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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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174 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Bott!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes closes the distance and clinches.
Magalhaes lands a good knee to the midsection. Bott won't want to take too many of those.
Magalhaes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magalhaes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bott's efforts to push away.
Magalhaes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bott looks gassed!
Magalhaes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bott up against the cage.
Magalhaes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magalhaes can't get the takedown.
Magalhaes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Magalhaes.
A bit of stalling here from Magalhaes.
Nice body punch from Magalhaes - that landed with a thud.
Magalhaes scores a nice knee to the body.
Magalhaes lands a good knee to the midsection. Bott won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes stalling against the cage.
Magalhaes lands a knee to the body.
Magalhaes landing knees to the head.
Magalhaes scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Magalhaes is leaning against Bott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magalhaes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bott uses from the top position.
Magalhaes working for a triangle but Bott defends it easily.
Bott is posturing up here but Magalhaes has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bott tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bott has to tap! Slick submission there by Magalhaes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinicius Magalhaes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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262 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Morris works the jab nicely.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Morris wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morris is trying to escape the mount.
Young is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Young working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morris is on top in guard.
Morris wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young looking for subs off his back but Morris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Young tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
Morris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morris working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Young tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morris pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Morris scores with a leg kick.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Morris.
Morris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morris moves away from the strike by Young.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morris misses with the combination.
Young misses with a hook.
Nick Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morris shoots and misses
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Morris backing up. Morris nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Young throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young lands with a straight right. Morris didn't see that one coming.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young jabs at Morris's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a combination
and Morris counters with a big head kick but Young shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Morris scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Jason Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Morris.
Young looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Young throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young throws a combination. Morris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Morris seems unphased.
Morris loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris with a hook.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young misses with a combination
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young checks a leg kick.
Morris tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young misses with a body shot
letting Morris counter with a right hand.
Morris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Morris throws a body kick the misses
and Young counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morris!
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morris wants to hold on but Young pushes him away.
Young throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morris manages to control the position for a moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Young there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Young goes for an armbar but Morris turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morris.
Young is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
Morris passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Morris is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morris is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Morris passes to full mount!
Young is looking to get to half guard.
Morris looking for a guillotine from mount but Young is having none of it.
Young is trying to reverse the position but instead Morris has taken his back - oops!
Morris working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young turns into Morris and is now in his guard.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young passes Morris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young prevents Morris from improving his position.
Young is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morris defends it well.
Young is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Morris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paublo Fransisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is Waka Flocka Flame- Hard in The Paint. A fine choice. Fransisco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - Mouth For War. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paublo Fransisco!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fransisco tries to clinch up.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Fransisco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fransisco is looking to clinch.
Fransisco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Fransisco swinging wildly here.
Fransisco swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Fransisco.
Fransisco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fransisco.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Fransisco misses with a double jab.
Fransisco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fransisco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson throws a jab when Fransisco was well out of range.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fransisco throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Fransisco misses with a two punch combination.
Fransisco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fransisco counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fransisco.
Paublo Fransisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fransisco throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Fransisco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fransisco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fransisco.
Fransisco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fransisco misses with the combination.
Fransisco throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fransisco.
Fransisco staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Fransisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fransisco throws a one two combo.
Fransisco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fransisco looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Fransisco swinging wildly here.
Henderson digs a good hook to Fransisco's body.
Fransisco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
Fransisco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fransisco misses with the combination.
Fransisco is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fransisco.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fransisco throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fransisco throws a combination that misses
and Fransisco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fransisco tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fransisco looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fransisco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a nice right hand that sends Fransisco toppling to the canvas! Fransisco scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Henderson finish him?!
Fransisco is rocked!
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Fransisco moved out of range.
Fransisco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Colby Henderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Fransisco slips the punch.
Fransisco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fransisco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fransisco swinging wildly here.
Fransisco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fransisco! Henderson lets Fransisco back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fransisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson 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.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Fransisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fransisco seems to have recovered his senses.
Fransisco misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson lands a big right hand that sends Fransisco crashing to the mat! Henderson stays standing though and waves Fransisco back to his feet!
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Fransisco moves away and avoids it.
Fransisco throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Nice cross by Fransisco.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Fransisco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco misses with a double jab
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fransisco.
Fransisco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Fransisco as he connects with a hook.
Fransisco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fransisco moves away.
Fransisco misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fransisco throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fransisco tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Fransisco throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Fransisco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fransisco cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fransisco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Fransisco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Colby Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fransisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fransisco throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fransisco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fransisco is breathing heavily.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Fransisco.
Fransisco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Fransisco throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Fransisco.
