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Checkmate Contenders 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hollywood Hitter (ranked 24381 p4p, 6977 weight class) and Maris Lakis (ranked 634 p4p, 542 weight class). Hollywood Hitter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hollywood Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maris Lakis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitter closes the distance and clinches.
Lakis jumps guard but Hitter stands there with Lakis around his waist. Lakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitter tries to pull guard but Lakis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitter just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been informed that Lakis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lakis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lakis clinches.
Lakis cracks Hitter with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakis lands a shoulder strike.
Lakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Hitter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hitter passes to side control.
Lakis pushes Hitter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hitter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lakis can't do much from the bottom here.
Hitter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lakis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hitter seems to be working for a kimura but Lakis defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lakis gets back to full guard.
Hitter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hitter has managed to get both his arms back between Lakis's legs - danger averted.
Hitter stands up over Lakis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hitter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hitter has managed to get both his arms back between Lakis's legs - danger averted.
Lakis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hitter is fighting to break Lakis's control of his arms but Lakis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lakis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitter shoots in but no luck this time.
Hitter shoots in for a takedown but Lakis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollywood Hitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lakis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hitter takes a step back to recover.
Hitter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lakis circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lakis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lakis showed some decent athleticism there.
Lakis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lakis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitter is looking for a sweep. Lakis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maris Lakis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lakis shoots in and bounces Hitter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hitter pushes Lakis off and gets back to his feet.
Hitter gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitter trying to control the action but Lakis is working from the bottom.
Hitter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lakis tries to bench press Hitter off him but Hitter keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakis stops Hitter from passing to mount.
Hitter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lakis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nice strikes from Hitter there.
Hitter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lakis is just riding it out for now. Hitter eventually gives up the hold.
Lakis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hitter is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hitter prevents Lakis from improving his position.
Lakis wants to control but Hitter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hitter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Hitter there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hitter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hitter not doing much here.
Hitter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lakis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hitter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakis is doing well to control the position and prevent Hitter from advancing to side control.
Lakis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitter.
Lakis is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lakis thows a body kick. Hitter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lakis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hitter as he avoids it easily.
Hitter keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hitter goes for a double leg but Lakis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lakis continues to drive forward.
Lakis throws a counter combo.
Lakis avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hollywood Hitter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hitter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lakis circles away.
Lakis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lakis moves into range and clinches up with Hitter.
Lakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Lakis finds it's way through Hitter's defenses.
Hitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lakis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hitter shoots in for a double leg but Lakis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hitter shoots in and drives through. Lakis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollywood Hitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Hitter as Lakis shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitter gets tackled into the cage by Lakis. Lakis maintains the clinch.
Lakis lands a takedown into guard.
Hitter wants to sweep here but Lakis controlling him for the moment.
Lakis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hitter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hitter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitter, not yet.
Lakis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hitter is proving hard to escape from.
Lakis stands up from Hitter's guard - Lakis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hitter shoots for a takedown but Lakis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two 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.
Lakis closes the distance and clinches.
Lakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollywood Hitter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lakis defends well and Hitter ends up having to push Lakis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lakis slows down the pace here.
Lakis jumps guard but Hitter stands there with Lakis around his waist. Lakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter blocks the body kick.
Hitter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lakis closes the distance and clinches up with Hitter, looking for a takedown. Lakis pushes Hitter against the cage but Hitter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hitter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lakis manages to circle out of the way.
Lakis throws a sloppy head kick and Hitter moves out of range easily.
Hitter tries to counter by clinching up but Lakis breaks away and moves out of range.
Hitter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lakis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maris Lakis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Lakis avoids them all with ease.
Hitter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lakis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hitter was covering up waiting for the punch and Lakis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hitter controls Lakis momentarily but Lakis frees himself.
Lakis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakis stopping the sweep attempt from Hitter.
Lakis stays in close to Hitter's body and controls the position.
Hitter has Lakis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lakis trying to control but Hitter is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lakis tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitter is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maris Lakis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lakis 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maris Lakis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Pallero (ranked 4685 p4p, 3805 weight class) and Gilberto Silva (ranked 523 p4p, 455 weight class). Henry Pallero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Pallero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pallero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Pallero.
