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UCF 6: Legendary Duel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 7169 p4p, 449 weight class) and Peter King (ranked 7597 p4p, 468 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter King!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mad Onion on the side of the head.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mad Onion scores with a nice body kick.
Mad Onion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
King looks winded!
A head kick misses from Mad Onion.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Peter King has been cut.
Mad Onion Throws a clean left jab. Mad Onion Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with King's chin! King crumbles to the ground and Mad Onion follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mad Onion!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Mad Onion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Costa (ranked 3924 p4p, 290 weight class) and Twittle Twister (ranked 4115 p4p, 301 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Twittle Twister!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Twister misses its intended target.
Costa avoids the body shot from Twister.
Twister scores with a nice right hand.
Twister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costa throws a body punch but Twister moves out of range.
Twister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Twister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa checks a leg kick.
Costa throws a series of punches but Twister moves out of range.
Twister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Costa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Twister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Twister circles away quickly and effectively.
Twister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Costa's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Twister throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Twister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twister moves away.
A big right from Twister misses.
Twister avoids the body shot from Costa.
A swing and a miss from Twister.
Twister misses with a wild body shot.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Twister throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Costa is looking for a counter combo.
Twister lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Costa blocks a jab.
Twister misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Costa there.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Twister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Costa misses.
Costa backing away here, and Twister unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Costa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Twister.
Costa staying out of range there.
Costa is looking to counter punch.
Costa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Twister counters with a nice uppercut.
Costa misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Twister was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Twister throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Twister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Twister misses.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Twister.
Twister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twister was well out of range. Poor timing from Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Twister. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Twister loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Twister misses with an uppercut
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Twister circles away quickly and effectively.
Twister takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Costa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Twister connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Costa scrambles back to his feet.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Twister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Twister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa defending well as Twister loads up on a big left hand.
Twister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twister misses the body punch
and Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Costa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twister throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Twister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Twister is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Costa moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Costa!
Tony Costa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Beeker Jr (ranked 3786 p4p, 391 weight class) and Pather Jhonson (ranked 5083 p4p, 470 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pather Jhonson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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198 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Beeker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pather Jhonson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beeker Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jhonson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jhonson tries to buck Beeker Jr off but Beeker Jr is having none of it.
Jhonson struggling a bit here.
Beeker Jr advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beeker Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Jhonson wants to hold on but Beeker Jr pushes him away.
Jhonson is looking to get to half guard.
Beeker Jr controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beeker Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Beeker Jr landing punches.
Jhonson is in a horrible position here. Beeker Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beeker Jr wants to control the pace but Jhonson is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Beeker Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jhonson wants to control but Beeker Jr is keeping busy.
Beeker Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Jhonson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beeker Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Jhonson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beeker Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jhonson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Beeker Jr seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeker Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beeker Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jhonson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jhonson has given up his back here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Beeker Jr throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Beeker Jr has managed to slip his arm under Jhonson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jhonson is tapping out! Submission win for Beeker Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Beeker Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Feel Pain (ranked 4104 p4p, 180 weight class) and Yasir Yannayakoch (ranked 4904 p4p, 207 weight class). Yannayakoch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The sound of animals fighting - Uzbekistan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Feel Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasir Yannayakoch!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yannayakoch wants to clinch.
Yannayakoch misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Pain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yannayakoch.
A shot to the body from Yannayakoch misses
and Pain counters with a right hand to the body.
Pain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yannayakoch moves away.
Yannayakoch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yannayakoch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pain is fending him off so far but Yannayakoch persists. Nope, Pain circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yasir Yannayakoch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yannayakoch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yannayakoch misses with a combination
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yannayakoch lands a head kick!
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Yannayakoch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pain's calf.
Decent striking displayed by Pain there.
Yannayakoch is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yannayakoch circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Pain. Yannayakoch falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Feel Pain!
