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WPFC 50 - We're Coming PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 2918 p4p, 345 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 1295 p4p, 175 weight class). Knox has chosen You're Going Down | Sick Puppies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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8 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Lawrence attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawrence's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox punishes Lawrence's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawrence off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
Knox jabs at Lawrence's body.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawrence shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lawrence is working for a submission of some sort.
Lawrence landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lawrence tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Lawrence slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence is pushing down on Knox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knox is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawrence has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawrence has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawrence is working for a kimura but Knox is defending it quite comfortably.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Lawrence has control of the leg.
Lawrence is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knox is just riding it out for now. Lawrence eventually gives up the hold.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
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.
Knox is doing well to control the position and prevent Lawrence from advancing to side control.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knox pulls Lawrence in close to prevent any damage.
Knox is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox dips to his left and cracks Lawrence with an uppercut!
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lawrence haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knox defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Knox is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
Knox holding on.
Knox on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lawrence tries for a kimura but Knox is defending well.
Lawrence sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Knox is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Knox has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lawrence but great work by Knox.
A lull in the action here as Knox stalls from top position.
Lawrence tries to improve position but can't.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.
Knox taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
Knox just content to control the position.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Knox controlling the position from side mount.
Lawrence looking for a sweep but Knox has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Knox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Lawrence sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Knox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lawrence is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Malachi Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aramis Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Lawrence with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox works Lawrence's body with a nice hook.
Lawrence drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawrence gets the takedown into side control.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
Lawrence working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox isn't going anywhere.
Knox is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knox is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
Knox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Lawrence is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lawrence.
Knox controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox wants to control but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura here.
Knox keeping hold of Lawrence's head, controlling as best he can.
Let's hope that Knox has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Knox trying to hold on to Lawrence's head to control him but Lawrence postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox gets full guard.
Knox is pulling down on Lawrence's head to control his posture.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox pulls Lawrence in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knox throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight left.
No luck for Lawrence with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Lawrence closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawrence off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aramis Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
An out of breath Aramis Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 1376 p4p, 184 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 2841 p4p, 337 weight class). 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri moves into the clinch.
Entreri takes a shot to the head.
McDonald has Entreri pushed against the cage.
Entreri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Entreri avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
A hook to the body from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Entreri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald lands a left hand.
McDonald stalls.
A bit of stalling here from McDonald.
Entreri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Entreri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Entreri rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Entreri has had enough of the clinch but McDonald keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri breaks the clinch.
Entreri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
Entreri connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Entreri throws a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Entreri.
Entreri lands with a kick to the ribs.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Entreri moved away.
It looked like Entreri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entreri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDonald connects with a jab.
Entreri doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
Entreri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Entreri throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McDonald 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Entreri avoids them all with ease.
Entreri swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Entreri.
Entreri throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Entreri scores with a nice body kick.
Entreri darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
Entreri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Entreri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDonald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Entreri is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
McDonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
Entreri throws a lazy body kick
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald 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.
Entreri throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Entreri.
McDonald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick from Entreri lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Entreri throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Entreri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Entreri 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Entreri throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Entreri checks a leg kick.
McDonald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Entreri throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri scores with a spinning back kick!
Entreri misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Entreri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Entreri swinging wildly here.
Entreri scores with a head kick. McDonald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Entreri.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entreri throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Entreri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from McDonald misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McDonald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonald avoids the head kick by Entreri.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As McDonald looks to move away, Entreri throws a big counter combo but McDonald just gets out of the way.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
David McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Entreri counters with a series of strikes. McDonald will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Entreri moved away.
Entreri throws a quick counter head kick but McDonald was just out of range.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Entreri.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Entreri moves out of range easily.
Entreri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Entreri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from McDonald misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri checks the leg kick.
Entreri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Entreri misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Entreri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Entreri throws a quick counter kick to the body but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald scores with a nice body kick.
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
Entreri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
As McDonald looks to move away, Entreri throws a big counter combo but McDonald just gets out of the way.
Entreri moves out of range of the body kick.
Entreri looks to clinch
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Entreri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Entreri throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald scores with a head kick. Entreri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entreri tries a head kick but it misses.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
Entreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Entreri lands with a kick to the temple. McDonald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Entreri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Entreri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Entreri connects with a jab.
Entreri rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Entreri's elbow.
McDonald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Entreri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Entreri gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the cage.