Pallero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pallero misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pallero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tests Pallero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gilberto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a combination. Pallero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a right and a left that Pallero avoids nicely.
Silva digs a good hook to Pallero's body.
Pallero misses with a left hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallero misses with a hook.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pallero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pallero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pallero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pallero throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pallero pushes him off.
Pallero misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallero throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pallero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Pallero should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva slips under a jab.
Pallero walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws out a counter right but Pallero avoids it with no problem.
Pallero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Pallero tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pallero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pallero is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Pallero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands the left hand.
Pallero tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pallero misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pallero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Pallero throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pallero misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pallero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pallero misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pallero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva thuds a left hand into Pallero's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pallero.
Silva lands a jab to Pallero's midsection.
Silva tests Pallero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pallero misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Pallero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pallero throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Henry Pallero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva works over Pallero's head and body with a nice combination.
Pallero walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Pallero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pallero 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.
Pallero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Pallero dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Pallero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Pallero.
A clash of legs there as Pallero blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pallero on the side of the head.
Pallero moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva catches Pallero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Pallero backpedaling.
Pallero misses with a hook
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pallero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pallero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pallero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pallero misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Pallero moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Jab by Silva.
Pallero 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.
Silva thuds a left hand into Pallero's body.
Pallero looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pallero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pallero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donk. Pallero catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Pallero down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Pallero back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Pallero is rocked!
Pallero misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pallero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Pallero throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gilberto Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pallero under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Pallero seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pallero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pallero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pallero misses the shot to the body.
Pallero misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pallero misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pallero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pallero at a distance.
Pallero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pallero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva wants to clinch up but Pallero keeps it at a distance.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva cracks Pallero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallero misses with the combination.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pallero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Pallero off the cage and back into range.
Pallero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Pallero walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Pallero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pallero throws a body shot but no joy.
Pallero misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Pallero should have avoided that one.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Pallero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallero throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva drops Pallero with a naaaaasty hook - Pallero is in real trouble here! Silva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 4317 p4p, 3881 weight class) and Yair Rodriguez (ranked 421 p4p, 394 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights (Video Edition)" as his entrance music. Yair Rodriguez 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yair Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugger gets a takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Plugger. Oh but Rodriguez has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Plugger goes limp - he's gone! Rodriguez jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yair Rodriguez !
An intense looking Yair Rodriguez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Wanna thanks my hardcore Fans (Your'll are the best), my sponsors (who believes in me) and my fantastic trainer team.... We are back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Exeudo Oni (ranked 2744 p4p, 3102 weight class) and Nick Gracie (ranked 398 p4p, 440 weight class). 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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Exeudo Oni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Oni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Oni's guard.
Oni is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Oni trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Oni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Oni!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oni looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing that Oni has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Oni is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oni controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Oni manages to pass to side control.
Oni not doing much here.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Oni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oni seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Gracie looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Oni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Oni defends it well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Oni shows good takedown defense.
Exeudo Oni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gracie.
Oni scores with a nice head shot.
Oni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oni content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Exeudo Oni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oni looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oni counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Oni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Oni won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oni pulls guard effortlessly.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Oni is keeping the position.
Oni lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oni tries to get out of the position.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Oni is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Oni is proving a slippery customer.
Oni stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Oni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oni has passed into half guard!
Oni keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Oni is controlling him well.
Gracie wants to control but Oni is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oni trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie is wriggling around but Oni manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie trying to control but Oni postures up.
Oni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Oni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Oni has recovered full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oni 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.
Exeudo Oni dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Oni as Gracie shoots in.
Oni appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Oni circles away easily
and Oni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Exeudo Oni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Oni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Oni controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oni'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oni engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Oni from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Oni clinches up against the cage.
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.
Oni breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oni counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Oni is standing up over Gracie. Gracie looks to escape but Oni dives into side control.
Oni slows the pace down.