Yasir Yannayakoch was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't want to talk.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Coyote (ranked 3760 p4p, 352 weight class) and Apollo Brightman (ranked 4748 p4p, 420 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Coyote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apollo Brightman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coyote shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brightman pinned against the cage. Brightman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brightman gets caught flat footed, as Coyote shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coyote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brightman on the ground.
Coyote with a nice head shot there.
Coyote throwing strikes but missing.
Coyote throwing strikes but missing.
Coyote scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyote throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brightman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coyote throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brightman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coyote working some strikes from top position.
Coyote trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brightman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coyote.
Coyote has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coyote keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brightman's head.
Brightman looks winded!
Coyote postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coyote decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brightman, up you get!
Coyote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brightman.
Coyote looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brightman trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coyote connects with a nice short shot to Brightman's temple.
Brightman is rocked!
Brightman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coyote.
Brightman is still in real trouble! Can Coyote finish him?
Coyote looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coyote is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Brightman is hurt! He's hurt bad - Coyote fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Brightman from any more punishment! Congratulations to Coyote! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Coyote!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chief Coyote thanked Woodshins' Ship for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Augusto (ranked 3372 p4p, 355 weight class) and Eddie Gomez (ranked 5119 p4p, 465 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Gomez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
Augusto 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez 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.
Augusto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gomez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Augusto is pulling down on Gomez's head to control his posture.
Augusto wants to sweep but no luck.
Augusto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Augusto is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Augusto gets caught napping as Gomez dives in and scores a takedown. Augusto manages to retain guard.
Gomez is fighting to break Augusto's control of his arms but Augusto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Augusto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is pushing down on Augusto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Augusto is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Augusto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augusto sees it coming and defends easily.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Augusto defends it well.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto is looking to improve his position.
Gomez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augusto sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez prevents Augusto from improving his position.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Augusto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Augusto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Augusto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is working for a kimura but Augusto is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Augusto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gomez trying to mount his opponent but Augusto defends it.
Augusto is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is looking for a kimura here.
Augusto trying to control but Gomez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto tries to roll over but Gomez keeps him under control.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Augusto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez 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.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Augusto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eddie Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Augusto is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Augusto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Augusto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
Augusto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gomez stops Augusto from standing up.
Augusto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Augusto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Augusto keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Augusto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Augusto moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Augusto throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Augusto is looking to get back to his feet here but Gomez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Augusto's back.
Augusto fending off the submission attempt from Gomez.
Augusto trying to control the hands but Gomez won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Augusto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
Gomez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Augusto is just riding it out for now. Gomez eventually gives up the hold.
Gomez is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Augusto defends it well.
Gomez seems to be looking for submissions.
Augusto is looking to control Gomez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Augusto avoid being mounted?
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Gomez seems to be looking for submissions.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Augusto trying to control here.
Augusto is trying is best to control the position here.
Augusto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Gomez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augusto sees it coming and defends easily.
Augusto actively working from the bottom here.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura but Augusto is defending well.
Gomez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Augusto defend it? Gomez steps over the head and cranks it - Augusto is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Gomez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 3502 p4p, 335 weight class) and Leonidis Ioannidi (ranked 4234 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonidis Ioannidi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov misses the shot to the body.
Danilov is looking to clinch.
Ioannidi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ioannidi misses with an uppercut. Danilov saw that one coming.
Danilov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ioannidi's head.
Danilov throws a leg kick which misses Ioannidi's front leg but catches the back leg as Ioannidi tries to avoid it.
Ioannidi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ioannidi throws out the jab.
Danilov just misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ioannidis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Danilov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danilov is defended easily by Ioannidi.
Danilov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov catches Ioannidi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ioannidi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danilov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danilov slips under a jab from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi has Danilov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danilov.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Danilov avoids the damage to the body.
Danilov prevents a body shot from Ioannidi.
Danilov tries a body shot but Ioannidi blocks it.
Danilov misses with a punch to the body.
Ioannidi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ioannidi controls his hands.
Ioannidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danilov trying to stall but Ioannidi improves his position.
Ioannidi misses with a body punch.
