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RISE 38: Hunter v Irrawaddy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pena (ranked 5893 p4p, 6753 weight class) and Litas Lewis Moe (ranked 670 p4p, 727 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 Las Vegas, Jose Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Litas Lewis Moe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena misses with a looping left.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Lewis Moe misses with a takedown attempt
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis Moe.
Pena works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis Moe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pena sprawls well initially but Lewis Moe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lewis Moe stalling.
Pena keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pena wants to control but Lewis Moe is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis Moe prevents Pena from improving his position.
Pena is trying to stand back up but Lewis Moe is controlling him
Pena trying to hold on to Lewis Moe's head to control him but Lewis Moe postures up.
Pena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena tries to kick Lewis Moe off but Lewis Moe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis Moe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis Moe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Lewis Moe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pena wants to improve his position but Lewis Moe is controlling well.
Lewis Moe decides to stand up.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis Moe.
Lewis Moe scores with a takedown into Pena's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pena trying to control the position.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Lewis Moe is having none of it.
Pena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis Moe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lewis Moe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pena keeping full guard, as Lewis Moe tries to pass.
Lewis Moe gets to his feet - Pena follows without any prompting.
Pena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pena misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis Moe moves into the clinch.
Pena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis Moe trying to control the position but instead, Pena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis Moe into the cage.
Pena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Litas Lewis Moe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis Moe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pena lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pena throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis Moe.
Lewis Moe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pena smiles and moves away.
Pena tries to keep at a distance but Lewis Moe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pena throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewis Moes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis Moe can't break the clinch.
Pena could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pena tries a body shot but Lewis Moe blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Pena.
Lewis Moe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis Moe is working for takedown but Pena is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Pena lands a head shot.
Pena thuds his right hand into Lewis Moe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pena stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis Moe. Lewis Moe gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Litas Lewis Moe.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis Moe eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Litas Lewis Moe has been cut.
Lewis Moe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
As Pena backs off Lewis Moe throws a huge counter combo but Pena manages to avoid it all.
Pena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lewis Moe back to the cage. Pena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pena tries to clinch
and Lewis Moe counters with a nice body shot.
Pena cracks a nice hook into Lewis Moe's ribs.
Lewis Moe is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis Moe avoids the body shot from Pena.
Lewis Moe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Litas Lewis Moe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis Moe is trying to control. Pena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pena pushes Lewis Moe off looking to stand but Lewis Moe dives back in and keeps control.
Pena trying to control but Lewis Moe postures up.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pena is staying active underneath Lewis Moe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pena tries to sprawl but Lewis Moe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe is keen to just control but Pena is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis Moe is thwarting Pena's attempts to control the position.
Lewis Moe prevents Pena from improving his position.
Lewis Moe is keen to just control but Pena is a slippery customer.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis Moe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pena with the active half guard here but Lewis Moe passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lewis Moe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lewis Moe trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Pena's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pena tries to bench press Lewis Moe off him but Lewis Moe keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pena dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Litas Lewis Moe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis Moe.
And Lewis Moe tries to counter it with a takedown but Pena pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Pena gets caught napping as Lewis Moe dives in and scores a takedown. Pena manages to retain guard.
Pena wants to stand up but Lewis Moe is controlling him.
Pena trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis Moe is proving a slippery customer.
Pena keeping full guard, as Lewis Moe tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena working a defensive guard but Lewis Moe manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lewis Moe trying to control the position but Pena is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis Moe scoring with punches and elbows.
 It looks like Jose Pena has been cut.
Lewis Moe trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
Lewis Moe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Pena's face as Lewis Moe controls the position.
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.
Pena is trying to buck Lewis Moe off.
Lewis Moe working the head and body with strikes.
Pena struggling a bit here.
Pena tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis Moe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis Moe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe slows the pace down.
Pena taking a bit of punishment here - Lewis Moe scoring with strikes.
Pena manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pena trying to hold on to Lewis Moe's head to control him but Lewis Moe postures up.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis Moe controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jose Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lewis Moe backs up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pena with a jab.
A jab from Pena misses.
Litas Lewis Moe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Litas Lewis Moe.
I think Lewis Moe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litas Lewis Moe!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Gere (ranked 4505 p4p, 6532 weight class) and Edvards Berzina (ranked 266 p4p, 314 weight class). Edvards Berzina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 New York, Richard Gere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edvards Berzina!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzina shoots in and drives through. Gere sprawls well.
Gere takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gere as Berzina tries to tie him up.