Gracie tries to escape but Oni is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oni is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oni presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Oni controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Oni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Exeudo Oni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nick Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Exeudo Oni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Exeudo Oni!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ripper Stallone (ranked 3343 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 344 p4p, 332 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ripper Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stallone closes the distance and clinches up with Manson, looking for a takedown. Stallone pushes Manson against the cage but Manson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stallone looks to score with a jab to the body but Manson is just out of range.
Manson lands a nice looking body shot.
Manson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stallone.
Manson throws out a counter right but Stallone avoids it with no problem.
Manson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manson's corner calls for a 1-2. Manson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stallone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Stallone dives in and scores a takedown into Manson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson looking for a sweep. Not yet Manson, not yet.
Manson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manson managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stallone is aware though and is defending well.
Stallone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stallone wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
Stallone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manson is proving hard to escape from.
Manson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manson stands and throws Stallone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Manson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stallone's legs.
Stallone reaches up around Manson's neck trying to control. But Manson takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Stallone! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Stallone is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Manson celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Manson!
After winning the bout, Charles Manson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Correia (ranked 2938 p4p, 1989 weight class) and Manja Sha (ranked 341 p4p, 239 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manja Sha!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sha throws a shot from downtown. Correia moves away and avoids it.
Sha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Correia in his tracks.
 It looks like Paulo Correia has been cut.
Correia throws a hook but Sha avoids it easily.
Paulo Correia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correia throws a right hand that Sha ducks under and follows up with a left that Sha also avoids with ease.
Sha takes the fight into the clinch.
Sha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Correia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Sha as the two fighters clinch.
Correia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correia misses with the head strike.
Correia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sha fails to land.
Correia stalling against the cage.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sha.
Correia is trying to pull guard but Sha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sha tries a body shot but Correia blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sha.
Sha has a couple of punches blocked by Correia.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correia lands with a left to the head.
Correia gets through Sha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correia.
Correia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Correia tries to work over Sha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sha presses Correia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sha throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sha fails to land.
Sha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sha swings wildly with an uppercut but Correia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sha has a couple of punches blocked by Correia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia struggles to land a body shot inside as Sha controls his hands.
Correia misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sha fails to land.
Correia gets through Sha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sha can't find room to land a body shot as Correia controls the action.
Sha lands a shot to the body.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
Correia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correia lands a left hand.
Sha struggles to land a body shot inside as Correia controls his hands.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sha lands a shoulder strike.
Sha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
Correia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correia struggles to land a body shot inside as Sha controls his hands.
Sha prevents a body shot from Correia.
Correia controlling the action here for a moment.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correia blocks an uppercut.
Sha lands a shoulder strike.
Sha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correia has Sha pushed against the cage.
Correia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Correia blocking some punches.
Sha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sha digs a right hand underneath Correia's ribcage. Correia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correia avoiding damage.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sha misses with some punches.
Correia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correia lands with a left to the head.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correia.
Correia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sha backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sha.
A left hand lands to the body for Correia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manja Sha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Correia'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.
Correia missing with a left hand there. Sha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Correia does no damage.
Sha throws a right hand that misses
and Correia counters with a two punch combo.
Sha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Correia misses with a wild combination.
Sha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha fails to land with a series of punches.
Correia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sha looks to score with a jab to the body but Correia is just out of range.
Sha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Correia and sends Sha crashing to the mat! Correia follows him down to the mat - Sha regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 Sha is rocked!
 It looks like Manja Sha has been cut.
Correia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sha keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correia trying to pass the guard but Sha defending well.
Correia stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Correia trying to control the action but Sha is working from the bottom.
Sha is defending against the submission attempts here by Correia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha won't allow Correia to pass to mount.
Correia stalling.
Correia trying to control from half guard but Sha is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice defenses there by Correia.
Correia misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha keeps the fight on the outside.
Correia is looking to slow Sha down with leg kicks.
Sha dodges the punch combination from Correia.
Correia connects with a crisp jab.
Sha slips under a jab from Correia.
Sha walks into a straight right hand from Correia.
