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NRC 6: New Year’s Eve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xing Ling (ranked 3995 p4p, 6783 weight class) and Long Zono (ranked 497 p4p, 696 weight class). Long Zono is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xing Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Zono!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zono shoots in but Ling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zono moves into the clinch.
Ling digs a right hand underneath Zono's ribcage. Zono let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zono looks winded!
Ling lands a nice uppercut.
Zono tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zono backwards.
Ling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ling throws a big uppercut that drops Zono! More strikes from Ling and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zono lies dazed against the cage as Ling celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xing Ling!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Xing Ling made sure he mentioned Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bert McAlroy (ranked 4595 p4p, 4822 weight class) and Lars Phantom (ranked 524 p4p, 538 weight class). The key to victory for Bert McAlroy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert McAlroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lars Phantom!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlroy misses with a hook.
McAlroy lands with a cross.
McAlroy misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Phantom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McAlroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McAlroy keeping moving, preventing Phantom from controlling successfully.
Phantom landing some decent shots from guard.
McAlroy wants to sweep here but Phantom controlling him for the moment.
Phantom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McAlroy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McAlroy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlroy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Phantom chips away with some ground and pound.
Phantom looking to sit in guard and control but McAlroy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phantom keeping moving, preventing McAlroy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McAlroy wants to pass the guard but Phantom is keeping the position.
McAlroy is looking to work some ground and pound but Phantom has wrist control.
Phantom keeping moving, preventing McAlroy from controlling successfully.
McAlroy looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McAlroy trying to move into half guard but instead Phantom has managed to sweep!
Phantom trying to control but McAlroy is working from the bottom.
Phantom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phantom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phantom passes McAlroy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phantom trying to control from half guard but McAlroy is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phantom prevents McAlroy from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phantom is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Phantom there.
Phantom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McAlroy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phantom is working away from the top position though.
Phantom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Phantom wants to control but McAlroy is keeping him busy.
Phantom working the head and body with strikes.
Phantom trying to control the pace.
McAlroy has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McAlroy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phantom on the ground.
Phantom is trying to control the action in half guard but McAlroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Phantom passes to side control.
Phantom lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlroy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
 McAlroy is rocked!
A lull in the action here.
Oh McAlroy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phantom working away.
McAlroy seems to have got his legs back now.
McAlroy gets back to half guard.
Phantom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McAlroy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McAlroy trying to control but Phantom postures up.
McAlroy has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Phantom winds up and cracks McAlroy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McAlroy wants to control but Phantom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phantom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phantom lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt McAlroy quite badly. McAlroy pulls Phantom in close trying to recover. Phantom postures up and lands two really hard shots that put McAlroy on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but McAlroy doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Phantom!
A victorious Lars Phantom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Miller (ranked 3961 p4p, 5804 weight class) and Pron Swanson (ranked 464 p4p, 590 weight class). Tyrone Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pron Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller is looking to counter punch.
Swanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Pron Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scores with a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
 Swanson is rocked!
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swanson is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller cracks Swanson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Miller immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Swanson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Tatsumoto (ranked 4109 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Said Rashidov (ranked 518 p4p, 578 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Said Rashidov enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Tatsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Said Rashidov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashidov clinches with his opponent.
Tatsumoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Rashidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsumoto lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Said Rashidov has been cut.
Tatsumoto misses with a knee to the head.
Tatsumoto blocks the elbow strike.
Rashidov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tatsumoto smiles and moves away.
Rashidov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tatsumoto throws out a leg kick but Rashidov moves out of range and Tatsumoto only half commits.
Rashidov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rashidov lands in his opponent's guard.
Rashidov preventing the sweep.
Rashidov gets to his feet. Tatsumoto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rashidov gets a clinch.
Rashidov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatsumoto obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto scores with a knee to the head.
Rashidov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tatsumoto prevents it.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Rashidov trying to break out of Tatsumoto's Thai clinch. Tatsumoto unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Rashidov to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Tatsumoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Akira Tatsumoto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Fray (ranked 3889 p4p, 5132 weight class) and Vadius Highwind (ranked 471 p4p, 579 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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BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Fray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vadius Highwind!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highwind throws a nice looking combination but Fray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highwind jabs at Fray's body.
Fray cracks Highwind with an open hand slap.