Entreri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McDonald walks away with a smile on his face. Entreri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEntreri.
Good work by Entreri as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Entreri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Entreri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entreri throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Entreri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Entreri.
Entreri is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Entreri looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Artemis Entreri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Entreri.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Entreri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Entreri avoids it.
A head kick misses from Entreri.
Entreri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Entreri avoids the body shot from McDonald.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Entreri sees coming a mile off.
Entreri tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Entreri avoids them all with ease.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Entreri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Entreri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McDonald avoids the head kick by Entreri.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Entreri moves out of range easily.
Entreri throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Entreri is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Entreri drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Entreri down.
Entreri tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Entreri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Entreri if he has to take too many more of those.
Entreri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald tries a low kick but Entreri avoids it.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Entreri is out of range.
Entreri throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Entreri.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entreri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Artemis Entreri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald takes a kick to the side of the head.
Entreri avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Entreri.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonald! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Entreri's body. Entreri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Entreri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDonald crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Entreri - the referee stops the clock and McDonald gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Entreri. McDonald manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McDonald lands a two punch combo.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Entreri avoids them all with ease.
As McDonald looks to move away, Entreri throws a big counter combo but McDonald just gets out of the way.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Entreri counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McDonald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Entreri moves into the clinch.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Entreri backwards.
Entreri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
Entreri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Entreri lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonald's sensitive parts.
Entreri throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Entreri avoids it well.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Entreri misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Entreri's calf.
McDonald shoots in but Entreri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Entreri.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entreri.
Entreri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entreri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Entreri tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entreri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Entreri avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Entreri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entreri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entreri tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Entreri misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Entreri lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Entreri off balance momentarily.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Entreri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
Entreri tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Artemis Entreri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Entreri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
David McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David McDonald!
David McDonald took some time post fight to say the following; 'I been down... and I've been out... but I'm back, baby! New year, new life!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salazar Di Fuentes (ranked 1531 p4p, 163 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 2633 p4p, 251 weight class). Piotr Rasputin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salazar Di Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin drives through and clinches with Di Fuentes against the cage.
Rasputin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Salazar Di Fuentes has been cut.
I was talking to Di Fuentes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks the elbow strike.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Di Fuentes avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Di Fuentes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Di Fuentes is breathing heavily.
Di Fuentes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rasputin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Di Fuentes managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin stalling the fight.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Di Fuentes.
Di Fuentes avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Di Fuentes pushes off an throws an elbow but Rasputin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Di Fuentes.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin landing knees to the head.
Salazar Di Fuentes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Di Fuentes up against the cage.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasputin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Di Fuentes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rasputin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rasputin effectively controlling the action here.
Rasputin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nice elbow from Rasputin.
Jeez, Salazar Di Fuentes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Salazar Di Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolbee Owens (ranked 2409 p4p, 267 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 2180 p4p, 250 weight class). Owens's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Destroyer. Ivan Ivanov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kolbee Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Owens tries to avoid it but Ivanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Owens to the ground. Owens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Owens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ivanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Owens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kolbee Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov fails to land the takedown.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Owens scores with a jab to the head.
Ivanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Owens avoids it really well and circles away.
Kolbee Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Ivanov.
Owens lands an overhand right.
Ivanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov slips under a jab from Owens.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Owens attempts a counter takedown but Ivanov avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov goes for a takedown attempt but Owens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Owens as he jumps to the side.
Owens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ivanov. Ivanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Owens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanov's hands.
Ivanov closes the distance and pushes Owens back into the cage.
Ivanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ivanov tightens his grip and picks Owens up, before dumping him to the ground. Owens manages to land in guard.
Owens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Owens looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Owens's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanov is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to hit a switch here but Ivanov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Owens there!
Owens is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Owens wants to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Owens is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Owens is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Owens is working to get back to half guard.
Ivanov with the ground and pound from mount.
Owens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Owens is in all sorts of trouble here.
Owens regains half guard.
Owens is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ivanov pulls his head out easily.
Ivanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens is trying to control but can't.
Ivanov is controlling the pace.
Owens moves into full guard.
Owens looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
Owens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ivanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Owens is tightening it up a little... Ivanov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ivanov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ivanov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Owens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kolbee Owens!