Fransisco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fransisco! Henderson lets Fransisco back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Henderson moves away from the strike by Fransisco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fransisco to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fransisco looks to clinch but Henderson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fransisco taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Colby Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agogo comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Click Clack. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Agogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Agogo lands.
Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Agogo quickly recovers to half guard.
Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Agogo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Agogo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Agogo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agogo is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Agogo dodges it nicely.
Pierre thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Agogo to regain full guard.
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierre prevents Agogo from getting back to his feet.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Agogo blocks nicely.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Agogo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Agogo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Agogo!
Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
Pierre looks to move to half guard but instead Agogo has passed into mount! Damn!
Agogo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo prevents Pierre from getting the reversal.
Agogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.
Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Agogo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Agogo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Agogo!
Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pierre to his feet.
Agogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre fails with the takedown.
Agogo looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
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.
Agogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agogo swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Agogo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Agogo.
Agogo lands a jab to Pierre's midsection.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Agogo.
Agogo slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Agogo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Agogo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Agogo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Agogo is looking to wear down Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Agogo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Pierre sprawling to the canvas. Agogo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Pierre hang on?
Pierre is rocked!
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Agogo has control of the leg.
Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Agogo finish him?
Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Agogo slows the pace down in half guard.
Pierre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Agogo pulls his head out easily.
Agogo trying to control the pace.
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Agogo has control of the leg.
Pierre is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Agogo jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Agogo is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Pierre missing with punches from the bottom.
Agogo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Agogo wants to control but Pierre is keeping him busy.
Pierre punching from the bottom.
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Pierre looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Agogo pushes past his half guard into mount!
Agogo prevents Pierre from getting the reversal.
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.
Agogo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Agogo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Agogo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Junior Agogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Agogo scores with a nice head shot.
Agogo scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agogo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Agogo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Agogo throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agogo.
Agogo misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Agogo wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agogo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Agogo as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Junior Agogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Pierre.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Agogo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Agogo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Agogo misses with an uppercut.
Agogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre dives in and grabs Agogo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agogo pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
Agogo works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo lands with a right hand.
Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Agogo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Pierre looks to land a strike but Agogo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Agogo is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Agogo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Agogo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Agogo!
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Agogo from controlling successfully.
Agogo wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Pierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Agogo uses it to pass to side control.
Agogo decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Agogo misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Agogo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Agogo shows good takedown defense.
Junior Agogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Agogo misses.
Agogo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agogo looks to land a combination. Pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Agogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agogo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Agogo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gidian Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Overcome by All that Remains. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gidian Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suzuki throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Suzuki feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Suzuki clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suzuki throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suzuki throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Suzuki thumps Stone with a low kick.
Suzuki tries to clinch up.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Suzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suzuki can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suzuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suzuki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone throws a jab when Suzuki was well out of range.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Suzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Suzuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Suzuki moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzuki.
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Suzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gidian Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gidian Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suzuki tries to clinch up.
Suzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Suzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone thuds a left hand into Suzuki's body.
A jab from Stone misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suzuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Suzuki settles back down.
Stone checks the leg kick.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suzuki tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Suzuki.
Stone is bucking up trying to escape but Suzuki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Suzuki wants to finish this one by submission but Stone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suzuki.
Suzuki looking to finish with strikes here!
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzuki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Suzuki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Suzuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Suzuki's attempts to control the action.
Stone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Suzuki.
Suzuki cracks Stone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki landing punches.
Suzuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
You get the feeling that Stone really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Suzuki goes for an armbar but Stone turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stone.
Suzuki wants to improve his position but instead Stone has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Suzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzuki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suzuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Stone slips a jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suzuki tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suzuki tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Suzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Stone throws a low kick but Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suzuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki has gone for a leg lock! Stone slips out almost immediately though and dives into Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
Stone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suzuki is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Suzuki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Suzuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thiago Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Suzuki moves into the clinch successfully.
Suzuki misses with a body punch.
Suzuki lands a body shot.
Suzuki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gidian Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone defending well as Suzuki loads up on a big left hand.
Suzuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suzuki 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Suzuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer has chosen American Badass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Danny Archer enters the cage!
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Archer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Archer lands in his opponent's guard.
Archer is working Hoberman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoberman is keeping the position for now.
Archer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hoberman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Danny Archer has been cut.
Hoberman lands a jab to Archer's midsection.
Hoberman misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Archer closes the distance and pushes Hoberman back into the cage.
Hoberman prevents a body shot from Archer.
Hoberman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoberman tries to stall but Archer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoberman blocking some punches.
A short right from Archer.
Archer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer jumps guard but Hoberman stands there with Archer around his waist. Archer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mitch Hoberman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Archer.
Hoberman lands an elbow that stopped Archer in his tracks for a moment.
Hoberman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Archer has a closed guard, preventing Hoberman from standing up.