Correia throws a shot from downtown. Sha moves away and avoids it.
Correia ducks under a wild hook from Sha.
Correia throws a leg kick but Sha checks it.
Correia drops Sha with a left right combo! Correia follows him down to the ground into side control.
Sha is still in real trouble! Can Correia finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correia taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha seems to have recovered his senses.
Correia wants to control but Sha is keeping him busy.
Correia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Correia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Correia looking to control but Sha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Correia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Correia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paulo Correia is winning the standup battle so far.
Sha misses the body punch
and Correia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Sha looks to move away, Correia throws a big counter combo but Sha just gets out of the way.
Correia looks to land a combination but Sha avoids it well.
A lazy left from Sha finds it's target.
Correia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sha at a distance.
Sha cracks Correia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sha slips a jab and a cross from Correia.
A little jabbing left from Sha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Correia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sha can do to turn this around?
Correia lands with a nice combination. Sha backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
Sha lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sha is out of range and Correia settles back down.
Sha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Correia needs to keep his hands up - Sha had a free shot at his head there.
Sha rushes Correia and presses him up against the cage.
Sha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sha misses with some punches.
Sha lands with a left to the head.
Sha swings wildly with an uppercut but Correia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correia lands a nice shot to the body.
Sha tries to throw a body punch but Correia avoids it by throwing Sha back against the cage.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
Correia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sha working aggressively here.
Sha lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sha.
Sha tries a body shot but Correia blocks it.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Correia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correia misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sha fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sha swings wildly with an uppercut but Correia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correia looking to slow down the pace here.
Sha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correia decides to pull guard.
Correia pulls Sha in close to prevent any damage.
Correia looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia has a closed guard, preventing Sha from standing up.
Correia is adopting a defensive guard.
Sha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sha preventing the sweep.
Correia pulls Sha in to control the position.
Sha tries to stand but Correia is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sha throws a hook to the side of Correia's head but Correia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Correia throws a big counter combination but Sha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sha throws a poor cross that misses
and Correia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sha. Correia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sha 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.
Sha misses the shot to the body.
Correia tried to score with a low kick but Sha checks it.
Correia jabs Sha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Correia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Correia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sha throws a hook to the side of Correia's head but Correia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sha moves into range and clinches up with Correia.
Correia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correia blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Correia.
I think Correia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Correia!
After the fight, Paulo Correia 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murska (ranked 1630 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Bhishma Chontamenti (ranked 211 p4p, 319 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ispa Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhishma Chontamenti!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska misses with a left hand
and Chontamenti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick but Murska moved away.
Murska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murska connects with the punch.
Chontamenti fakes the leg kick and cracks Murska in the body.
Chontamenti throws a chopping leg kick but Murska manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murska throwing a counter right hand but Chontamenti manages to avoid it.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chontamenti was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Chontamenti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chontamenti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murska defends it nicely.
Murska tried to counter with a leg kick but Chontamenti avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska is looking to slow Chontamenti down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Chontamenti that sends Murska to the canvas. Murska tries to scramble back to his feet but Chontamenti brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Ispa Murska has been cut.
Murska is looking to regain half guard here but Chontamenti keeps moving and retains side control.
Murska struggling a bit here.
Murska is looking to regain half guard here but Chontamenti keeps moving and retains side control.
Chontamenti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murska keeps working.
Murska is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chontamenti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murska tries to buck Chontamenti off but Chontamenti is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murska is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chontamenti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chontamenti is trying to work for a kimura but Murska is defending well.
Chontamenti wants to control but Murska is keeping him busy.
Murska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chontamenti is fighting to break Murska's control of his arms but Murska is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chontamenti wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
Chontamenti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murska is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti working a defensive guard here.
Chontamenti looking for a guillotine here but Murska defends easily.
Murska controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chontamenti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murska defends it easily.
Murska tries to free his leg and advance position but Chontamenti is retaining full guard.
Chontamenti being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murska has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bhishma Chontamenti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Murska's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
Murska looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murska misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti misses with a head kick.