After the big win, Kolbee Owens made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Condemned and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 832 p4p, 125 weight class) and Jackson Storm (ranked 983 p4p, 143 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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22
207 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Storm!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Tiramanti throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiramanti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Tiramanti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Tiramanti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiramanti throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Storm has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tiramanti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Tiramanti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Storm.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Tiramanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Storm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Tiramanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Tiramanti moved out of range.
Tiramanti is looking to counter punch.
Storm looks to land a combination. Tiramanti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tiramanti tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws a right hand that misses
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
Storm scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiramanti should have avoided that one.
Tiramanti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Storm throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tiramanti connects with a single shot there.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiramanti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiramanti is looking to counter punch.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Tiramanti misses the jab.
Tiramanti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiramanti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Tiramanti.
A countering left hand to the body from Storm misses.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Tiramanti's shoulder, as Tiramanti tries to avoid the shot.
Tiramanti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiramanti dips to his left and cracks Storm with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Tiramanti moves out of range easily.
Tiramanti 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.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Tiramanti moves away and avoids it.
Tiramanti is looking for a counter combo.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tiramanti misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Storm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Tiramanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Tiramanti tries to counter by clinching up but Storm breaks away and moves out of range.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm slips a straight right by Tiramanti.
Storm throws out a counter right but Tiramanti avoids it with no problem.
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cesare Tiramanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm tries to land a leg kick but Tiramanti saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook
and Tiramanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm lands a jab to the head.
Storm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm moves away from the strike by Tiramanti.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Tiramanti slips the punch.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti throws a big counter combination but Storm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with a straight left.
It looked like Tiramanti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Storm blocks a jab.
Tiramanti slips under a jab.
Tiramanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiramanti throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Jackson Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Storm off the cage and back into range.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Tiramanti ducks down to avoid it.
Tiramanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm cracks the inside of Tiramanti's front leg.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Tiramanti's head but Tiramanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiramanti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Storm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiramanti doesn't seem phased though.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiramanti missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Tiramanti cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiramanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Storm swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Storm manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Storm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tiramanti will feel that in the morning.
Tiramanti misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Storm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Storm backs up against the cage.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Storm.
Tiramanti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cesare Tiramanti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiramanti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiramanti lands a jab to the head.
Tiramanti misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Tiramanti walks into a straight right hand from Storm.
Tiramanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm cracks Tiramanti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Tiramanti saw that one coming.
Tiramanti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Tiramanti.
Nice shot lands for Storm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiramanti is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Tiramanti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Tiramanti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiramanti misses with a double jab
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Tiramanti.
A big left from Storm misses.
Tiramanti is looking for a counter combo.
Storm throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiramanti counters with a series of strikes. Storm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Tiramanti seems to have got his legs back now.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm with a hook.
Tiramanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
As Storm looks to move away, Tiramanti throws a big counter combo but Storm just gets out of the way.
Tiramanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm digs a good body shot into Tiramanti's ribs.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Tiramanti counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiramanti.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiramanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Tiramanti's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiramanti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Tiramanti.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Tiramanti moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti scores with a shot to the body.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Tiramanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiramanti rushes Storm with punches - Storm moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Storm goes down! Tiramanti follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Tiramanti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Showtime Sitsongrit (ranked 607 p4p, 76 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 1327 p4p, 160 weight class). Darren Dixon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 Rio de Janeiro, Showtime Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Dixon throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dixon moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Dixon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dixon.
Dixon throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dixon blocks the body kick.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Showtime Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Dixon's head.
Dixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Dixon's leg but Dixon calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with the body kick
and Dixon counters with a series of strikes. Sitsongrit will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Showtime Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Dixon pulls guard effortlessly.
Sitsongrit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dixon!
Sitsongrit looking to control but Dixon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dixon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sitsongrit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sitsongrit is working for a guillotine from mount but Dixon frees his head quite easily.
Dixon is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Sitsongrit extends the arm and Dixon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Showtime Sitsongrit!
Showtime Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Showtime Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Darren Dixon spoke after the fight, saying 'Massive scrotum!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Bergeron (ranked 662 p4p, 80 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 678 p4p, 82 weight class). Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Harrison Bergeron has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harrison Bergeron seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Bergeron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue 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.
Bergeron misses with a hook.
Inoue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bergeron circles away quickly and effectively.
Inoue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inoue has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bergeron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bergeron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inoue slips a straight right by Bergeron.
Inoue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergeron moves away.
Bergeron thuds a left hand into Inoue's body.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoue.