Archer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Archer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Archer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoberman trying to control from the bottom.
Archer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoberman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Archer throws and elbow that misses. Hoberman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Archer's guard. Nice move by Hoberman!
Hoberman stays in close to Archer's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer has a closed guard, preventing Hoberman from standing up.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoberman is one step ahead there.
Archer trying to strike off his back.
Hoberman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Archer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoberman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Archer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoberman has managed to get both his arms back between Archer's legs - danger averted.
Hoberman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoberman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Archer is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Archer looks gassed!
Hoberman wants to get up but he can't break Archer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hoberman wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
Hoberman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Archer's guard.
Hoberman trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitch Hoberman.
Hoberman looks for the body kick but Archer saw that one coming.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Hoberman lands a jab-cross combination.
Archer forces Hoberman back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoberman wants to stall.
Hoberman lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoberman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoberman.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Archer.
Nice body punch from Archer - that landed with a thud.
Hoberman blocking some punches.
Hoberman missing with knees to the body.
Hoberman wants to stall.
Hoberman is pushing Archer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hoberman lands an elbow inside that Archer shrugs off.
Archer lands a left hand.
Hoberman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoberman misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Hoberman.
Hoberman prevents the takedown attempt.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
Hoberman missing with knees to the body.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Archer blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Archer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Archer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Archer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoberman misses with a head kick.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Hoberman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Archer tries to clinch up.
Hoberman throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Hoberman finds it's target.
Hoberman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoberman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoberman backwards.
Hoberman stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoberman misses with a knee strike.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
Hoberman missing with knees to the body.
Archer jumps into guard, dragging Hoberman to the mat.
Archer is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hoberman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Archer's body to avoid the submission. Archer has instead reached around Hoberman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Archer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny Archer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Planet Lovetron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Planet Lovetron!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovetron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovetron misses with a straight left.
Lovetron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Lovetron.
Lovetron jabs at Knight's body.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovetron swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovetron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovetron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight ducks right into an uppercut from Lovetron.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Lovetron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Knight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Planet Lovetron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Lovetron moves out of range easily.
Lovetron misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Lovetron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ted Knight has been cut.
Lovetron throws a head kick that misses
and Knight counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lovetron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lovetron lands a jab-cross combination.
Lovetron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovetron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a jab. Lovetron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
Knight clinches with his opponent.
Lovetron tries to break free but Knight pushes him back against the cage.
Lovetron throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovetron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lovetron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.
Lovetron scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Lovetron.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Lovetron looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Lovetron throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
A head kick by Knight misses
and Lovetron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight forces Lovetron back against the cage and clinches.
Lovetron lands a right hand.
Lovetron breaks the clinch.
Lovetron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovetron avoids the body shot from Knight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knight - that will leave a mark!
Lovetron throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Knight lands but Lovetron takes it in his stride.
Knight tries to clinch up but Lovetron circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovetron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovetron scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovetron throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight pushes Lovetron up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovetron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovetron blocks an elbow strike.
Knight misses with a knee to the head.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight with a knee to the head.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lovetron blocks it with crossed arms.
Lovetron has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovetron is defending well for now.
Knight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lovetron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lovetron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Planet Lovetron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Knight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lovetron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
Lovetron looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Lovetron connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Ted Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lovetron lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knight backs up against the cage.
Nice body kick there by Knight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knight.
Lovetron misses with a straight right.
Knight slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lovetron might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lovetron scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Lovetron misses.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Knight lands with a right hand.
Lovetron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Planet Lovetron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Lovetron misses
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Planet Lovetron has been cut.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovetron was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Lovetron is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Lovetron is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
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!
Lovetron drops his hands momentarily and Knight needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Lovetron just on the top of the head. Lovetron drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Lovetron - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ted Knight!
Ted Knight retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Metzger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Metzger!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Parts misses.
Metzger throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Metzger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Metzger's shoulder, as Metzger tries to avoid the shot.
Metzger tries to land a leg kick but Parts saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metzger.
Parts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metzger was well out of range. Poor timing from Parts.
Parts checks a leg kick nicely.
Metzger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metzger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Metzger just misses with a punch to the body.
Metzger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Metzger throws a sloppy head kick and Parts moves out of range easily.
Parts blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Parts misses.
Parts scores with a jab to the body.
Parts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parts misses with a looping right.
Parts blocks the body kick.
Parts lands an overhand right.
Metzger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Metzger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Viktor Metzger has been cut.
Parts lands a right hook to the body.
Metzger avoids the body shot from Parts.
Metzger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parts.
Metzger walks into a stiff left hand from Parts.
Parts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Metzger's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parts blocks a head kick by Metzger.
