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DK Battleground XII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 24087 p4p, 646 weight class) and Dan Sliva (ranked 23920 p4p, 665 weight class). Dan Sliva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Sliva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sliva.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sliva wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Sliva tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Sliva prevents Allen from escaping the position.
Allen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sliva.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Sliva drags him back down.
Sliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Allen taking a bit of punishment here - Sliva scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sliva grinds an elbow into Allen's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Sliva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Allen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sliva is controlling him well.
Sliva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sliva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Allen sneaks out the side door and pushes Sliva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dan Sliva has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen throws a series of punches but Sliva moves out of range.
Sliva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Allen avoids it really well and circles away.
As Sliva tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Sliva manages to avoid the attempt.
Allen throws a series of punches but Sliva avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Sliva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Allen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Allen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sliva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sliva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sliva looks winded!
Allen pushes Sliva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sliva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Sliva crashes against the mat.
Sliva throws an elbow but Allen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Allen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sliva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Allen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Allen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sliva has his opponent's back but Allen is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Sliva.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen feints and then cracks Sliva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sliva down.
Sliva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Allen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Sliva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Allen!
Allen sneaks out the side door and pushes Sliva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen lands a two punch combo.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Sliva's front leg but catches the back leg as Sliva tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sliva doesn't seem phased though.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Sliva. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Sliva to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Sliva is rocked!
Allen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sliva covers up, he's hurt! Allen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Allen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Allen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Konstantine (ranked 3696 p4p, 431 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 4880 p4p, 525 weight class). Jacks Sole will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Konstantine!
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, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Sergio Konstantine has been cut.
Konstantine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sole counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Sole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sole.
Konstantine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Konstantine passes Sole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sole manages to escape and get 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!
Konstantine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Konstantine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Sole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sole cracks Konstantine with a hook to the temple - Konstantine is on wobbly legs here! Sole swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Konstantine falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sole wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Stephens (ranked 3513 p4p, 361 weight class) and Alpo Martinez (ranked 7603 p4p, 575 weight class). Stephens comes to the cage accompanied by The A-Team. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stephens throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stephens as he avoids it easily.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stephens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez is rocked!
Stephens connects with a stiff jab that staggers Martinez - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Stephens!
Darren Stephens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lee (ranked 5539 p4p, 501 weight class) and Leo Cooper (ranked 8536 p4p, 596 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Look alive drake. Cooper has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Cooper!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee drives through with a takedown into Cooper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee won't allow Cooper to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Cooper has locked up a guillotine! Cooper's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lee is holding on here and Cooper must be using up a lot of energy. Lee has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Cooper gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leo Cooper!
Leo Cooper took some time post fight to say the following; 'I beat everyone there is to beat. Im the uncrowned champion.'.
Mark Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'This a learning experience I will be back!!!Ill see you guys at the after party'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Pahlin (ranked 4279 p4p, 413 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 4677 p4p, 444 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Pahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro tries to clinch but Pahlin is having none of it.
Regueiro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pahlin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Pahlin tries to counter by clinching up but Regueiro breaks away and moves out of range.
Pahlin motions for Regueiro to come forward. Pahlin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Pahlin.
Pahlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pahlin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pahlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Regueiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pahlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro lands with an overhand left.
Pahlin misses with a wild combination.
Pahlin missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Regueiro lands a jab to Pahlin's midsection.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Pahlin in a clinch.
Pahlin misses with the head strike.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Pahlin avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the cage.
Pahlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pahlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pahlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Pahlin misses with the head strike.
Regueiro jumps guard but Pahlin stands there with Regueiro around his waist. Regueiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pahlin is working Regueiro over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pahlin.
Regueiro jumps guard but Pahlin stands there with Regueiro around his waist. Regueiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pahlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Regueiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pahlin.
Regueiro manages to pull guard.
Pahlin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pahlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Regueiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Regueiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pahlin defends it easily.
Regueiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pahlin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pahlin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pahlin trying to control but Regueiro is working from the bottom.
Regueiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pahlin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Regueiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pahlin is aware though and is defending well.
Pahlin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Regueiro has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pahlin doesn't defend quickly enough and Regueiro has managed to lock this one up! Can Pahlin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Regueiro on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Regueiro!
A relieved looking Julio Regueiro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonor Jasrai (ranked 2573 p4p, 269 weight class) and Jon Rudskogen (ranked 2837 p4p, 295 weight class). Jasrai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Khusugtun Batzorig - Chinggis Khaan. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonor Jasrai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen throws a push kick but Jasrai slaps the foot to one side.
Rudskogen looks to land a left hand but Jasrai moved out of range nicely.
Sonor Jasrai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jasrai misses with a takedown attempt - Rudskogen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jasrai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jasrai fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonor Jasrai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasrai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rudskogen is fending him off so far but Jasrai persists. Nope, Rudskogen circles away and we're back to standing.
Jasrai fails with the takedown
letting Rudskogen counter with a right hand.
