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ACME - Montreal XXII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Mankiw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
154 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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165 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Mankiw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankiw throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartman.
Mankiw tries to clinch there but Cartman circles away.
Cartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cartman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Gregory Mankiw has been cut.
Cartman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mankiw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mankiw lands with a shot to the body.
Cartman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mankiw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mankiw.
Cartman throws out a loose jab but Mankiw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Mankiw.
Cartman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mankiw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartman throws a hook to the side of Mankiw's head but Mankiw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mankiw throws out the jab.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mankiw.
Cartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cartman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mankiw digs a good body shot into Cartman's ribs.
Cartman fails to land with a series of punches.
Mankiw throws an overhand right that lands on Cartman's shoulder, as Cartman tries to avoid the shot.
Mankiw cracks Cartman with an open hand slap.
Cartman slips under a jab.
Cartman throws a hook to the side of Mankiw's head but Mankiw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cartman walks into a stiff left hand from Mankiw.
Mankiw avoids the head kick by Cartman.
Mankiw tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw lands with a nice body punch.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Mankiw moves out of range easily.
Mankiw misses with a straight right.
Mankiw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Mankiw is looking to wear down Cartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mankiw scores with a three punch combo!
Cartman moves out of range as Mankiw strikes.
Mankiw misses with a combination
enabling Cartman to counter with a crisp jab.
Mankiw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mankiw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mankiw thuds his right hand into Cartman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mankiw thuds his right hand into Cartman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses the jab.
Mankiw looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartman is just out of range.
Mankiw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Mankiw is just out of range.
Mankiw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mankiw lands with a cross.
Cartman misses with an uppercut.
Cartman misses the jab.
Cartman throws a head kick but Mankiw moves out of range.
Cartman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mankiw.
Mankiw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mankiw counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw looks to land a left hand but Cartman moved out of range nicely.
Mankiw misses with a straight left.
Cartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cartman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mankiw.
Cartman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Mankiw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cartman doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Mankiw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mankiw scores with the left hand. Cartman knows he should have avoided that one.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Mankiw moves out of range easily.
Mankiw is looking to score with low kicks.
Mankiw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Mankiw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Mankiw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mankiw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mankiw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mankiw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mankiw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mankiw doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartman circles away.
Cartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cartman walks into a stiff left hand from Mankiw.
Mankiw misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartman looks to throw the jab but Mankiw is out of range.
Cartman with a jab.
Mankiw looks to throw the jab but Cartman is out of range.
Cartman lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a nice body kick.
Mankiw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cartman finds it's way round the side to connect with Mankiw's head.
Gregory Mankiw is winning the standup battle so far.
Mankiw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mankiw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartman with a jab.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mankiw was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Mankiw tries to clinch but Cartman moves out of range.
Mankiw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mankiw scores with a hook to the body. Cartman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mankiw throws a right and a left that Cartman avoids nicely.
Gregory Mankiw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman misses the jab.
Cartman slips a jab and a cross from Mankiw.
Cartman misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cartman finds it's way round the side to connect with Mankiw's head.
Mankiw misses with a hook.
A low kick from Mankiw misses
and Cartman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mankiw thows a body shot but no joy.
Mankiw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mankiw tries to clinch there but Cartman circles away.
Cartman takes a swing at Mankiw's ribcage but misses.
Mankiw fails to land with a series of punches.
Mankiw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mankiw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Mankiw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mankiw.
Mankiw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mankiw throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartman.
Mankiw clobbers Cartman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mankiw moves in looking to clinch but Cartman pushes him off.
Cartman misses with the combination.
Mankiw looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartman is just out of range.
Cartman throws a head kick that misses
and Mankiw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mankiw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cartman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mankiw lands with a nice body punch.
Cartman blocks a jab.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mankiw was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw blocks a jab.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregory Mankiw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mankiw lands a nice hook to Cartman's body. Cartman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Cartman. Those never looked like landing.
Mankiw lands a head shot.
Cartman slips a straight right by Mankiw.
Mankiw throws a body punch but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman scores with a one two! Mankiw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Mankiw throws a right hand that Cartman ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartman also avoids with ease.
Mankiw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Mankiw'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!