Danilov tries a body shot but Ioannidi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Danilov.
Ioannidi misses with a body punch.
Danilov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ioannidis head.
Ioannidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danilov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ioannidi prevents a body shot from Danilov.
Danilov cracks Ioannidi with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danilov.
Good body shot from Danilov.
A body shot lands from Danilov.
Danilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danilov prevents a body shot from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannidi misses with a punch to the body.
Ioannidi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ioannidi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danilov tries a body shot but Ioannidi blocks it.
Ioannidi missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danilov.
Ioannidi lands a shoulder strike.
Danilov presses Ioannidi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ioannidi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danilov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ioannidi can turn it around.
Danilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danilov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danilov misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ioannidi has a couple of punches blocked by Danilov.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ioannidi controls his hands.
Danilov blocks an uppercut.
Danilov trying to stall but Ioannidi improves his position.
Ioannidi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Danilov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ioannidi takes a shot to the head.
Ioannidi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danilov looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov presses Ioannidi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Danilov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Danilov has Ioannidi pushed against the cage.
Danilov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ioannidi or not.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danilov.
Danilov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ioannidi up against the cage.
Danilov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ioannidi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danilov tries to stall but Ioannidi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ioannidi prevents a body shot from Danilov.
Ioannidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Danilov controls his hands.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ioannidi controls his hands.
Ioannidi misses with a punch on the inside.
Danilov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ioannidi lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Danilov.
Ioannidi blocks a body shot from Danilov.
Ioannidi misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danilov moves in looking to clinch but Ioannidi pushes him off.
Ioannidi misses with a hook. Danilov ducked under it nicely.
Danilov 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.
It looks like Leonidis Ioannidi has been cut.
Ioannidi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danilov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ioannidi if he has to take too many more of those.
Ioannidi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ioannidi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ioannidi leaves Danilov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ioannidi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannidi forces Danilov back against the cage and clinches.
Danilov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Ioannidi.
Danilov misses with a punch to the body.
Ioannidi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ioannidi working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ioannidi as Danilov tries to tie him up.
Danilov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Danilov avoids the damage to the body.
Danilov landing knees to the body.
Danilov prevents a body shot from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Danilov tries a body shot but Ioannidi blocks it.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danilov avoids it.
Danilov tries to throw a body punch but Ioannidi avoids it by throwing Danilov back against the cage.
Danilov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Danilov.
Danilov taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov tries to work over Ioannidi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ioannidi scores with a hook to the body.
Ioannidi misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov can't find room to land a body shot as Ioannidi controls the action.
Ioannidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danilov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danilov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ioannidi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ioannidi throws a head punch that misses.
Danilov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ioannidi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruslan Danilov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danilov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danilov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ioannidi.
Danilov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ioannidi can do to turn this around?
Danilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ioannidi misses with a body punch.
Ioannidi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ioannidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov breaks from the clinch.
Ioannidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ioannidi throws a looping overhand right but Danilov ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ioannidi.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danilov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ioannidi avoids the body shot from Danilov.
Danilov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ioannidi's calf.
Danilov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danilov wants it to stay on the feet.
Danilov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ioannidi on the side of the head.
Danilov wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov fails to land with a series of punches.
Danilov tries to clinch but Ioannidi moves away
and Ioannidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danilov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ioannidi's calf.
Danilov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ioannidi avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ioannidi! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Danilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ioannidi walks into a jab.
Ioannidi misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ioannidi but Ioannidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonidis Ioannidi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Danilov cracks Ioannidi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danilov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ioannidi 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.
Danilov wants to clinch
letting Ioannidi counter with a right hand.
Danilov closes the distance and clinches.
Ioannidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danilov's elbow.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danilov avoids it.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Danilov avoids the damage to the body.
Ioannidi takes a shot to the head.
Danilov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danilov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Danilov pushes Ioannidi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danilov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ioannidi has a couple of punches blocked by Danilov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Danilov.
Danilov scores with a knee to the head.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danilov avoids it.
Ioannidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Danilov.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danilov looking to slow down the pace here.
Ioannidi crunches a lovely knee into Danilov's ribcage.
Danilov avoiding damage as Ioannidi throws knees to the body.
Danilov trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danilov is defending well for now.
Ioannidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Danilov controls his hands.
Ioannidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ioannidi is working Danilov over against the cage.
Ioannidi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ioannidi is leaning against Danilov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Danilov avoids the damage to the body.
Danilov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi tries a body shot but Danilov blocks it.
Ioannidi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ioannidi prevents a body shot from Danilov.
Ioannidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danilov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danilov tries to stall but Ioannidi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ioannidi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ioannidi fails to land.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Danilov avoids the damage to the body.
Ioannidi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danilov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ioannidi digs a right hand into Danilov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danilov's gas tank.
Ioannidi lands with a right to the head.
Ioannidi crunches a lovely knee into Danilov's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ioannidi.
A short body shot lands from Ioannidi as the two fighters clinch.
Ioannidi lands with a right to the head.
Ioannidi misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danilov.
A short body shot lands from Ioannidi as the two fighters clinch.
Ioannidi has a couple of punches blocked by Danilov.
Ioannidi lands a body punch.
Ioannidi landing knees to the head.
Danilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannidi misses with a body punch.
Ioannidi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ioannidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danilov's elbow.
Danilov can't find room to land a body shot as Ioannidi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ioannidi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danilov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Danilov avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Danilov to work.
Ioannidi tries to work over Danilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danilov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov blocks an uppercut.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danilov avoids it.
Danilov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danilov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Danilov.
Leonidis Ioannidi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan Danilov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danilov lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidis Ioannidi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danilov 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Danilov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Powell (ranked 3207 p4p, 277 weight class) and Georgius Georg (ranked 4019 p4p, 323 weight class). Georgius Georg told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georgius Georg!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georg defending well as Powell loads up on a big left hand.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Georg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Powell throws a hook but Georg blocks it.
Powell misses with a right hand
enabling Georg to counter with a crisp jab.
Georg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Georg misses with a hook.
A jab from Powell misses.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Georg moved out of range nicely.
Georg misses with a straight right.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georg feints a jab promting Powell to slip. Georg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Powell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Georg misses with a two punch combination.
Georg throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Georg's belly button to the back.
Georg lands a nice hook to Powell's body. Powell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Georg's head backwards.
Georg blocks a jab.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Georg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Powell misses with a left hand
and Georg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Georg throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Powell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Georg throws a poor cross that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Georg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Georg saw that one coming.
A combination from Georg does no damage.
Powell misses with a hook.
Georg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Georg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Georg slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georg throws a big shot that misses.
Georg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Georg misses with a hook.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Georg saw that one coming.
Powell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Powell moves away from the strike by Georg.
No joy there for Georg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Georg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell misses with a hook
and Georg counters with a nice uppercut.
Georg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Georg moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Georg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Georg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Georg slips the punch.
Georg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Georg slips under a jab from Powell.
Powell misses with a hook
and Georg counters with a straight right hand.
Jamal Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Georg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Powell throws a series of punches but Georg moves out of range.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell throws a jab when Georg was well out of range.
Georg connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Georg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
letting Georg counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Georg fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Georg moves away and avoids it.
Georg looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Georg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georg connects with a crisp jab.
Georg throws a series of strikes that have Powell backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Powell.
Georg throws out a counter right but Powell avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell cracks Georg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgius Georg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Georg ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Georg moved out of range.
Powell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powell throws a jab when Georg was well out of range.
Georg slips a jab from Powell.
Georg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Georg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Georg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Powell misses.
Georg ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Georgius Georg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell throws a jab when Georg was well out of range.
Georg throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Georg misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Powell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell slips under a jab from Georg.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Georg ducks down to avoid it.
Georg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Georg swings widly with a right hand
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
Georg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Georg throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Georg lands with a cross.