Metzger slips a jab from Parts.
Parts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Metzger doesn't seem bothered though.
Metzger looks gassed!
Metzger takes one to the chin there.
Parts throws the left hand but Metzger avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger throws a leg kick
and Parts counters with a leg kick.
Metzger thows a leg kick but Parts checks it
and Parts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metzger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Metzger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Metzger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Metzger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.
Parts lands with a straight right. Metzger didn't see that one coming.
Viktor Metzger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parts lands a two punch combo.
Parts scores with a shot to the body.
Metzger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parts looks to land a left hand but Metzger moved out of range nicely.
Metzger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parts cracks Metzger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parts checks the leg kick.
Parts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Metzger at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metzger walks into a straight right hand from Parts.
Parts blocks a leg kick.
Parts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Metzger counter with a right hand.
Metzger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parts lands a left and a right that send Metzger crashing to the mat, dazed. Parts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nice cross by Parts.
Metzger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metzger misses with a body punch
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Metzger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Parts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parts lands a nice hook to Metzger's body. Metzger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Metzger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parts stuns Metzger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts lands an overhand right.
Parts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Metzger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parts throws a series of punches but Metzger moves out of range.
Metzger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parts rather than just go for the knockout.
Metzger throws a leg kick
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Metzger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Metzger is predictable there
and Parts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Metzger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Metzger throws a sloppy body shot
and Parts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Metzger has time to react.
Parts lands a jab to the head.
Metzger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Metzger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metzger misses the body punch
and Parts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Metzger'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.
Metzger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parts cracks Metzger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metzger.
Metzger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.
Metzger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parts blocks a leg kick.
Parts punishes Metzger's body with a nice straight punch.
Metzger throws a sloppy head kick
and Parts counters with a series of strikes. Metzger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Metzger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Metzger is breathing heavily.
Parts lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Viktor Metzger's cut even more.
Nice uppercut lands for Parts. That snapped Metzger's head back.
Parts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Metzger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metzger throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.
Parts lands a two punch combo.
Parts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Metzger misses with a shot to the body
and Parts counters with a series of strikes. Metzger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Metzger tries to score with a low kick but Parts moves his leg out of the way.
Metzger throws a leg kick but Parts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tony Parts is winning the standup battle so far.
Metzger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parts throws a body punch but Metzger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Parts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Metzger doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Metzger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parts thows a body shot but no joy.
Parts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parts thuds a left hand into Metzger's body.
Metzger throws a head kick but Parts moves out of range.
A big right from Parts misses.
Metzger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Parts.
Parts misses with a straight right.
Metzger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parts thuds a left hand into Metzger's body.
Metzger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parts lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts thuds his right hand into Metzger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Metzger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metzger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Parts scores with a hook to the body. Metzger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Parts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parts connects with a looping right hand.
Metzger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Metzger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parts with a jab.
Parts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts lands with an uppercut that bounces Metzger off the cage and back into rage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parts.
Parts misses with a straight right.
Parts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts tests Metzger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parts scores with a jab.
A low kick from Metzger misses
and Parts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Metzger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Parts has got the better of the exchanges.
Parts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Metzger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metzger can do to turn this around?
Metzger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parts.
Parts connects with a looping right hand.
Parts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metzger blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Metzger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parts misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Metzger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Metzger throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Parts lands with a cross.
A big left from Parts misses.
Metzger moves away from the strike by Parts.
Parts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Metzger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parts.
Metzger throws the kick towards the body but Parts avoids it.
Metzger tries to work over Parts's front leg with a kick but Parts checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Parts misses the target.
Metzger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Metzger misses with a kick to the body.
Metzger throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metzger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Metzger scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger scoring well with a low kick there.
Parts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Metzger. Parts shrugs it off though.
Metzger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parts.
Parts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Metzger.
Metzger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metzger delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Metzger there.
It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Metzger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Metzger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parts's sensitive parts.
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!
Nice shot lands for Metzger.
Metzger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Metzger ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Metzger throws a leg kick
enabling Parts to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Metzger lands but Parts takes it in his stride.
Metzger tries a low kick but Parts avoids it.
Metzger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metzger.
Metzger lands a head kick!
Metzger throws a solid leg kick but Parts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Metzger.
A shot to the body from Parts misses
and Metzger counters with a body kick.
Metzger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metzger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Metzger throws a front kick aimed at Parts's knee but Parts avoids it well.
Metzger is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metzger moves out of range of the strikes.
Metzger punishes Parts's body with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Parts as he checks the leg kick.
Metzger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metzger is looking to land body kicks.
Metzger lands a head kick. Parts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab by Parts.
Metzger just misses with a punch to the body.
Parts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metzger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parts.