Gere's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gere lands a left and a right that send Berzina crashing to the mat, dazed. Gere thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Berzina is rocked!
It looks like Edvards Berzina has been cut.
A head kick misses from Gere.
Berzina feints the counter takedown.
Berzina is still on wobbly legs! Can Gere finish him?
Gere throws a right and a left that Berzina avoids nicely.
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!
Gere closes the distance looking for a takedown. Berzina stuffs it but Gere still has hold of him. Gere picks Berzina up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Gere slams Berzina to the floor and that's really hurt Berzina - he doesn't know where he is! Gere throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Gere!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Ronalds (ranked 4611 p4p, 5380 weight class) and Betty Crocker (ranked 551 p4p, 595 weight class). Betty Crocker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 New York, David Ronalds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Betty Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocker stuns Ronalds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crocker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronalds.
Ronalds wants to clinch but Crocker slips to the side
and Crocker counters with a nice body shot.
Ronalds shoots in and drives through. Crocker sprawls well.
Crocker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Crocker lands.
Ronalds goes for a double leg but Crocker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crocker continues to drive forward.
Crocker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crocker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronalds throws a head kick that misses
and Crocker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ronalds! Crocker lets Ronalds back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Ronalds is rocked!
Ronalds is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crocker enables Ronalds to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crocker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crocker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ronalds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ronalds preventing the sweep.
Ronalds wants to control from the top but Crocker keeps moving.
Crocker controls Ronalds momentarily but Ronalds frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker is looking to sweep but instead, Ronalds has passed into half guard.
Crocker is trying to control but can't.
Ronalds performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ronalds wants to work for an arm triangle but Crocker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crocker trying to hold on to Ronalds's head to control him but Ronalds postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crocker wants to get back to his feet.
Crocker tries to get to full guard but Ronalds has control of the leg.
Ronalds is controlling the pace.
Ronalds wants to free his trapped foot but Crocker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Ronalds seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker lands a big right hand that sends Ronalds crashing to the mat! Crocker stays standing though and waves Ronalds back to his feet!
Oh Ronalds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like David Ronalds has been cut.
Crocker slips a jab and a cross from Ronalds.
Ronalds drops his hands momentarily. Crocker doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ronalds staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ronalds doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Betty Crocker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosav (ranked 5854 p4p, 4178 weight class) and From New York (ranked 630 p4p, 518 weight class). Aleksandar Dobrosav 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksandar Dobrosav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, From New York!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrosav moves into the clinch.
New York is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dobrosav gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dobrosav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dobrosav closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Dobrosav.
Dobrosav dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dobrosav lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
New York is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dobrosav passes New York's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
New York wants to get back to his feet.
Dobrosav takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dobrosav trying to control the pace.
Dobrosav wants to control but New York is keeping him busy.
Dobrosav stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows New York to get to his feet.
Dobrosav changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. New York looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
New York bucks up and tries to throw Dobrosav off but instead Dobrosav has got his back!
New York is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosav scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The referee is taking a good look at New York as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dobrosav!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrosav landing with strikes.
Dobrosav biding his time, controlling New York.
New York won't enjoy being in this position. Dobrosav looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - New York is tapping - it's over boys! Dobrosav picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksandar Dobrosav!
Aleksandar Dobrosav bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ive Hadjinov (ranked 3142 p4p, 3592 weight class) and Micah Minnich (ranked 416 p4p, 459 weight class). Micah Minnich 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ive Hadjinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Micah Minnich!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjinov misses with a looping left.
Minnich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Minnich.
Hadjinov avoids the body shot from Minnich.
An attempted straight right counter from Hadjinov misses the target.
Minnich jabs at Hadjinov's body.
Hadjinov avoids the body shot from Minnich.
Jab from Minnich.
Hadjinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minnich has time to react.
Hadjinov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Minnich to counter with a crisp jab.
Hadjinov throws an overhand right that lands on Minnich's shoulder, as Minnich tries to avoid the shot.
Minnich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hadjinov.
Hadjinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Minnich staying out of range there.
Hadjinov lands a really nice looking cross but Minnich seems unphased.
Minnich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minnich lands a right hook to the body.
Hadjinov is breathing heavily.
Hadjinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minnich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minnich throws out a powerful jab.
Minnich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Minnich staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minnich! But no joy.
Minnich lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hadjinov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Minnich dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Minnich!