Georg looks to land a combination but Powell avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Powell misses.
Powell throws the left hand but Georg avoids the punch easily.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Georg is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georg dodges the punch combination from Powell.
A little jabbing left from Georg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Georg.
Powell misses with a body shot
and Georg counters with a nice uppercut.
Georg lands with a nice combination. Powell backs away looking to recover.
Georg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Georg throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georg moves away from the strike by Powell.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Georg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell misses with a hook.
Powell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Georg back to the cage. Powell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Powell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Georg finds it's way through Powell's defenses.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Georg is out of range.
Georg throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Powell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Georg.
Powell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georg misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with a one-two to the body.
Georg dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Georg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Georg throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Powell throws the left hand but Georg avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Georg.
A lazy left from Powell finds it's target.
Georg throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Georg walks into a stiff left hand from Powell.
Georg feints a jab promting Powell to slip. Georg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Powell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Georgius Georg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Jamal Powell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Georg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Georg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Georg throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Georg thuds a left hand into Powell's body.
Powell misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Georg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Georg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Georg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Powell misses.
A big right from Georg misses.
A quick step to the side and Powell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Georg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Georg throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georg throws a hook but Powell avoids it easily.
Georg looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Georg moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Georg slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Georg. Those never looked like landing.
Georg takes one to the side of the head.
Georg throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Georg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Georg counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georg misses with a few strikes there.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Georg is out of range.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Georg! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Georg misses with an uppercut.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Georg.
Georg throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Georg's ribs.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Georg.
Powell cracks Georg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Powell throws a body punch but Georg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powell finds it's way round the side to connect with Georg's head.
Georg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell misses the jab.
No joy there for Georg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell lands a nice hook to Georg's body. Georg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Georg moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Powell cracks Georg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Georg throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Georg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Georg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Georg avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georg misses with the combination.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Georg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Georg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell is looking to counter punch.
Georg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Georg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Georg throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
Georg misses with a wild combination.
Georg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Georg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Jamal Powell.
I think Powell 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Powell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 4064 p4p, 157 weight class) and Evander Boston (ranked 4550 p4p, 185 weight class). Watawaka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Native American Flute & Drums. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonaka Watawaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Boston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watawaka instigates a clinch.
Watawaka avoids the elbow strike from Boston, against the cage.
Boston tries for a takedown but Watawaka manages to get underhooks.
Boston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watawaka pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been told by Watawaka's head coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watawaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watawaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boston is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tonaka Watawaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Boston.
Boston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watawaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watawaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watawaka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watawaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boston gets tackled into the cage by Watawaka. Watawaka maintains the clinch.
Boston tries to break the clinch but Watawaka is controlling the position.
Watawaka lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Watawaka.
Boston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watawaka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watawaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watawaka presses Boston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watawaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boston breaks from the clinch.
Watawaka has closed the distance and engaged Boston in a clinch.
Boston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watawaka after a bit of a struggle.
A left hand lands to the body for Watawaka.
A right handed body shot lands from Watawaka.
Boston looks winded!
Watawaka lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Watawaka.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
Watawaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Watawaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watawaka is working Boston over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a body shot.
Watawaka tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
Watawaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watawaka cracks Boston with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Watawaka.
A short uppercut from Watawaka.
Watawaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watawaka works on Boston's body with a couple of short punches.
Watawaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Watawaka lands a left hand.
Watawaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Boston blocks a body shot from Watawaka.
Watawaka tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boston misses with a body punch.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
Watawaka is working Boston over against the cage.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston prevents a body shot from Watawaka.
A body shot lands from Watawaka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watawaka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a right hand.
Watawaka scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head.
Boston tries for a takedown but Watawaka manages to get underhooks.
Watawaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boston looking for a takedown.
Boston wants to take the fight to the mat but Watawaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watawaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Watawaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watawaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watawaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watawaka leaning against his opponent.
Watawaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watawaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Watawaka cracks Boston with a nice body shot.
Watawaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Boston prevents a body shot from Watawaka.
Watawaka keeps control of Boston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watawaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Watawaka as the two fighters clinch.
Watawaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watawaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watawaka is working Boston over against the cage.
Watawaka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watawaka digs a right hand underneath Boston's ribcage. Boston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Watawaka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watawaka misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonaka Watawaka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boston takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Evander Boston has been cut.
Watawaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boston throws a lazy right hand but Watawaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonaka Watawaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watawaka closes the distance and pushes Boston back into the cage.
Watawaka lands an uppercut.
Watawaka tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watawaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watawaka tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watawaka stalling.
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!
Watawaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
Boston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watawaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tonaka Watawaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watawaka taking a breather.
Boston is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watawaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watawaka tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Watawaka back against the cage.
Watawaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watawaka pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boston being controlled against the cage.
Watawaka works on Boston's body with a couple of short punches.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
Watawaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watawaka lands an uppercut.
A short right from Watawaka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watawaka.
Watawaka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tonaka Watawaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Boston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watawaka lands a shot to the body.
Watawaka lands a body punch.
Watawaka lands a body shot.
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!
Watawaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watawaka after a bit of a struggle.
Watawaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Watawaka lands with a right to the head.
Watawaka lands a body punch.
Watawaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boston up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Watawaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
Watawaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Watawaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Watawaka effectively controlling the action here.
Watawaka lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Watawaka.
Watawaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Watawaka lands a body shot.
Boston tries for a takedown but Watawaka manages to get underhooks.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Watawaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watawaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watawaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watawaka gets through Boston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston wants to take the fight to the mat but Watawaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watawaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Watawaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watawaka is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watawaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watawaka lands a left hand.
Watawaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Watawaka lands with a right to the head.
Boston is rocked!
Nice body punch from Watawaka.
Boston is still on wobbly legs! Can Watawaka finish him?
Watawaka pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
Watawaka lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a body punch.
Watawaka unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boston! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Watawaka is unloading with more strikes now! Boston drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonaka Watawaka!
A very excited looking Tonaka Watawaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 2408 p4p, 275 weight class) and Flukey Stokes (ranked 2638 p4p, 296 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Flukey Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Stokes swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Stokes throws a counter combo.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Stokes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown
letting Stokes counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stokes. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Stokes.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stokes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Stokes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stokes, right into the meat.
Emelianenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stokes defends well and Emelianenko ends up having to push Stokes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stokes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stokes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Emelianenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stokes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stokes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stokes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Stokes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stokes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flukey Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes throws a good cross that connects.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Stokes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Stokes tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stokes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Stokes is out of range.
Stokes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stokes throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes connects with a single shot there.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Stokes counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Stokes.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Stokes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Stokes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Stokes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stokes swivels and escapes.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes scores with a jab to the head.
Stokes throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flukey Stokes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stokes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Stokes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Stokes misses.
Emelianenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Stokes counters with a nice uppercut.
Stokes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stokes drops Emelianenko with a beautiful combination! Emelianenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stokes is looking for the KO!
Emelianenko is rocked!
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stokes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flukey Stokes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stokes throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Stokes throws a big shot that misses.
Stokes scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stokes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stokes circles away.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Stokes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Stokes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Stokes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes scoring well with a low kick there.
Flukey Stokes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stokes throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
That kick from Stokes tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stokes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Stokes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Stokes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes staying out of range there.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Stokes counters with a straight right hand.
Stokes lands a head kick!
Stokes stuffs the takedown.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stokes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko throwing a counter right hand but Stokes manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Stokes throws out a counter right but Emelianenko avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stokes, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stokes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Stokes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stokes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Stokes connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stokes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stokes, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Stokes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Stokes.
Stokes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
letting Stokes counter with a right hand.
Stokes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stokes looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Stokes connects with a single shot there.
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stokes counters with a huge head kick that drops Emelianenko! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flukey Stokes!
Flukey Stokes is the new middleweight champion!
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