Metzger moves out of range as Parts strikes.
Metzger feints and then cracks Parts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parts down.
Parts blocks a low kick nicely.
Metzger misses with a leg kick
and Parts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Parts misses.
Metzger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parts.
Metzger scores with a jab to the head.
Parts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metzger misses with a body shot
and Parts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parts misses the shot to the body.
Metzger takes one on the button.
Parts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metzger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metzger misses with a body kick.
Parts takes a swing at Metzger's ribcage but misses.
Parts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Metzger really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Metzger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Metzger throws a head kick but Parts moves out of range.
Parts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Metzger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Metzger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parts's calf.
Metzger throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metzger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parts counters with a right hand to the body.
Metzger lands with a good body shot.
Metzger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Parts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Metzger scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Metzger.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Metzger slips under a jab.
Parts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Metzger.
Metzger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Parts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metzger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parts throws a hook but Metzger avoids it easily.
Parts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metzger throws out the jab.
Metzger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Metzger misses with a body shot.
Metzger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Metzger throws a body punch but Parts moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metzger throws a sloppy head kick and Parts moves out of range easily.
Parts moves out of range of the body kick from Metzger.
Parts checks a low kick from Metzger.
Metzger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parts manages to avoid it.
Jab by Parts.
Parts throws a hook but Metzger avoids it easily.
Parts clobbers Metzger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Metzger throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Metzger throws a body punch but Parts moves out of range.
Parts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Metzger. Metzger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Parts blocks the leg kick.
Metzger is looking to land body kicks.
Metzger misses with a leg kick
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parts blocks a low kick nicely.
Metzger misses with a body shot.
Metzger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.
Metzger misses with a kick to the body
and Parts counters with a nice body shot.
Parts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Metzger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Metzger misses with a low kick.
Parts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Metzger's head backwards.
Parts takes a swing at Metzger's ribcage but misses.
Metzger pushes Parts away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metzger throws a hook to the side of Parts's head but Parts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Metzger. That's going to slow Parts down.
Metzger misses with a body shot.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metzger moves away.
Metzger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.
Metzger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parts counters with a two punch combo.
Metzger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metzger throws a wild body kick that Parts sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Metzger throws a leg kick but Parts checks it.
Metzger misses the body punch
and Parts counters with a three punch combo that has Metzger backing up. Metzger nods at Parts to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Metzger dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Parts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Parts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Metzger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Metzger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parts connects with a nice looking jab.
Metzger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parts.
Metzger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parts throws a hook to the side of Metzger's head but Metzger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Metzger misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Metzger scores with a leg kick.
Metzger throws the kick towards the body but Parts avoids it.
Parts misses with a series of wild punches.
Metzger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Metzger.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Metzger misses with a leg kick
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metzger was well out of range. Poor timing from Parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Metzger, right into the meat.
Parts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Metzger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Metzger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger misses with the body kick
and Parts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Metzger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Metzger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metzger wants to land a leg kick but Parts is out of range.
Parts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metzger scores with a kick to the body.
Metzger looks to score with a jab to the body but Parts is just out of range.
Parts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Metzger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
Metzger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Metzger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Metzger.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
Metzger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parts's calf.
Metzger cracks the inside of Parts's front leg.
Metzger cracks the inside of Parts's front leg.
Metzger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metzger scoring well with a low kick there.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Metzger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Metzger misses with a low kick.
Metzger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Metzger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Metzger misses with a two punch combination.
Metzger throws out a powerful jab.
Metzger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metzger throws a body kick that misses.
Parts misses with a straight left.
Parts blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Metzger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metzger lands with a kick to the temple. Parts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Metzger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metzger wants to land a leg kick but Parts is out of range.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
Metzger misses with a straight right.
Metzger is looking to chop away at Parts's legs.
Metzger throws a jab but it's blocked by Parts.
Nice shot by Parts.
Parts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Metzger misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Metzger.
Metzger throws a solid leg kick but Parts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Metzger.
Metzger throws a body punch but Parts moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Metzger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Metzger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Parts!
Tony Parts retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due 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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271 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Furnival throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Furnival misses with a few strikes there.
Castle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furnival buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Furnival throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid body kick from Furnival.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furnival looks to land a body kick but Castle moved away.
Furnival pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Furnival throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Furnival throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furnival.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Furnival.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Furnival throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furnival.
Castle looks gassed!
Furnival fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furnival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Castle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Furnival - the referee stops the clock and Castle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Furnival. Castle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Furnival throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Furnival cracks Castle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furnival.
Furnival throws a low kick, looking for Castle's leg but Castle calmly moves out of range.
Sexton Furnival is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furnival misses with the combination.
Furnival lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furnival throws out a leg kick but Castle moves out of range and Furnival only half commits.