Jasrai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rudskogen defends well and Jasrai ends up having to push Rudskogen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jasrai has been working on his balance at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a low kick but Jasrai moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasrai shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rudskogen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jasrai tries for a kimura but Rudskogen is defending well.
Rudskogen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasrai tries for a kimura but Rudskogen is defending well.
Rudskogen 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.
Rudskogen tries to bench press Jasrai off him but Jasrai keeps the position.
Jasrai is looking to take a break and control but Rudskogen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jasrai tries for a kimura but Rudskogen is defending well.
Rudskogen is trying to escape the position but Jasrai is controlling the position.
Rudskogen gets back to half guard.
Rudskogen trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jasrai tries to pass to full mount but Rudskogen defends it.
Jasrai is working hard here to advance position.
Jasrai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jasrai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rudskogen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jasrai trying to control from half guard but Rudskogen is working away.
Jasrai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rudskogen is just riding it out for now. Jasrai eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jasrai trying to pass the guard but Rudskogen defending well.
Jasrai is looking to take a break and control but Rudskogen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jasrai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rudskogen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rudskogen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jasrai pulls his head out easily.
Jasrai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rudskogen!
Rudskogen tries to hold on but Jasrai postures up.
Jasrai goes for an armbar but Rudskogen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rudskogen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jasrai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jasrai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Rudskogen 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jasrai or perhaps it was just good defense by Rudskogen, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rudskogen! But no joy.
Jasrai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rudskogen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jasrai somewhat.
Jasrai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rudskogen avoids it really well and circles away.
And Rudskogen responds with a good body kick, but Jasrai manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonor Jasrai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudskogen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rudskogen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasrai shoots in for a takedown but Rudskogen shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jasrai.
Jasrai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rudskogen finds it's way round the side to connect with Jasrai's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasrai 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.
Rudskogen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jasrai if he has to take too many more of those.
Jasrai tries for a takedown but Rudskogen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rudskogen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jasrai manages to avoid it.
Jasrai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rudskogen sprawls well. Rudskogen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jasrai gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rudskogen.
Jasrai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rudskogen.
Nice body kick from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands a jab to Jasrai's midsection.
Rudskogen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rudskogen stuffs the takedown.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rudskogen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jasrai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rudskogen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jasrai blocks it well.
Jasrai misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rudskogen counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Jasrai moves out of range.
Rudskogen scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudskogen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rudskogen connects with a high kick.
Jasrai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rudskogen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jasrai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rudskogen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rudskogen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jasrai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rudskogen counters with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rudskogen as Jasrai shoots in.
Rudskogen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rudskogen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rudskogen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jasrai tries for a takedown but Rudskogen circles away easily
and Jasrai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rudskogen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jasrai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rudskogen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Rudskogen.
Nice body kick there by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a leg kick which misses Jasrai's front leg but catches the back leg as Jasrai tries to avoid it.
Jasrai takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Rudskogen. No joy for Jasrai on that attempt.
Rudskogen scoring well with a low kick there.
Rudskogen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jasrai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rudskogen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jasrai takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Rudskogen slams his shin into Jasrai's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen connects with a solid leg kick.
Rudskogen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jasrai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rudskogen lands with a shot to the body.
Rudskogen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rudskogen clobbers Jasrai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jasrai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rudskogen can pounce on him.
Jon Rudskogen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jasrai shoots in and drives through. Rudskogen sprawls well.
Jasrai backing away here, and Rudskogen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rudskogen feints and then cracks Jasrai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jasrai down.
Jasrai tries for a takedown but Rudskogen circles away easily
and Rudskogen counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rudskogen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jasrai has his takedown stuffed
and Rudskogen 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.
Jon Rudskogen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rudskogen cracks the inside of Jasrai's front leg.
Jasrai fails with the takedown.
Rudskogen cracks a nice hook into Jasrai's ribs.
Jasrai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jasrai avoids the body shot from Rudskogen.
Jasrai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rudskogen counters with a nice body kick.
Jasrai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rudskogen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonor Jasrai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jasrai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rudskogen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jasrai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rudskogen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jasrai somewhat.
Rudskogen feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasrai with a poor takedown
and Rudskogen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Rudskogen.
Jasrai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rudskogen as he avoids it easily.
Rudskogen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jasrai moves out of range of the body kick.
Rudskogen lands with a nice body kick.
Jasrai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rudskogen.
Jasrai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rudskogen.
Jasrai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rudskogen pinned against the cage. Rudskogen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rudskogen throws a leg kick which misses Jasrai's front leg but catches the back leg as Jasrai tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a body kick.
Rudskogen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jasrai takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jasrai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rudskogen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jasrai closes the distance and clinches up with Rudskogen, looking for a takedown. Jasrai pushes Rudskogen against the cage but Rudskogen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jasrai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jasrai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rudskogen regains half guard.
Rudskogen won't allow Jasrai to pass to mount.
Rudskogen is trying to get back to full guard.
Rudskogen gets back to full guard.
Rudskogen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jasrai should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rudskogen has tightened it up now! Jasrai should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jon Rudskogen!