Cartman misses with a hook. Mankiw ducked under it nicely.
Mankiw looks to land a left hand but Cartman moved out of range nicely.
Mankiw throws a hook but Cartman blocks it.
A big left from Cartman misses.
Mankiw lands a nice shot that snaps Cartman's head back.
Cartman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mankiw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cartman blocking some punches.
Mankiw misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mankiw throws an elbow but misses.
Mankiw misses with a knee strike.
Mankiw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartman is trying to break the clinch but Mankiw is controlling him.
Mankiw misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mankiw defending well as Cartman loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartman.
Mankiw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cartman.
Cartman looks to land a combination but Mankiw avoids it well.
Mankiw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartman's calf.
Cartman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mankiw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cartman throws a right and a left that Mankiw avoids nicely.
Cartman just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mankiw darts in trying to clinch
and Cartman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mankiw lands with a nice combination. Cartman backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses the body punch
and Mankiw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mankiw.
Mankiw slips under a jab.
Mankiw wants to clinch but Cartman slips to the side
and Cartman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cartman throws a lazy right hand but Mankiw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mankiw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartman misses the target.
Cartman misses with an uppercut. Mankiw saw that one coming.
Mankiw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cartman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mankiw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cartman counters with a nice body shot.
Mankiw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cartman.
Mankiw throws a low kick, looking for Cartman's leg but Cartman calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mankiw.
Cartman slips under a jab from Mankiw.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mankiw.
Mankiw tries to clinch but Cartman moves out of range.
Mankiw avoids the head kick by Cartman.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mankiw was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Cartman takes one on the button.
Mankiw cracks a nice hook into Cartman's ribs.
Cartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mankiw.
Mankiw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Mankiw connects with a body shot.
Cartman thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Cartman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mankiw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cartman misses the body punch
and Mankiw counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mankiw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartman.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Mankiw ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cartman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mankiw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Mankiw.
Cartman throws a sloppy body shot
and Mankiw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mankiw throws a looping overhand right but Cartman ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mankiw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Mankiw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mankiw 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Mankiw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
163 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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22
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dube misses with a series of wild punches.
Dube drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dube throws out a leg kick but Grunt moves out of range and Dube only half commits.
A slow jab from Dube misses its intended target.
Dube throws a right and a left that Grunt avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dube misses the target.
Dube misses with a two punch combination.
Dube will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dube misses with a looping left.
Dube misses with a straight left.
Grunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dube waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dube tries to land a front kick but Grunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dube takes a swing at Grunt's ribcage but misses.
Grunt checks a low kick from Dube.
Dube throws a hook to the side of Grunt's head but Grunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dube throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grunt.
Dube clobbers Grunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dube.
Dube tries to bum rush Grunt with a series of wild strikes but Grunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dube.
Grunt moves out of range as Dube strikes.
Jab from Dube.
Grunt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grunt duly obliges.
Dube missing with a left hand there. Grunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dube tries to work over Grunt's front leg with a kick but Grunt checks it.
Dube lands with an uppercut that bounces Grunt off the cage and back into rage.
Dube misses with a double jab
and Grunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grunt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dube was covering up waiting for the punch and Grunt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grunt thows a big elbow that misses.
Dube wants to get back to his feet but Grunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grunt stands and throws Dube's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grunt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dube's legs.
Dube on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dube tries to get out of the position.
Dube is pushing Grunt's head away, looking to escape. Grunt manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grunt scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube tries to escape but Grunt is in control.
Grunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grunt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grunt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grunt throws a strike aimed at the side of Dube's head but Dube avoids it well.
Dube wants to get back to his feet but Grunt drags him back down.
Grunt wants to control but Dube is keeping him busy.
Dube tries to escape but Grunt is in control.
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.
Dube is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grunt connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Grunt.
Grunt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dube managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grunt.
Grunt is trying to get an arm triangle but Dube is defending well.
Dube takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grunt in side control, throwing shots but Dube defends.
Grunt prevents Dube from escaping the position.
Grunt landing strikes.
Dube takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knarles Grunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dube throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dube darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grunt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grunt in side control, throwing shots but Dube defends.
Grunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Grunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dube is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grunt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Grunt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Grunt.
Dube is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grunt is controlling him well.
Dube knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grunt on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt working the ground and pound from side control.
Grunt trying to control the position but Dube is working away.
Grunt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dube tries to buck Grunt off but Grunt is having none of it.
Grunt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grunt throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dube works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dube on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt is keen to just control but Dube is a slippery customer.
Dube trying to control but Grunt postures up.
Dube has one foot on Grunt's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dube throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grunt counters with a nice body shot.
Dube doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dube misses with a low kick.
Grunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grunt slips a straight right by Dube.
Grunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dube.
Michael Dube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunt cracks Dube with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dube misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube throws a leg kick but Grunt checks it.
Dube misses with a combination
and Grunt counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Dube does it's job there.
Dube throws a big shot that misses.
Grunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dube throws out the jab.
Grunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dube avoids it really well and circles away.
Grunt moves away from the strike by Dube.
Dube defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grunt.
Grunt ducks under a wild hook from Dube.
Dube works Grunt's body with a nice hook.
Dube moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Dube.
Dube throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grunt counters with a left and a right that stings Dube.
Dube lands a jab.
Dube misses with a combination
and Grunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dube's guard.
Knarles Grunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dube wants to stand up but Grunt is controlling him.
Grunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dube keeping full guard, as Grunt tries to pass.
Dube wants to stand but Grunt is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knarles Grunt 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Dube misses the target.
No luck for Grunt with that takedown attempt.
Dube moves into range and connects with a jab.
Michael Dube is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dube throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grunt won't allow Dube to get back to his feet.
Dube working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grunt.
Grunt prevents Dube from getting back to his feet.
Grunt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dube is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dube has escaped and now he's on top!
Grunt looking for a guillotine here but Dube defends easily.
Grunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dube wants to stand but Grunt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dube trying to control but Grunt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dube got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dube has managed to get both his arms back between Grunt's legs - danger averted.
Grunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dube trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grunt's guard.
Grunt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dube is aware though and is defending well.
Dube trying to control but Grunt is working from the bottom.
Dube sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Michael Dube has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dube trying to control but Grunt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Dube wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dube looks to throw the jab but Grunt is out of range.
Dube scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Knarles Grunt has been cut.
Grunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dube misses with a looping right.
Dube misses with a double jab.
Grunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dube.
Dube misses with a straight right.
Dube misses the jab.
Dube misses the jab.
Dube misses with an uppercut.
Michael Dube is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dube throws a big shot that misses.
Dube attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dube misses with a hook.
Dube scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Dube jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grunt blocks a jab.
Michael Dube is winning the standup battle so far.
Grunt staying out of range there.
Dube misses the jab.
Grunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dube misses with a leg kick
and Grunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grunt ducks under a wild hook from Dube.
Dube throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grunt counters with a single leg into guard. Dube didn't expect that.
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!
Grunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dube has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grunt has managed to get both his arms back between Dube's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Dube.
I think Grunt 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knarles Grunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bare is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ashes of the Wake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panda Bare!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young sizes up Bare with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Bare ducks down to avoid it.
Bare missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young has managed to clinch.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bare.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Bare throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Bare.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young digs a right hand into Bare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bare's gas tank.
Bare lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young lands a body shot.
Bare tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Bare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bare lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Bare.
Young blocks a body shot from Bare.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Bare's head.
Bare is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Young.
Bare looks gassed!
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Bare swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bare or not.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bare.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young stalling against the cage.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bares head.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Young.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Bare's head.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bares head.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Bare misses with some punches.
Bare throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Young.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young digs a right hand into Bare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bare's gas tank.
A short left from Young.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Bare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Bare's head.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bare or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young prevents a body shot from Bare.
Bare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young has Bare pressed against the cage.
Young pushes Bare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Bare's head.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Bare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young is pushing Bare up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bare misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Bare misses with a body punch.
Young taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young cracks Bare with a nice body shot.
Young lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young has Bare pushed against the cage.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Bare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Young dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bare tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Bare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young prevents a body shot from Bare.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bare.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Joe Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bare wants to stall.
Bare tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Bare back against the cage.