Furnival plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Furnival is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castle.
Castle walks into a jab.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furnival.
Furnival scores with a decent looking hook.
Furnival will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Furnival does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furnival takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castle lands a right hook to the body.
Castle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Sexton Furnival has been cut.
Sexton Furnival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furnival misses with a body kick.
Furnival throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Furnival rather than just go for the knockout.
Castle works Furnival's body with a nice hook.
Furnival blocks a low kick nicely.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furnival was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Castle moves out of range as Furnival strikes.
Furnival thuds his shin into the meat of Castle's side.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furnival sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws a body kick that misses.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Furnival swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furnival displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castle.
Furnival throws a solid leg kick but Castle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Furnival.
Castle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Furnival counters with a body kick.
Castle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Furnival.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furnival stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Furnival wants it to stay on the feet.
Furnival tries to land a front kick but Castle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle lands a jab to the nose.
Castle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furnival has time to react.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexton Furnival dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Furnival throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Furnival.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick.
Furnival scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castle misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Furnival.
Furnival falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Furnival takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Furnival connects with a single shot there.
Castle swinging wildly here.
Furnival lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furnival, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furnival.
Furnival throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Furnival lands a glancing blow to the side of Castle's head.
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!
Furnival lands a head shot.
Furnival lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
Sexton Furnival is winning the standup battle so far.
Furnival lands with a slapping head kick.
Furnival lands with a slapping head kick.
Furnival lands a right hook to the body.
Furnival lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Castle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Furnival scores with a push kick.
Furnival looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Furnival throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castle counters with a good low kick that Furnival was not able to check.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furnival moves away.
Furnival misses with a body punch
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
Furnival throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furnival walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a stiff right hand.
Furnival throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furnival lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
Furnival misses with a leg kick.
Furnival takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castle misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furnival. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furnival is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Furnival throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castle digs a good body shot into Furnival's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Furnival misses.
Furnival misses with a double jab
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Furnival walks into a jab.
Furnival on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castle clinches.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle scores with a shot to the side of Furnival's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle breaks from the clinch.
Castle has Furnival up against the cage in a clinch.
Furnival tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexton Furnival dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furnival throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furnival.
Furnival throws a body kick that misses.
Castle swings for the body but Furnival moves out of range.
Furnival walks into a stiff left hand from Castle.
Furnival throws a low kick but Castle moves out of range easily.
Furnival takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Furnival throws a nice head kick!
Castle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furnival moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furnival misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furnival cracks Castle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Furnival as he connects with a hook.
Furnival misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Castle to counter with a crisp jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Furnival - that will leave a mark!
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Furnival throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furnival checks the leg kick.
Furnival is looking to score with low kicks.
Furnival attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Furnival displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
Furnival has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Furnival there as he acknowledges the shot.
Furnival stuffs the takedown attempt from Castle. Castle gets slowly back to his feet.
Furnival misses with a telegraphed body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
Castle blocks a head kick by Furnival.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furnival throws a sloppy body shot
and Castle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Castle.
Furnival looking for a sweep. Not yet Furnival, not yet.
Castle trying to control but Furnival is working from the bottom.
Castle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Furnival is looking to sweep but instead, Castle has passed into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Castle seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival won't allow Castle to pass to mount.
Furnival works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castle is fighting to break Furnival's control of his arms but Furnival is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Castle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Castle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
Furnival swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Furnival looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castle checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castle misses with the combination.
Furnival scores with a body shot.
Furnival with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furnival fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furnival pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Castle scores with a four punch combination!
Furnival dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Furnival lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castle will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furnival darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frank Castle just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castle looks to land a combination but Furnival avoids it well.
Castle blocks a head kick by Furnival.
Furnival takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castle lands with a nice body punch.
Furnival misses with a head kick.
Castle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furnival.
Castle scoring well with a low kick there.
Furnival lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Furnival thows a leg kick but Castle checks it
and Castle counters with a stiff right hand.
Furnival wants to land a leg kick but Castle is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furnival misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
Furnival misses with a straight right.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furnival throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Furnival uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castle.
Furnival is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Castle. That snapped Furnival's head back.
Castle tries to clinch but Furnival is having none of it.
Furnival throws a combination that misses
letting Castle counter with a right hand.
Furnival throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Furnival
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle moves into the clinch.
Furnival working hard to break the clinch.
Castle pushes Furnival back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Furnival.
Castle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furnival's elbow.
Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furnival misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Furnival scores with a hook to the body.
Furnival escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle lands a lovely overhand right.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Furnival avoids the body shot from Castle.
Furnival throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Castle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Castle misses
and Furnival counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
Castle has closed the distance and engaged Furnival in a clinch.