Bergeron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergeron moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergeron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bergeron thows a leg kick but Inoue checks it
and Inoue counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergeron can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Inoue.
Bergeron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bergeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bergeron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kaiji Inoue has been cut.
Inoue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inoue lands a knee to the head.
Inoue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergeron throws an elbow that misses.
Inoue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inoue lands with a light punch inside.
Bergeron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bergeron tries a body shot but Inoue blocks it.
Bergeron tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inoue smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Bergeron.
Bergeron throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergeron works Inoue's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergeron 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.
Inoue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergeron manages to avoid it.
Bergeron throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Inoue lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron scores with a hook to the body. Inoue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Inoue slips under a jab from Bergeron.
Despite the aggression on Inoue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bergeron scores with a body shot.
Bergeron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bergeron avoids the head kick by Inoue.
Inoue throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Bergeron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Inoue.
Bergeron throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inoue throws out a counter right but Bergeron avoids it with no problem.
Inoue shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergeron. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inoue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bergeron looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Inoue looks to land a left hand but Bergeron moved out of range nicely.
Bergeron lands with a cross.
Bergeron misses with a wild body shot.
Bergeron works Inoue's body with a nice hook.
Bergeron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bergeron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inoue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Inoue misses.
Bergeron is looking to counter punch.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Inoue.
Inoue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inoue slips a jab from Bergeron.
Inoue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergeron.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergeron.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron throws a big shot that misses.
Bergeron misses with a straight left.
Inoue misses with a looping left.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bergeron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inoue.
Inoue moves out of range as Bergeron strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Inoue throws a leg kick that misses.
Bergeron lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Inoue.
Inoue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergeron. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Inoue misses with a few strikes there.
Bergeron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
Bergeron misses the shot to the body.
Inoue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue takes the fight into the clinch.
Bergeron lands an uppercut.
Bergeron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue lands an elbow just above Bergeron 's eye.
Inoue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bergeron's defenses.
Inoue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bergeron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inoue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bergeron can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergeron lands an elbow that stopped Inoue in his tracks for a moment.
Bergeron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inoue just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Bergeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue blocks an elbow strike from Bergeron.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergeron.
Inoue tries to work over Bergeron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harrison Bergeron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bergeron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inoue.
Inoue stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inoue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Inoue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bergeron misses the jab.
Bergeron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Bergeron moves out of range easily.
Inoue tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergeron is able to avoid easily.
Bergeron swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron scores with a hook to the body. Inoue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Inoue throws a low kick but Bergeron moves out of range easily.
Inoue throws a lazy right hand but Bergeron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bergeron throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergeron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue rushes Bergeron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Bergeron.
Inoue is leaning against Bergeron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Inoue lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Bergeron.
Inoue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bergeron's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bergeron avoids it.
Bergeron misses with a body punch.
Bergeron lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Bergeron.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Bergeron shrugs off.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
Nice body punch from Inoue.
A short right from Inoue on the inside.
Bergeron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Inoue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergeron pushes off an throws an elbow but Inoue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergeron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Bergeron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bergeron breaks from the clinch.
Bergeron misses with a wild body shot.
Inoue misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergeron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bergeron scores with a body shot.
Harrison Bergeron is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergeron misses the shot to the body.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergeron checks a leg kick.
Inoue throws the left hand but Bergeron avoids the punch easily.
Inoue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bergeron misses its target.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergeron misses with an uppercut.
Inoue cracks the inside of Bergeron's front leg.
Bergeron looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Inoue slips under a jab from Bergeron.
Bergeron missing with a left hand there. Inoue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergeron. That's going to slow Inoue down.
Bergeron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue is looking to clinch but Bergeron is avoiding it.
Inoue clinches.
Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bergeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergeron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergeron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergeron.
Inoue misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergeron.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Bergeron shrugs off.
Inoue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergeron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue prevents Bergeron from breaking the clinch.
Bergeron is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bergeron is trying to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling him.
Bergeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Bergeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bergeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bergeron misses with a body punch.
Bergeron throws an elbow that misses.
Inoue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Inoue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bergeron's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bergeron.
Bergeron decides to pull guard.
Bergeron working a defensive guard here.
Inoue wants to stand but Bergeron has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bergeron looking to control.
Bergeron is really struggling to control Inoue but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Inoue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bergeron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaiji Inoue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Bergeron was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inoue.
Inoue misses the shot to the body.
