily.
Clay scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clay is pushing down on Visions's leg trying to pass to half guard. Visions is fighting to maintain full guard but Clay has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clay is keen to just control but Visions is a slippery customer.
Clay trying to pass the guard but Visions defending well.
Visions works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Visions is on top in guard.
Visions throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Visions tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Visions is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Visions.
Visions working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Visions stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Visions preventing the sweep.
Clay pulls Visions in close to his closed guard and prevents Visions from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visions trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Visions postures up and lands a big shot to Clay's brow.
Visions trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay can't keep his opponent in guard - Visions advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clay is looking to improve his position.
Clay gets full guard.
Clay looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Visions loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tragic Visions will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tragic Visions's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clay misses with a body shot.
Visions keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clay scores with a nice strike.
Visions closes the distance and pushes Clay back into the cage.
Visions using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clay scores with the left hand. Visions knows he should have avoided that one.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
enabling Visions to counter with a crisp jab.
Visions swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Visions misses.
Clay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Visions throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Clay lands a glancing blow to the side of Visions's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Visions tries to clinch there but Clay circles away.
Clay connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay slips under a jab from Visions.
Visions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clay scores with a jab. Visions acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Visions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Visions uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Visions was well out of range. Poor timing from Clay.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Visions counters with a nice body shot.
Visions lands the left hand.
Visions closes the distance and pushes Clay back into the cage.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay manages to break the clinch.
Visions defending well as Clay loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Visions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Visions throws an off balance right hand
and Clay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visions scores with a one two! Clay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clay scores with a sloppy right hand. Visions should have avoided that one.
Clay wants to land a leg kick but Visions is out of range.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Clay throws a good cross that connects.
Visions looks to throw a body kick
and Clay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Visions is rocked!
Clay swings for the body but Visions moves out of range.
Visions is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
Visions scores with a jab to the body.
Clay scores with a hook.
Visions throws a body shot but no joy.
Clay lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Visions falls backwards - clearly groggy! Clay dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Clay!
A very excited looking Andre Clay 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 701 p4p, 92 weight class) and Don Petersen (ranked 963 p4p, 128 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
184 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Petersen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Petersen moves out of range easily.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chen Lo drops his hands momentarily and Petersen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo scores with a punch to the head.
Petersen clobbers Chen Lo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Petersen.
And Petersen tries to counter it with a takedown but Chen Lo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice takedown defense from Chen Lo. No joy for Petersen on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen Lo slips under a jab.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Petersen's body.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Petersen moves out of range easily.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petersen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petersen is rocked!
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen Lo finish him?
Chen Lo cracks Petersen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Petersen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chen Lo finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen Lo misses with a looping right.
Chen Lo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Petersen avoids it easily.
Petersen seems to have recovered his senses.
Timiko Chen Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen Lo lands with a shot to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Petersen got wobbled bad by a big combination! Chen Lo presses forward with punches and knees until Petersen stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Petersen closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timiko Chen Lo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timiko Chen Lo thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 192 p4p, 3 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 520 p4p, 16 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nagasaki's choice of entrance music: Execute Plan: Spiral Implosion . This should be fireworks!
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nagasaki wants to control the action here but instead Boaz manages to pass to full mount!
Boaz misses with a head shot.
Nagasaki is squirming around, avoiding Boaz's attempts to control the action.
Nagasaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Boaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Boaz wants to control the pace but Nagasaki is squirming around nicely.
Boaz fails to take his opponent's back.
Nagasaki gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nagasaki wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki won't allow Boaz to pass to mount.
Nagasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki wants to get back to full guard but Boaz has mounted him!
Boaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nagasaki regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boaz in particular looking to stall.
Boaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nagasaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Nagasaki wants to control but Boaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nagasaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Nagasaki trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki tries to get to full guard but Boaz has control of the leg.
Boaz wants to pass the guard but Nagasaki is defending well.
Boaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nagasaki is looking for a sweep. Boaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is controlling Boaz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nagasaki wants to improve his position but Boaz is controlling well.
Nagasaki 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.
Boaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagasaki keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nagasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki flicks out a counter leg kick but Boaz steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaz lands a jab to the head.
Boaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nagasaki in his tracks.
Nagasaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nagasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Nagasaki lands a jab to the head.
Boaz scores with a hook.
Boaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagasaki 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.
Boaz looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that round.
That's time! Boaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nagasaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Nagasaki.
A quick step to the side and Boaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Nagasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Boaz misses.
Boaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagasaki can do to turn this around?
Boaz checks a low kick from Nagasaki.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Boaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boaz defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nagasaki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nagasaki has time to react.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boaz checks a low kick from Nagasaki.
Boaz throws out a loose jab but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagasaki.
Boaz throws a hook to the side of Nagasaki's head but Nagasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaz with a hook.
Boaz looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
A nice side step and Nagasaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boaz avoids the body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Boaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boaz works Nagasaki's body with a nice hook.
Wamberto Boaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki throws out a loose jab but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Nagasaki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Wamberto Boaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki missing with a left hand there. Boaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagasaki throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Boaz misses the target.
Boaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nagasaki tries to get to full guard but Boaz has control of the leg.
Boaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz seems to be working for a kimura but Nagasaki defends the submission attempt.
Nagasaki is refusing to be controlled, as Boaz sits in half guard.
Boaz trying to mount his opponent but Nagasaki defends it.
Boaz prevents Nagasaki from improving his position.
Boaz is keen to just control but Nagasaki is a slippery customer.
Boaz controlling the action here.
Boaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nagasaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
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 Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nagasaki slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz throws a shot to the body.
Nagasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Boaz lands a body shot.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaz lands a head shot.
Nagasaki misses with a straight right.
Boaz scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Boaz lands.
Boaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boaz.
Nagasaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boaz checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nagasaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Nagasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boaz blocks the body kick.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boaz with a body shot.
Nagasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Boaz ducks down to avoid it.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
Boaz swings widly with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Boaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nagasaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Boaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santosh Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nagasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Boaz postures up.
Nagasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boaz is one step ahead there.
Boaz looking to pass the guard.
Boaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boaz looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boaz stopping the sweep attempt from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki pulls Boaz in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boaz misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Boaz lands.
Boaz lands with a shot to the body.
Boaz lands a really nice looking cross but Nagasaki seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz lands a jab.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boaz at a distance.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Jab from Boaz.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.
Boaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagasaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Boaz ducks down to avoid it.
Boaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wamberto Boaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boaz 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wamberto Boaz!
Wamberto Boaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butt Wipe (ranked 293 p4p, 29 weight class) and Aaron Washington (ranked 518 p4p, 54 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butt Wipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Washington!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wipe scores with a hook to the body. Washington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wipe takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Wipe misses.
Wipe throws a right hand that misses
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Washington.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Wipe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wipe tries to counter by clinching up but Washington breaks away and moves out of range.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Wipe.
Wipe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wipe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Washington's hands.
Wipe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Washington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wipe with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wipe. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington tests Wipe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wipe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wipe moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Washington jabs Wipe right on the nose. Wipe blinks but takes it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wipe checks a leg kick.
Washington slips under a jab.
Wipe backing away here, and Washington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wipe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wipe throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Wipe throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
Wipe throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wipe lands a left and a right that send Washington crashing to the mat, dazed. Wipe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wipe throws out the jab.
Wipe ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wipe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wipe throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Wipe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Washington misses with a hook.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wipe throws out the jab.
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Wipe misses with a shot to the body
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wipe throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Wipe defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Wipe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wipe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wipe swings widly with a right hand
and Washington counters with a low kick, right behind Wipe 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wipe takes the fight into the clinch.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butt Wipe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wipe throws a series of punches but Washington avoids them all with ease.
Washington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Wipe.
Wipe throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Wipe stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wipe.
Washington replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wipe blocks it well.
Wipe misses with a shot to the body
and Washington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Washington avoids the body shot from Wipe.
Wipe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wipe checks the leg kick.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Wipe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wipe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wipe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington avoids the body shot from Wipe.
Wipe has managed to clinch.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Wipe.
Washington breaks the clinch.
A jab from Washington misses.
Wipe throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
And Washington responds with a good body kick, but Wipe manages to step out the way in time.
Washington lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Washington finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wipe is breathing heavily.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Washington.
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 Butt Wipe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wipe throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a good low kick that Wipe was not able to check.
Washington catches Wipe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Washington - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
Wipe throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Washington throws a leg kick but Wipe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wipe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wipe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aaron Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wipe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wipe staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wipe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Wipe tumbling to the canvas! Washington pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Wipe was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aaron Washington!
Aaron Washington spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Wangler (ranked 507 p4p, 77 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 527 p4p, 79 weight class). Wangler comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - I Fought The Law. Murley has chosen Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Scott Murley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Wangler's chin.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wangler or perhaps it was just good defense by Murley, which made it look bad.
Murley looks to throw the jab but Wangler is out of range.
Murley's coach down at Fenrir MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wangler. Murley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wangler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wangler slips a jab and a cross from Murley.
Wangler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wangler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bobby Wangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murley sizes up Wangler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Wangler with that takedown attempt.
Murley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wangler.
Wangler scores with a decent looking hook.
Murley scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler throws the left hand but Murley avoids the punch easily.
Wangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Wangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wangler throws a hook but Murley blocks it.
Murley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murley.
Murley moves out of range of the body kick from Wangler.
Murley throws a low kick, looking for Wangler's leg but Wangler calmly moves out of range.
Wangler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wangler walks into a jab.
Murley lands with a good body shot.
Wangler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murley circles away quickly and effectively.
Wangler keeps the fight on the outside.
Wangler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wangler.
Wangler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murley but Murley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murley fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley rushes Wangler and presses him up against the cage.
Murley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wangler manages to pull guard.
Murley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murley is looking to work some ground and pound but Wangler has wrist control.
Murley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wangler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murley throws a big right hand that misses.
Murley trying to control but Wangler is working from the bottom.
Wangler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murley defends it easily.
Wangler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler wants to sweep here but Murley controlling him for the moment.
Murley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wangler seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Murley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wangler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wangler 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.
Wangler trying to keep a closed guard but Murley is proving a slippery customer.
Murley wants to control from the top but Wangler keeps moving.
Murley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wangler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wangler keeping moving, preventing Murley from controlling successfully.
Murley wants to stand but Wangler is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Wangler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murley.
Wangler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murley trying to control but Wangler is working from the bottom.
Murley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murley throws an elbow that misses. Wangler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murley's guard. Nice move by Wangler!
Wangler passes Murley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wangler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wangler scoring with some ground and pound.
Wangler is pushing down on Murley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murley is fighting to maintain full guard but Wangler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wangler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Murley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Murley as Wangler shoots in.
Murley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wangler is looking to wear down Murley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wangler swings for the body but Murley moves out of range.
Wangler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wangler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wangler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murley scores with a punch to the head.
Murley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley scores with a punch to the head.
Murley thuds his right hand into Wangler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wangler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Wangler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wangler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murley momentarily.
Wangler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murley.
Murley avoids the body shot from Wangler.
Murley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wangler seems to have got his legs back now.
Murley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wangler's head backwards.
Murley cracks Wangler with a hook to the temple - Wangler is on wobbly legs here! Murley swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wangler falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Murley wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Murley!
Our winner, Scott Murley, 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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FIGHT
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