Furnival goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Furnival's ribcage. Furnival let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Furnival breaks the clinch.
Castle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Furnival throws the kick towards the body but Castle avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Furnival lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice straight punches there by Castle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castle.
Castle lands with a nice body punch.
Castle misses with the combination.
Furnival throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Castle blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Furnival as Castle tries to tie him up.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furnival working aggressively here.
Furnival presses Castle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Furnival can't find room to land a body shot as Castle controls the action.
Furnival's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Furnival.
Castle tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furnival throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Castle does no damage.
Furnival throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick from Furnival misses.
Castle moves out of range of the strikes.
Castle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Furnival swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Furnival looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Furnival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Furnival pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furnival doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Furnival misses
and Furnival takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
Castle looks to land a combination. Furnival sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Furnival swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Castle jabs at Furnival's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival tries to work over Castle's front leg with a kick but Castle checks it.
Furnival misses with a hook to the body
and Castle moves into the clinch.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Furnival's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Furnival misses with a punch to the body.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castle slowing the pace effectively.
Castle is working Furnival over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Castle presses Furnival against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castle looking to slow down the pace here.
Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses
and Castle counters by moving into the clinch.
Castle scores with a shot to the side of Furnival's head.
Castle breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Furnival takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furnival looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furnival drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castle slips under a jab.
Furnival looks for the body kick but Castle saw that one coming.
Furnival thows a leg kick but Castle checks it
and Castle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Castle trying to pass the guard but Furnival defending well.
Castle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castle trying to control the action but Furnival is working from the bottom.
Castle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle wants to stand but Furnival has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Furnival tries to kick Castle off but Castle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Furnival is staying active underneath Castle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Castle not doing much here.
Furnival makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Furnival.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castle advances position into side control!
Castle throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Furnival works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Furnival wants to improve his position but Castle is controlling well.
Furnival is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furnival keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castle gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!
Frank Castle is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes into the arena with Dream Big - Crooked I feat Akon blaring out of the sound system. Chambers has chosen Ain't No Rest for the Wicked as his entrance music. John Chambers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Phoenix's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chambers!
It looks like Marcus Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Chambers tries to land a leg kick but Phoenix saw it coming and moves away.
Phoenix is looking to chop away at Chambers's legs.
Chambers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Phoenix manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chambers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phoenix wants to sweep here but Chambers controlling him for the moment.
Phoenix can't keep his opponent in guard - Chambers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chambers trying to control the action but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
Phoenix tries to roll over but Chambers keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phoenix defending well though.
Chambers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chambers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phoenix is trying to control but can't.
Chambers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chambers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chambers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phoenix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chambers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phoenix is defending against the submission attempts here by Chambers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chambers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chambers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phoenix is looking for a sweep. Chambers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chambers is just content to waste time from the top position. Phoenix takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chambers is looking to work some ground and pound but Phoenix has wrist control.
Chambers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chambers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phoenix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers won't allow Phoenix to sweep him here.
Chambers is looking to work some ground and pound but Phoenix has wrist control.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
Phoenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chambers postures up in Phoenix's guard and throws a big left but Phoenix blocks it.
Chambers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chambers throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Phoenix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chambers.
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.
Phoenix seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chambers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Phoenix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chambers, into his guard.
Phoenix passes into half guard.
Phoenix looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chambers looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Chambers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Phoenix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chambers avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Chambers misses with a body kick.
Chambers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phoenix counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
John Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chambers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phoenix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chambers stalks Phoenix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Phoenix's face. Phoenix staggers backwards, shaken.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix looks for the body kick but Chambers saw that one coming.
Phoenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chambers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phoenix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix pushes Chambers up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Chambers throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix pushes Chambers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is leaning against Chambers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Phoenix would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phoenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phoenix wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcus Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phoenix has Chambers up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Chambers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chambers pushes off an throws an elbow but Phoenix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix jabs at Chambers's body.
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!
Phoenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chambers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Phoenix finds it's target.
Phoenix cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.
Phoenix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chambers slips under a jab.
Phoenix looks for the body kick but Chambers saw that one coming.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chambers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marcus Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. Chambers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phoenix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chambers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.
Phoenix rushes Chambers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Phoenix.
Phoenix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Chambers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chambers's gas tank.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chambers doesn't seem bothered though.
Phoenix cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phoenix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phoenix throws a leg kick but Chambers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chambers ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix.
Phoenix gets caught flat footed, as Chambers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Phoenix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chambers thows a big elbow that misses.
Phoenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chambers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chambers trying to control but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to sweep here but Chambers controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phoenix is on top in guard.
Phoenix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chambers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Phoenix has managed to get both his arms back between Chambers's legs - danger averted.