Inoue pushes Bergeron up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Bergeron tries for a takedown. No joy.
Inoue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Inoue prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
Bergeron misses with some punches.
Bergeron tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Bergeron back against the cage.
Inoue blocks an elbow strike.
Bergeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergeron misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue prevents a body shot from Bergeron.
Bergeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inoue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Inoue has clasped his hands together around Bergeron's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Bergeron is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bergeron wants to control but Inoue postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue stands up and beckons Bergeron to his feet.
Bergeron misses with a straight left.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Inoue throws a leg kick which misses Bergeron's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergeron tries to avoid it.
Bergeron connects with a single shot there.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Inoue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bergeron, pushing him back against the cage.
Inoue struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergeron controls his hands.
Inoue has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bergeron regains guard immediately.
Bergeron trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron looking for subs off his back but Inoue has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bergeron trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Inoue manages to pass to mount!
Inoue stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inoue finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bergeron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inoue.
Bergeron lands a jab to the head.
Bergeron misses with a straight left.
Inoue connects with a solid leg kick.
Bergeron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inoue doesn't seem bothered though.
Inoue avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Inoue.
Inoue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Inoue closes the distance and clinches.
Bergeron pushes off an throws an elbow but Inoue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergeron tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergeron tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Bergeron back against the cage.
Bergeron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bergeron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Inoue is leaning against Bergeron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergeron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bergeron misses with some punches.
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Inoue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergeron lands an uppercut.
A short right from Inoue.
Bergeron lands a left hand.
Inoue dodges an elbow strike from Bergeron.
A short right from Inoue.
Inoue misses with the head strike.
Inoue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bergeron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
Bergeron takes a shot to the head.
Inoue blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Inoue.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Bergeron.
Bergeron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiji Inoue really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bergeron lands with a shot to the body.
Inoue lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergeron off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergeron. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Inoue tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Inoue doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Inoue checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bergeron is looking to wear down Inoue with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bergeron tries to bum rush Inoue with a series of wild strikes but Inoue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoue cracks the inside of Bergeron's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergeron misses with a wild body shot.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Bergeron ducks under a wild hook from Inoue.
Inoue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue lands a leg kick that knocks Bergeron off balance momentarily.
Bergeron 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.
Bergeron scores with a jab to the head.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergeron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bergeron misses with a wild body shot.
Bergeron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Inoue.
Inoue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Inoue.
A jab from Bergeron misses.
Inoue wants to counter with a clinch but Bergeron pushes him away.
Bergeron moves away from the strike by Inoue.
Bergeron swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bergeron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Inoue connects with the punch.
Inoue throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bergeron's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergeron throws a looping overhand right but Inoue ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergeron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergeron defending well as Inoue loads up on a big left hand.
Inoue takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Inoue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergeron is out of range.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bergeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue tries a quick counter leg kick but Bergeron is wise to it.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Bergeron moved away.
Bergeron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inoue.
Bergeron misses with a straight left.
Bergeron digs a good body shot into Inoue's ribs.
The fighters circling - Bergeron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inoue throws a leg kick that misses.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Inoue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inoue cracks Bergeron with an open hand slap.
Bergeron staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Bergeron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergeron throws a looping overhand right but Inoue ducks down to avoid it.
Bergeron throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergeron is just out of range.
Inoue misses with an uppercut. Bergeron saw that one coming.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue slips under a jab from Bergeron.
Bergeron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inoue.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bergeron throws a big shot that misses.
Inoue throws a wild body kick that Bergeron sees coming a mile off.
Bergeron misses with a looping left.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inoue, right into the meat.
Inoue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergeron throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue defending well as Bergeron loads up on a big left hand.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron throws the left hand but Inoue avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue wants to clinch.
Inoue clinches up with Bergeron and pushes him back against the cage.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Inoue.
Bergeron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inoue misses with a punch to the body.
Bergeron working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergeron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kaiji Inoue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergeron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Inoue counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergeron loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Inoue tries a low kick but Bergeron avoids it.
Bergeron lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Inoue - just one landing.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Inoue lands a leg kick that knocks Bergeron off balance momentarily.
Inoue staying out of range there.
Inoue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Inoue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inoue moves out of range as Bergeron strikes.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Bergeron tries to keep at a distance but Inoue has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
Nice body punch from Inoue - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Inoue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Inoue lands an elbow inside.