Fray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fray swinging wildly here.
Highwind doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Highwind takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fray scores with the left hand. Highwind knows he should have avoided that one.
Fray throws a right hand that Highwind ducks under and follows up with a left that Highwind also avoids with ease.
Highwind is looking for the big counter here.
Highwind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fray throwing a counter right hand but Highwind manages to avoid it.
Fray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fray misses with a left hand
and Highwind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fray throws a series of punches but Highwind avoids them all with ease.
Highwind staying out of range there.
Fray lands a jab.
Fray lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray is pawing at Highwind, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Highwind's nose. Highwind is badly hurt! Fray pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Highwind tries desperately to hold on but Fray is relentless in his assault! As Highwind receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Fray away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Fray!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 3391 p4p, 5111 weight class) and Slim Slow (ranked 217 p4p, 289 weight class). Slim Slow will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a big uppercut and Slow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Slow looks OK. Lee waves Slow back to his feet!
Slow is rocked!
Lee fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Slow out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Zombie Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Billy (ranked 3700 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Louis De Broglie (ranked 458 p4p, 493 weight class). King Billy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Billy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis De Broglie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billy lands a high kick!
Billy lands a big head kick that sends De Broglie tumbling to the mat! Billy takes a step backwards and waves De Broglie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Broglie is rocked!
It looks like Louis De Broglie has been cut.
De Broglie throws a poor cross that misses
and Billy counters with a huge left! De Broglie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Billy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save De Broglie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Billy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Billy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dastardly (ranked 2618 p4p, 6175 weight class) and Night Zono (ranked 81 p4p, 193 weight class). Dastardly 's entrance music is DIRTY by- Christina Aguilera . A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Dastardly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Zono!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dastardly lands a head shot.
Zono looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zono misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Dastardly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dastardly missing with a left hand there. Zono was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dastardly .
It looks like Night Zono has been cut.
Zono moves to clinch but Dastardly breaks away
and Dastardly counters with a big right hand! Oh Zono is in trouble here! Dastardly follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Dastardly !
Dick Dastardly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 2149 p4p, 6268 weight class) and Hamadi Hajjar (ranked 272 p4p, 663 weight class). Daniel Pawlikowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamadi Hajjar!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlikowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hajjar throws out the jab.
It looked like Pawlikowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pawlikowski blocks a jab.
Pawlikowski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pawlikowski darts in and clinches Hajjar up against the cage.
Pawlikowski has Hajjar pressed against the cage, preventing Hajjar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hajjar scores with a shoulder strike.
Hajjar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pawlikowski backwards.
Hajjar lands with a short shot to the head.
Hajjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pawlikowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Hajjar.
Our sources have told us that Pawlikowski has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hajjar tries to throw a body punch but Pawlikowski avoids it by throwing Hajjar back against the cage.
Hajjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hajjar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hajjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hajjar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hajjar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hajjar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pawlikowski tries to circle away but Hajjar has him pinned against the cage.
Pawlikowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hajjar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hajjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hajjar working aggressively here.
Hajjar misses with a punch to the body.
Pawlikowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pawlikowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pawlikowski fails to land.
Hajjar lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hajjar.
A right hook to the body lands for Hajjar.
Hajjar struggles to land a body shot inside as Pawlikowski controls his hands.
Hajjar misses with a punch to the body.
Hajjar avoiding damage as Pawlikowski throws knees to the body.
Pawlikowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hajjar has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hajjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pawlikowski.
Pawlikowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pawlikowski blocks an uppercut.
Pawlikowski manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pawlikowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hajjar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pawlikowski darts in and clinches Hajjar up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hajjar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hajjar throws a head punch that misses.
Hajjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hajjar digs a right hand underneath Pawlikowski's ribcage. Pawlikowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Hajjar.
A short uppercut from Hajjar.
Hajjar tries a body shot but Pawlikowski blocks it.
Pawlikowski blocks a body shot from Hajjar.
Hajjar lands a shoulder strike.
Hajjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hajjar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pawlikowskis head.
Pawlikowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pawlikowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hajjar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar breaks from the clinch.
Pawlikowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hajjar counters with a nice body shot.
Pawlikowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pawlikowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pawlikowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hajjar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pawlikowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hajjar scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Hajjar.
Hajjar connects with a single shot there.