Chontamenti looks to throw a body kick
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
Chontamenti lands a leg kick that knocks Murska off balance momentarily.
Chontamenti shoots in and drives through. Murska sprawls well.
That kick from Chontamenti tenderised Murska's leg. Murska is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bhishma Chontamenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhishma Chontamenti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murska looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chontamenti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murska keeps working.
Murska gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chontamenti is thwarting Murska's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murska!
Murska is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chontamenti controlling from mount.
Chontamenti prevents Murska from getting the reversal.
Chontamenti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murska is squirming around, avoiding Chontamenti's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murska keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chontamenti tries to control but Murska wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska tries to reverse the position but Chontamenti maintains control.
Chontamenti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Murska is on top in guard.
Murska controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chontamenti working for a triangle but Murska defends it easily.
Chontamenti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chontamenti trying to control the position.
Chontamenti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murska passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti struggling a bit here.
Murska is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chontamenti's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chontamenti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murska working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murska controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chontamenti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murska takes a little break here. Chontamenti wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chontamenti wants to control but Murska postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bhishma Chontamenti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ispa Murska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick from Chontamenti lands but Murska takes it in his stride.
Chontamenti throws a shot to the body.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Murska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick that misses.
Chontamenti connects with a crisp jab.
Murska checks a low kick from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick lands for Murska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Murska counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bhishma Chontamenti has been cut.
Murska takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chontamenti counters with a thumping low kick.
Chontamenti misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Murska was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chontamenti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Murska.
Murska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chontamenti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chontamenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chontamenti motions for Murska to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti looks to score with a jab to the body but Murska is just out of range.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murska.
Murska takes a swing at Chontamenti's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Chontamenti.
Murska avoids the body shot from Chontamenti.
Murska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murska throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
Murska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chontamenti.
Ispa Murska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chontamenti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murska is rocked!
Chontamenti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murska rather than just go for the knockout.
Chontamenti connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Murska out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bhishma Chontamenti!
Bhishma Chontamenti very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between NoBrain Mentally (ranked 1463 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 223 p4p, 253 weight class). Mentally's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Havana. Ispa Perkele 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, NoBrain Mentally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele works Mentally's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Mentally does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mentally feints a jab promting Perkele to slip. Mentally then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkele slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Mentally fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mentally looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Mentally misses with a body shot.
Mentally avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Mentally doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Mentally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Mentally.
Mentally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mentally darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mentally presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mentally fails to land.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Mentally.
Mentally pushes Perkele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Mentally has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele has Mentally pushed against the cage.
Mentally struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Mentally misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mentally misses with a body punch.
Perkele is working Mentally over against the cage.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mentally misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Mentally tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Mentally goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentally throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Mentally struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Mentally.
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!
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mentally misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mentally presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkele effectively controlling the action here.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Mentally.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mentally throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele tries to work over Mentally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mentally can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Perkele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mentally misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Perkele.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentally lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Mentally uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkele.
It looks like NoBrain Mentally has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele is working Mentally over against the cage.
Perkele gets through Mentally's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
Mentally tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Mentally's ribcage. Mentally let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mentally blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Mentally backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mentally is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkele tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mentally scores with a nice strike.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele throws a body punch but Mentally moves out of range.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mentally takes one on the button.
Mentally looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Mentally tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mentally darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Mentally misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele tries a body shot but Mentally blocks it.
Perkele presses Mentally against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mentally has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mentally.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mentally is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perkele lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mentally to his knees! Perkele keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
A very excited looking Ispa Perkele rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kalcevski (ranked 1677 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Jonty Egburt (ranked 229 p4p, 238 weight class). Jonty Egburt looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kalcevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonty Egburt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalcevski tests Egburt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egburt stalling in the clinch but Kalcevski improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalcevski.
Kalcevski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Egburt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kalcevski.
Kalcevski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalcevski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalcevski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalcevski misses with some punches.
Kalcevski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egburt backwards.
Egburt misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalcevski.