Bergeron tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inoue smiles and moves away.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Bergeron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Inoue misses with a hook. Bergeron ducked under it nicely.
Bergeron moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoue tries to clinch up.
Inoue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergeron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inoue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergeron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bergeron misses with an uppercut. Inoue saw that one coming.
Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergeron was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue.
It looked like Bergeron was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inoue.
Inoue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergeron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Bergeron was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inoue.
Bergeron throws a low kick, looking for Inoue's leg but Inoue calmly moves out of range.
Inoue only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Inoue tries to clinch up.
Inoue on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bergeron scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harrison Bergeron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergeron just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergeron misses with a looping left.
Bergeron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Inoue can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Bergeron misses its intended target.
Inoue counters with a body kick.
Bergeron misses with a hook. Inoue ducked under it nicely.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Bergeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Inoue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inoue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergeron. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergeron avoids the body shot from Inoue.
Inoue bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Inoue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Inoue throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergeron. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Bergeron.
Bergeron swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bergeron throws a series of punches but Inoue avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue thuds his right hand into Bergeron's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Inoue feints and then cracks Bergeron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bergeron down.
Inoue takes one to the side of the head.
Inoue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergeron connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Bergeron throws a looping overhand right but Inoue ducks down to avoid it.
Inoue tries a quick counter leg kick but Bergeron is wise to it.
Inoue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inoue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inoue, right into the meat.
Inoue scores with a head kick. Bergeron tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergeron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inoue has closed the distance and engaged Bergeron in a clinch.
Inoue lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bergeron backwards.
Bergeron lands an elbow just above Inoue 's eye.
Bergeron scores with a shot to the side of Inoue's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Inoue lands an uppercut.
Bergeron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergeron.
Inoue lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergeron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Bergeron.
Inoue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bergeron's defenses.
Bergeron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Bergeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bergeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergeron managing to block the knees to the body from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bergeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Bergeron.
Bergeron pushes off an throws an elbow but Inoue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergeron dodges an elbow strike from Inoue.
Bergeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergeron blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiji Inoue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inoue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiji Inoue!
Kaiji Inoue is the new lightweight champion!
Kaiji Inoue really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius Jr (ranked 734 p4p, 86 weight class) and Augustin Cauchy (ranked 1520 p4p, 161 weight class). Gravius Jr comes to the cage accompanied by No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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287 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustin Cauchy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravius Jr swings for the body but Cauchy moves out of range.
Gravius Jr has managed to clinch.
Gravius Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cauchy is trying to pull guard but Gravius Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cauchy tries to pull guard but Gravius Jr won't allow it.
Cauchy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gravius Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cauchy is trying to pull guard but Gravius Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Sellus Gravius Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustin Cauchy.
Cauchy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cauchy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gravius Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cauchy backwards.
Gravius Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cauchy backwards.
Cauchy tries to pull guard but Gravius Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Cauchy drops back down to his feet.
Cauchy jumps guard.
Gravius Jr wants to get up but he can't break Cauchy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cauchy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cauchy being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Cauchy stays in close to Gravius Jr's body and controls the position.
Gravius Jr keeping moving, preventing Cauchy from controlling successfully.
Cauchy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gravius Jr keeping moving, preventing Cauchy from controlling successfully.
Cauchy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cauchy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gravius Jr keeping moving, preventing Cauchy from controlling successfully.
Gravius Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cauchy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cauchy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gravius Jr is keeping the position for now.
Cauchy stopping the sweep attempt from Gravius Jr.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cauchy looking to sit in guard and control but Gravius Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gravius Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cauchy is trying to keep Gravius Jr in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gravius Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cauchy working for a triangle but Gravius Jr defends it easily.
Cauchy pulls Gravius Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Gravius Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cauchy pushes a forearm under Gravius Jr's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gravius Jr is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustin Cauchy!
After the fight, Augustin Cauchy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 1241 p4p, 137 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 1406 p4p, 151 weight class). Neves comes to the cage accompanied by Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso. Bruno Neves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves lands with a shot to the body.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neves lands with a hook. St Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
St Stone moves into the clinch.
Neves pulls guard successfully.
St Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Neves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Stone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Stone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves is looking for a triangle but St Stone pushes his legs off easily.
St Stone is pushing down on Neves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Neves is fighting to maintain full guard but St Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neves looking for submissions off his back.
St Stone is working for a kimura but Neves is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neves is looking for a sweep. St Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Stone pulls his head out easily.