Chambers wants to stand up but Phoenix is controlling him.
Chambers is looking for a triangle but Phoenix pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chambers keeping full guard, as Phoenix tries to pass.
Phoenix gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Phoenix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phoenix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phoenix throws a jab when Chambers was well out of range.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chambers is just content to waste time from the top position. Phoenix takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chambers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phoenix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chambers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix controlling the position.
Phoenix working a defensive guard here.
Chambers scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers landing with the ground and pound.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers thows a big elbow that misses.
Chambers postures up in Phoenix's guard and throws a big left but Phoenix blocks it.
Chambers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phoenix 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.
Chambers throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
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.
Chambers postures up in Phoenix's guard and throws a big left but Phoenix blocks it.
Chambers landing with the ground and pound.
Chambers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phoenix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chambers.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
Chambers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phoenix dives on top into guard.
Phoenix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chambers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phoenix is aware though and is defending well.
Phoenix pushes down on Chambers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phoenix wants to pass the guard but Chambers is defending well.
Phoenix works his way into side control.
Chambers throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Chambers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chambers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phoenix has control of Chambers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chambers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chambers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers moves into full guard.
Chambers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phoenix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phoenix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Phoenix drops back looking for a leg! Chambers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chambers manages to kick Phoenix off! Phoenix jumps back into Chambers's guard.
Phoenix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chambers is keeping the position for now.
Phoenix wanted to stand there but Chambers had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Chambers really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Phoenix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Chambers catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross.
Phoenix takes a swing at Chambers's ribcage but misses.
Chambers connects with a right hand. Phoenix shakes it off.
Chambers shoots for a takedown but Phoenix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chambers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phoenix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chambers finds it's way round the side to connect with Phoenix's head.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Chambers throws an elbow but it misses.
Chambers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phoenix prevents it.
Chambers looking for a takedown.
Marcus Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Chambers.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chambers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix looking to slow down the pace here.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Chambers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chambers's gas tank.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Phoenix gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chambers throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
A left hand lands to the body for Phoenix.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chambers.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chambers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phoenix slowing the pace effectively.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Chambers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Phoenix is leaning against Chambers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix pushes Chambers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chambers fails to land.
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix wants to stall.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Chambers's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers lands a body shot.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Chambers blocks it.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
A short left from Chambers.
A right hook to the body lands for Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Chambers's ribcage. Chambers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chambers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is working for takedown but Phoenix is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Phoenix is trying to stall.
Chambers tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix taking a breather.
Chambers throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.
Phoenix presses Chambers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chambers being controlled against the cage.
Chambers misses with a knee strike.
Chambers throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Phoenix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chambers throws an elbow that misses.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Phoenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Phoenix jabs Chambers right on the nose. Chambers blinks but takes it well.
Chambers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chambers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chambers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phoenix scores with a leg kick.
Phoenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phoenix is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chambers throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches.
Chambers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix taking a breather.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix presses Chambers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Phoenix had his way with John Chambers in that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Phoenix'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. This is the final round!
Phoenix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chambers's hands.
Phoenix throws a low kick but Chambers avoids it.
Chambers tries to clinch up
and Phoenix counters with a head kick.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chambers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix slips under a jab from Chambers.
Phoenix throws out a leg kick but Chambers moves out of range and Phoenix only half commits.
Phoenix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chambers swinging wildly here.
Chambers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chambers.
Phoenix has Chambers up against the cage in a clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chambers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chambers throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix thows a body shot but no joy.
Chambers wants to slow Phoenix down by chopping away at his legs.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chambers can do to turn this around?
Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phoenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chambers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chambers misses with a leg kick
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix tries to clinch up but Chambers circles away and keeps his distance.
Chambers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Phoenix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Chambers.
Phoenix scores with a three punch combo!
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Chambers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chambers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chambers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chambers throws a sloppy body shot
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phoenix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phoenix connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chambers takes a step back to recover.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix throws a head kick that Chambers semi-blocks.
Chambers throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chambers fails with the takedown.
Chambers drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chambers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Phoenix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phoenix throws a leg kick which misses Chambers's front leg but catches the back leg as Chambers tries to avoid it.
Phoenix lands a head kick!
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chambers scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chambers misses with a hook.
Phoenix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chambers throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix jabs at Chambers's body.
Phoenix checks the leg kick.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phoenix pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chambers misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
A right handed body shot lands from Phoenix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix trying to stall but Chambers improves his position.
Chambers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Chambers lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcus Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Chambers tries to clinch up
and Phoenix counters with a good low kick that Chambers was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phoenix 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Phoenix!
Marcus Phoenix retains his light heavyweight title!
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