Kalcevski lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalcevski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalcevski swings wildly with an uppercut but Egburt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalcevski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egburt backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egburt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalcevski gets through Egburt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalcevski has a couple of punches blocked by Egburt.
Kalcevski misses with some punches.
Kalcevski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Egburt blocking some punches.
Egburt can't find room to land a body shot as Kalcevski controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalcevski.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Kalcevski on the inside.
Kalcevski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalcevski has a couple of punches blocked by Egburt.
Egburt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalcevski lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egburt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalcevski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalcevski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalcevski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egburts head.
Kalcevski lands a nice uppercut.
Kalcevski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalcevski misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalcevski.
Kalcevski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kalcevski.
Egburt working aggressively here.
Kalcevski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalcevski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egburt struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalcevski controls his hands.
Kalcevski lands a left hand.
Kalcevski lands a left hand.
Kalcevski lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Egburt.
Kalcevski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egburt backwards.
Egburt is rocked!
Egburt looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalcevski.
Egburt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalcevski finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalcevski lands a hook that snaps the head of Egburt backwards.
Kalcevski lands with a light punch inside.
Kalcevski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Egburt with a big uppercut! Egburt tries to clinch up but Kalcevski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Egburt to the mat! Egburt covers up and Kalcevski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Kalcevski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott Tribute (ranked 1466 p4p, 829 weight class) and Brian Snow (ranked 179 p4p, 105 weight class). Tribute's entrance music is tank abbot tribute. A fine choice. Brian Snow 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Abbott Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Snow!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Tank Abbott Tribute has been cut.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tribute throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Tribute.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
Brian Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tribute looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tribute swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Tribute missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tribute lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow rushes Tribute and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tribute breaks from the clinch.
Tribute throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow forces Tribute back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute breaks from the clinch.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Snow misses with a left hand
and Tribute counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tribute is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tribute avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tribute throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Tribute slips a straight right by Snow.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow throws out a powerful jab.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Tribute moved out of range.
Snow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Snow - just one landing.
Tribute closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is getting worse.
Snow lands an overhand right.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Tribute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tribute slips under a jab from Snow.
Tribute takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Tribute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tribute showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Snow looks to land a left hand but Tribute moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a shot to the body
and Tribute counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow avoids the body shot from Tribute.
Tribute is looking to wear down Snow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snow lands with an overhand left.
Tribute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tribute defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
Tribute looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tribute looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tribute seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tribute smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribute on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a looping left.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tribute connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tribute had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tribute uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Tribute ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
Jeez, Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Snow loads up on a big right hand but Tribute slips the punch.
Snow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Snow misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tribute counter with a right hand.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abbott Tribute'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.
A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Tribute slips a straight right by Snow.
It looked like Tribute was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snow.
Tribute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Tribute.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.
Tribute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Tribute scores with a body shot.
Tribute misses with a straight left.
Tribute throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
Brian Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow misses with a hook. Tribute ducked under it nicely.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Tribute counters with a right hand to the body.
Snow lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tribute moves away.
Tribute staying out of range there.
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tribute works the jab nicely.
Tribute swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Snow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tribute pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tribute avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tribute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Snow cracks Tribute with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Tribute.
Tribute closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Snow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Tribute does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute throwing a counter right hand but Snow manages to avoid it.
Tribute lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tribute throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
Tribute jabs at Snow's body.
Tribute throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
A counter left hand to the body from Tribute misses its target.
Snow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tribute counters with a left to the body.
Tribute lands a right hook to the body.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Snow swings widly with a right hand
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Tribute displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
A big right from Snow misses.
Tribute misses with a body shot.
Tribute cracks Snow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snow misses with a shot to the body
and Tribute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Tribute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow is rocked!
Tribute throws a nice looking combination but Snow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow is still on wobbly legs! Can Tribute finish him?
Tribute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tribute moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Snow! Tribute continues to tee off on Snow, landing with a left and a right! Tribute connects with a right hand that leaves Snow sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tribute!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tank Abbott Tribute!
A victorious Tank Abbott Tribute thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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