Neves is defending against the submission attempts here by St Stone.
Neves tries to roll over but St Stone keeps him under control.
Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Stone pulls his head out easily.
St Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Neves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Stone wants to pass the guard but Neves is defending well.
Neves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neves actively working from the bottom here.
Neves tries to get to full guard but St Stone has control of the leg.
St Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Neves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Stone is looking to take a break and control but Neves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Stone is looking for a kimura here.
Neves is trying to stand back up but St Stone is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Neves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Stone is looking for a kimura but Neves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Stone to get the leverage.
Neves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Stone is working for a submission of some sort.
Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Stone pulls his head out easily.
Neves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Stone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Stone.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
St Stone wants to control but Neves is keeping him busy.
St Stone stops Neves from getting back to his feet.
Neves is staying active underneath St Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Stone pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Stone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neves sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus St Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus St Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neves throws a shot to the body.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Stone tries to clinch but Neves moves out of range.
Neves lands a nice shot that snaps St Stone's head back.
St Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Neves keeps it at a distance.
Neves cracks St Stone with an uppercut from hell and St Stone crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Neves's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
St Stone is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Stone's guard.
St Stone is still in real trouble! Can Neves finish him?
Neves performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Neves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Stone 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.
Neves moves nicely into side control.
St Stone is trying to improve his position.
St Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Neves slows the pace down.
St Stone is trying to get back to half guard.
Neves in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Neves works to advance to full mount. St Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Neves stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bruno Neves is winning the standup battle so far.
Neves feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending St Stone crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruno Neves!
After the fight, Bruno Neves was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Nunes (ranked 130 p4p, 17 weight class) and Alexei Babinski (ranked 629 p4p, 73 weight class). Amanda Nunes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Amanda Nunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes.
Babinski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nunes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Babinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babinski misses with a looping left.
Nunes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Babinski manages to circle out of the way.
Nunes throws a body punch but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Nunes.
A nice side step and Babinski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Babinski moves away and avoids it.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nunes tries to clinch up
and Babinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to clinch but Babinski is having none of it.
Nunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babinski's hands.
Babinski throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes blocks a head kick by Babinski.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nunes lands with a shot to the body.
Nunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Babinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nunes swings for the body but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nunes works Babinski's body with a nice hook.
Nunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes misses with a hook to the body
and Babinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Babinski.
Nunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babinski avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Babinski throws a hook to the side of Nunes's head but Nunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nunes throws a body shot but no joy.
As Nunes backs off Babinski throws a huge counter combo but Nunes manages to avoid it all.
Babinski throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes moves out of range easily.
Babinski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a jab to the nose.
Nunes misses with a hook. Babinski ducked under it nicely.
Babinski throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Nunes is looking to counter punch.
Nunes misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Amanda Nunes has been cut.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Babinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amanda Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
It looks like Alexei Babinski has been cut.
Nunes scores with a nice right hand.
Nunes looks to land a body kick but Babinski moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Babinski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nunes tries to clinch but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Babinski seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Nunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nunes throws a leg kick but Babinski moved away.
Babinski throws out a counter right but Nunes avoids it with no problem.
Babinski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Babinski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nunes has got the better of the exchanges.
Babinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Babinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
Nunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Babinski blocks a jab.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nunes throws a hook but Babinski avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski blocks a jab.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Nunes misses
and Babinski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nunes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Babinski seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babinski! But no joy.
Nunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Nunes tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes moves out of range as Babinski strikes.
Babinski throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babinski can do to turn this around?
Nunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babinski, pushing him back against the cage.
Nunes can't find room to land a body shot as Babinski controls the action.
Babinski is trying to break the clinch but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babinski lands a shoulder strike.
Babinski can't find room to land a body shot as Nunes controls the action.
Babinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nunes takes a swing at Babinski's ribcage but misses.
Nunes tries to clinch but Babinski moves out of range.
Nunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babinski moves out of range of the body kick.
Babinski throws out a counter right but Nunes avoids it with no problem.
Nunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nunes scores with a jab to the head.
Nunes misses with an uppercut
and Babinski counters with a straight right hand.
Babinski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babinski, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babinski.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babinski's efforts to push away.
Nunes working aggressively here.
Babinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Babinski.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
Nunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nunes or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babinski breaks the clinch.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Babinski catches Nunes with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nunes forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexei Babinski!
Alexei Babinski is the new heavyweight champion!
Alexei Babinski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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