Hajjar throws a body punch but Pawlikowski moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hajjar as he connects with a hook.
Hajjar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pawlikowski is rocked!
Pawlikowski wants to clinch up but Hajjar keeps it at a distance.
Oh Pawlikowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hajjar lands a nice hook to Pawlikowski's body. Pawlikowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hajjar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pawlikowski misses with the combination.
Pawlikowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hajjar lands a right hook to the body.
Pawlikowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Pawlikowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hajjar. Pawlikowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hajjar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pawlikowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by Hajjar.
Pawlikowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hajjar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hajjar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hajjar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pawlikowski walks straight into a right hand from Hajjar - that's dropped him! Hajjar jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pawlikowski from any more punishment! Pawlikowski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hamadi Hajjar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hamadi Hajjar waved his t-shirt featuring Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Reeves (ranked 2530 p4p, 3780 weight class) and Bogdan Valeryevich (ranked 330 p4p, 463 weight class). Valeryevich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. oy, to ne vecher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Valeryevich!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves slips a jab from Valeryevich.
Reeves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reeves avoids the body shot from Valeryevich.
Reeves drops his hands momentarily and Valeryevich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reeves feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reeves trying to control the position from guard on top but Valeryevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valeryevich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reeves controlling from the top position.
Reeves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reeves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves gets to his feet. Valeryevich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reeves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valeryevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves throws a body punch but Valeryevich moves out of range.
Valeryevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reeves or perhaps it was just good defense by Valeryevich, which made it look bad.
Reeves walks into a left hand.
Reeves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valeryevich as he jumps to the side.
Valeryevich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reeves with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reeves. Valeryevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reeves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reeves slips a jab from Valeryevich.
Reeves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valeryevich moves away.
Valeryevich throws out a counter right but Reeves avoids it with no problem.
Valeryevich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valeryevich blocks a head kick by Reeves.
A lazy left from Valeryevich finds it's target.
Valeryevich throws a body punch but Reeves moves out of range.
Valeryevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valeryevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reeves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves takes one on the button.
Valeryevich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valeryevich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valeryevich looks to land a left hand but Reeves moved out of range nicely.
Reeves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valeryevich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reeves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valeryevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reeves scores with a shot to the body.
Reeves throws a body punch but Valeryevich moves out of range.
Valeryevich lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Valeryevich.
Valeryevich blocks the body kick.
Donk. Reeves catches Valeryevich right on the button with a cross.
Reeves swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valeryevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valeryevich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Valeryevich.
Reeves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valeryevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reeves misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Valeryevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Reeves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reeves throws a series of strikes that have Valeryevich backpedaling.
Reeves lands a jab to Valeryevich's midsection.
Reeves throws a body punch but Valeryevich moves out of range.
We've been informed that Valeryevich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bogdan Valeryevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reeves misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves connects with a leg kick.
Valeryevich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reeves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Valeryevich avoids the body shot from Reeves.
Reeves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valeryevich counters with a straight right hand.
Reeves is looking to wear down Valeryevich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Reeves finds it's way through Valeryevich's defenses.
Reeves misses the shot to the body.
Reeves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valeryevich blocks a head kick by Reeves.
A nice side step and Valeryevich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reeves throws a low kick but Valeryevich avoids it.
Valeryevich lands a slapping body shot.
Valeryevich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reeves lands a right hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Reeves.
Valeryevich looks winded!
Reeves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valeryevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reeves moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reeves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reeves misses with a body shot.
Valeryevich connects with a body shot.
Reeves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Reeves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reeves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valeryevich manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Reeves. That snapped Valeryevich's head back.
Valeryevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valeryevich drops his hands momentarily and Reeves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reeves shoots in looking for a takedown. Valeryevich tries to sprawl out of it but Reeves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valeryevich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valeryevich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valeryevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reeves was well out of range. Poor timing from Valeryevich.
Reeves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reeves lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Valeryevich sprawling to the canvas. Reeves follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Valeryevich hang on?
Valeryevich is rocked!
Valeryevich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reeves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valeryevich is still in real trouble! Can Reeves finish him?
Reeves is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Valeryevich is hurt! He's hurt bad - Reeves fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Valeryevich from any more punishment! Congratulations to Reeves! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Reeves!
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