During a confident post fight interview, Micah Minnich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ive Hadjinov stepped up to the mic, saying 'You know, it's my first loss. Respect to my opponent, he did great. I'll be back and taking heads though.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Garotinho (ranked 3106 p4p, 5717 weight class) and Willy Nilly (ranked 394 p4p, 599 weight class). Felipe Garotinho 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Garotinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Nilly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garotinho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nilly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garotinho pushes down on Nilly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Garotinho there.
Garotinho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garotinho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nilly sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garotinho controlling the pace.
Garotinho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nilly has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garotinho is working for a submission of some sort.
Garotinho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garotinho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garotinho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garotinho is nestled in close to Nilly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garotinho is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Nilly as he works his way to full guard.
Garotinho postures up.
Garotinho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilly looking to control.
Garotinho stands up over Nilly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garotinho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garotinho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garotinho stands and throws Nilly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Garotinho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nilly to see if he's OK.
It looks like Willy Nilly has been cut.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nilly looks winded!
Garotinho'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.
Garotinho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garotinho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garotinho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nilly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garotinho controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Garotinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Nilly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garotinho feints and as Nilly raises his hands in defense, Garotinho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garotinho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garotinho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Garotinho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garotinho stays in close to Nilly's body and controls the position.
Garotinho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garotinho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nilly's head.
That has opened up Willy Nilly's cut even more.
Garotinho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garotinho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nilly wants to control but Garotinho passes easily into half guard.
Garotinho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Felipe Garotinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Garotinho tries to pass to full mount but Nilly defends it.
Garotinho is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nilly is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felipe Garotinho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brown (ranked 2653 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Jack Serra (ranked 355 p4p, 324 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Serra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Serra jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
Serra is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Serra drags the fight down to the ground.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Serra looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serra looking for a triangle here. Brown is fighting it but it looks tight! Serra pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brown is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Serra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 2249 p4p, 4186 weight class) and Tavon Shebu (ranked 73 p4p, 81 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tavon Shebu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shebu.
Brand jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Tavon Shebu has been cut.
Brand drops Shebu with a left and a right! Oh, Shebu is hurt - Brand dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand stands up and beckons Shebu to his feet.
Shebu wants to clinch up but Brand keeps it at a distance.
Brand gets tackled into the cage by Shebu. Shebu maintains the clinch.
Shebu is struggling to control the position.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shebu misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brand.
Shebu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shebu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brand is defending well.
Brand is trying to break free.
Brand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shebu misses with a punch on the inside.
Brand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shebu misses with a punch on the inside.
Brand prevents a takedown attempt there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shebu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shebu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brand's efforts to push away.
Shebu prevents Brand from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shebu keeps control of Brand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Shebu.
Shebu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shebu lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shebu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brand.
Shebu lands with a short shot to the head.
Shebu has Brand pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brand manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daniel Brand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tavon Shebu.
Brand gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shebu.
Shebu has a couple of punches blocked by Brand.
A frustrated look appears on Brand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shebu landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shebu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brand gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brand tries to break free but Shebu pushes him back against the cage.
Brand is trying to push Shebu away but Shebu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shebu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Brand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brand avoiding damage as Shebu throws knees to the body.
Shebu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brand is trying to push Shebu away but Shebu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shebu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brand lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brand can't break the clinch.
Brand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shebu tries to throw a body punch but Brand avoids it by throwing Shebu back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shebu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brand is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Shebu.
Shebu avoiding damage.
Shebu scores with a shot to the side of Brand's head.
Shebu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brand avoids it.
Shebu lands a hook that snaps the head of Brand backwards.
Shebu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shebu tries a body shot but Brand blocks it.
Shebu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavon Shebu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shebu clinches.
Shebu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shebu wants a takedown but no success here.
Shebu missing with knees to the body.
Shebu misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shebu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebu lands a nice uppercut.
Shebu has Brand pressed against the cage, preventing Brand from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shebu trying to land knees to the body.
Brand wants to get back to striking at distance but Shebu won't allow it.
Shebu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shebu has hold of one of Brand's legs. Brand is fighting the takedown attempt but Shebu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Brand has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Shebu is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Shebu as the two fighters clinch.
Shebu can't get the takedown.
Brand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shebu darts in trying to clinch
and Brand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brand scores with a jab. Shebu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shebu is defended easily by Brand.
Brand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Brand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tavon Shebu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brand tries to keep at a distance but Shebu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shebu has Brand pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brand manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shebu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brand.
Nice body punch from Shebu - that landed with a thud.