Our winner, Jon Rudskogen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 2903 p4p, 240 weight class) and George Steve Jr (ranked 3779 p4p, 301 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve Jr.
De Andrade is looking to clinch but Steve Jr is avoiding it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Steve Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Andrade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Andrade works on Steve Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Andrade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve Jr cracks De Andrade with a nice body shot.
Steve Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Andrade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steve Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade scores with a shoulder strike.
De Andrade is working Steve Jr over against the cage.
De Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve Jr stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Steve Jr as the two fighters clinch.
De Andrade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steve Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
De Andrade prevents Steve Jr from breaking the clinch.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade gets underhooks to prevent Steve Jr's takedown attempt.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Steve Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Andrade prevents it.
De Andrade blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Nice body punch from De Andrade - that landed with a thud.
De Andrade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve Jr looks winded!
Steve Jr is looking to control De Andrade's arms but De Andrade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve Jr has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Andrade.
De Andrade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from De Andrade.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Andrade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but De Andrade blocks it.
De Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve Jr.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve Jr! But no joy.
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
De Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
It looked like De Andrade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a double jab
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr digs a good hook to De Andrade's body.
De Andrade swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
George Steve Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade feints a jab promting Steve Jr to slip. De Andrade then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steve Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve Jr with the counter takedown but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands with a nice combination. Steve Jr backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr misses with a hook.
De Andrade throws a big counter combination but Steve Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Andrade lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Andrade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Jr misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a two punch combo.
Steve Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that round.
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.
De Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve Jr digs a good hook to De Andrade's body.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with some punches.
De Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Steve Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Andrade to the ground. Steve Jr is now in De Andrade's guard.
De Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve Jr can do to turn this around?
Steve Jr has gone for a leg lock! De Andrade slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steve Jr's guard.
Steve Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Andrade wanted to stand there but Steve Jr had control of the position.
Steve Jr wants to get back to his feet but De Andrade passes into half guard.
De Andrade stands up out of the half guard.
De Andrade scores with a one two! Steve Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Steve Jr misses
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Andrade pinned against the cage. De Andrade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steve Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve Jr misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from De Andrade. No joy for Steve Jr on that attempt.
As Steve Jr looks to move away, De Andrade throws a big counter combo but Steve Jr just gets out of the way.
De Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr throws a series of punches but De Andrade avoids them all with ease.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Steve Jr takes a swing at De Andrade's ribcage but misses.
De Andrade lands a jab to the nose.
Steve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
De Andrade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade lands a left and a right that send Steve Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. De Andrade thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steve Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Steve Jr! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kortig (ranked 7101 p4p, 614 weight class) and Taskill Leofwine (ranked 4220 p4p, 507 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taskill Leofwine!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leofwine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kortig is just out of range.
It looked like Kortig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leofwine scores with a jab. Kortig acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kortig misses with a straight left.
Leofwine feints the counter takedown.
Leofwine misses with a wild combination.
Kortig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kortig punishes Leofwine's body with a nice straight punch.
Leofwine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kortig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leofwine scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Taskill Leofwine has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortig takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kortig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kortig sends Leofwine crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kortig is motioning to the referee to let Leofwine up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Leofwine is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortig fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Leofwine out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Robert Kortig !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Nova (ranked 1666 p4p, 189 weight class) and Matt Askren (ranked 2640 p4p, 287 weight class). Neo Nova could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Askren's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Askren!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Askren has Nova up against the cage in a clinch.
Nova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Askren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nova or not.
Nova breaks the clinch.
Nova takes one on the button.
Askren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Askren takes a swing at Nova's ribcage but misses.
Nova is looking to counter punch.
Askren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nova sprawls well initially but Askren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nova trying to control from the bottom.
Nova looking for submissions off his back.
Nova looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Askren winds up and cracks Nova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Askren.
Nova tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Nova is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tip of the Spear, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Askren is keen to just control but Nova is a slippery customer.
Nova tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Askren is keen to just control but Nova is a slippery customer.
Nova is looking for a sweep. Askren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nova wants to get back to full guard but Askren has passed into side control.
Askren trying to control the action but Nova is working from the bottom.
Nova is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nova can't do much from the bottom here.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nova to see if he's OK.
Askren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nova some visible discomfort.
Nova sneaks back into half guard.
Nova moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nova is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Askren defends well.
Askren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nova working for a triangle but Askren defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova looking to control.
Askren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Askren avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Askren lands a couple of elbows.
Askren landing with the ground and pound.
Askren is posturing up here but Nova has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Askren tries to roll out but it's too tight and Askren has to tap! Slick submission there by Nova!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neo Nova!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 1161 p4p, 138 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 2164 p4p, 252 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mullin takes one on the button.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Mullin looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mullin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a nice right hand that sends Mullin toppling to the canvas! Mullin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rodriguez finish him?!
Mullin is rocked!
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!
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mullin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Mullin looks winded!
Mullin walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Mullin limp body while Rodriguez jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Rodriguez!
Ryan Rodriguez retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Ryan Rodriguez 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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