Shebu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Brand wants to get back to his feet but Shebu drags him back down.
The strikes coming from Shebu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brand is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shebu scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shebu is putting a hurting on Brand here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shebu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brand is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brand is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shebu connects with a decent elbow.
Brand is trying to get back to his feet.
Shebu cracks Brand with a big elbow.
Brand tries to escape but Shebu is in control.
Shebu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Shebu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brand counters with a stiff right hand.
Shebu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brand defends it nicely.
Brand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Daniel Brand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tavon Shebu.
Shebu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brand blocking some punches.
Shebu struggles to land a body shot inside as Brand controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brand.
A nice left hand lands by Shebu.
Shebu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brand tries to break the clinch but Shebu is controlling the position.
Brand is trying to force a seperation but Shebu has the dominant position.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brand takes a shot to the head.
Brand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shebu gets the takedown into side control.
Brand throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shebu darts in looking for a takedown but Brand gets double underhooks and turns Shebu into the cage.
Brand gets tackled into the cage by Shebu. Shebu maintains the clinch.
Shebu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brand pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniel Brand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brand lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shebu moves into range and clinches up with Brand.
Brand looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shebu looking to slow down the pace here.
Shebu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for Shebu to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebu tries to land knees in the clinch but Brand avoids the damage to the body.
Shebu leaning against his opponent.
Brand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shebu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brand has had enough of the clinch but Shebu keeps him there for the moment.
Shebu is leaning against Brand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shebu lands with a short shot to the head.
Brand is looking to break free of the clinch but Shebu has double underhooks.
Shebu working aggressively here.
Shebu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brand is defending well for now.
Brand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shebu struggles to land a body shot inside as Brand controls his hands.
Shebu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shebu looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brand throws a right hand that Shebu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shebu also avoids with ease.
Brand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shebu wants to clinch.
Brand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shebu.
Shebu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brand checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shebu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brand misses the target.
Shebu with a poor takedown
and Brand counters with a right hand that sends Shebu tumbling to the canvas! Can Brand finish him? He dives into Shebu's guard looking to do just that!
Shebu is rocked!
That has opened up Tavon Shebu's cut even more.
Brand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Brand stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shebu is still on wobbly legs! Can Brand finish him?
Brand lands an uppercut, right on the button! Shebu tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Brand!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onterrio Smith (ranked 1849 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 40 p4p, 43 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onterrio Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith cracks Choo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
We've been informed that Choo 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.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Choo.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo slips under a jab.
Choo tries to clinch up.
And Smith counters with a quick kick to the body but Choo blocks it.
Smith punishes Choo's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Smith misses.
Nice shot by Smith.
Choo misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Choo crumples to the floor! Smith milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Onterrio Smith!
An out of breath Onterrio Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Commie Hunter (ranked 460 p4p, 901 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 13 p4p, 22 weight class). Irrawaddy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Laos Rules! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Commie Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Commie Hunter has been cut.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Irrawaddy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Irrawaddy moves away and avoids it.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Irrawaddy saw that one coming.
Hunter connects with a body shot.
Hunter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
letting Irrawaddy counter with a right hand.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irrawaddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irrawaddy lands a right hook to the body.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Irrawaddy moved out of range nicely.
Irrawaddy staying out of range there.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Irrawaddy misses the shot to the body.
Irrawaddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter is looking to land body kicks.
Irrawaddy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irrawaddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Irrawaddy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Irrawaddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Irrawaddy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irrawaddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Irrawaddy moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irrawaddy has him pressed against the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Irrawaddy won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irrawaddy.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irrawaddy blocking some punches.
Irrawaddy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Irrawaddy on the inside.
Irrawaddy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irrawaddy slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunter - that will leave a mark!
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Irrawaddy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunter with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy punishes Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
Commie Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a body punch but Irrawaddy moves out of range.
Irrawaddy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Irrawaddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irrawaddy scores with a jab to the head.
Irrawaddy looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Irrawaddy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irrawaddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irrawaddy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch.
Irrawaddy works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunter cracks Irrawaddy with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Irrawaddy catches Hunter right on the button with a cross.
Irrawaddy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Irrawaddy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irrawaddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Irrawaddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Irrawaddy counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter is rocked!
Irrawaddy misses the jab.
Hunter slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irrawaddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Irrawaddy lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irrawaddy lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irrawaddy lands a hook that stumbles Hunter back into the cage. Irrawaddy follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hunter to the canvas! Irrawaddy pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hunter has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ken Irrawaddy!
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