Bare is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bare has his back to the cage.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bare misses with the head strike.
Bare is breathing heavily.
Young just leaning against Bare, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
A shot in the inside from Young.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young lands a shot to the body.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Young on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young has Bare pushed against the cage.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Bare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Bare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bare throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Bare's head.
A short left from Young.
Young is stalling here.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bares head.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bare.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Good body shot from Young.
Young pushes Bare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Bare tries to tie him up.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bare tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bare swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Young.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bare is rocked!
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bare or not.
Bare is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bare seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young avoiding damage.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
A body shot lands from Young.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bare can do to turn this around?
Young has Bare pressed against the cage.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bares head.
Young pushes Bare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bare is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bare has his back to the cage.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Young.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young throws a big uppercut that drops Bare! More strikes from Young and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bare lies dazed against the cage as Young celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Anathema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anathema comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ninja theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
191 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damon Anathema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fecchinni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anathema manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fecchinni rushes Anathema and presses him up against the cage.
Anathema prevents a body shot from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni avoiding damage as Anathema throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anathema.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fecchinni lands with a light punch inside.
Fecchinni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anathema tries to get to full guard but Fecchinni has control of the leg.
Anathema looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anathema trying to hold on to Fecchinni's head to control him but Fecchinni postures up.
Anathema is in trouble now - Fecchinni has advanced to mount!
Fecchinni working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fecchinni putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Anathema really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fecchinni breaks from Anathema's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anathema is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Anathema in real trouble here! The ref calls for Anathema to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Fecchinni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rampage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 8 Foot Sativa- Destined to be Dead. Merkel has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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300 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armin Merkel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merkel works Rampage's body with a nice hook.
Merkel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rampage at a distance.
Rampage is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merkel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ricky Rampage has been cut.
Merkel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rampage sprawling to the canvas! Rampage rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merkel finish him?!
Rampage is rocked!
Rampage throws a chopping leg kick but Merkel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oh Rampage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merkel drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rampage's head, knocking him out cold! Merkel is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armin Merkel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Puncharello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Andreas has chosen Free Bird by Leonard Skynard as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Puncharello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey De Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andreas tries to clinch there but Puncharello circles away.
Don Puncharello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puncharello scores with a hook to the body. De Andreas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Andreas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Andreas is looking to clinch.
De Andreas avoids the head kick by Puncharello.
Puncharello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Andreas's hands.
Puncharello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Andreas avoids the body shot from Puncharello.
De Andreas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puncharello throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Andreas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Andreas dodges the punch combination from Puncharello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncharello looks to throw the jab but De Andreas is out of range.
Puncharello throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Andreas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Puncharello.
Puncharello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puncharello digs a good hook to De Andreas's body.
Puncharello connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Puncharello misses its intended target.
Don Puncharello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puncharello looks to land a right hand but De Andreas moved out of range.
Puncharello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puncharello throws a lazy right hand but De Andreas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Andreas shoots in and drives through. Puncharello sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas avoids the body shot from Puncharello.
A big left from Puncharello misses.
De Andreas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puncharello but Puncharello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Don Puncharello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey De Andreas.
Puncharello cracks De Andreas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puncharello connects with a leg kick. De Andreas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puncharello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puncharello just misses with a punch to the body.
Puncharello misses with a double jab.
De Andreas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Puncharello.
De Andreas tries to clinch but Puncharello moves out of range.
De Andreas tries to clinch but Puncharello is having none of it.
Jab from Puncharello.
Puncharello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Puncharello scores with a four punch combination!
De Andreas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Andreas is rocked!
Puncharello throws a leg kick but De Andreas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puncharello throws a lazy right hand but De Andreas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puncharello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puncharello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Puncharello misses.
Puncharello thuds a left hand into De Andreas's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Puncharello as De Andreas shoots in.
Puncharello misses with a hook. De Andreas ducked under it nicely.
De Andreas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puncharello counters with a series of strikes. De Andreas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Puncharello misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Andreas closes the distance but Puncharello moves to the side
letting Puncharello counter with a right hand.
De Andreas slips a jab from Puncharello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Puncharello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by Puncharello.
Puncharello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Andreas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Andreas throwing strikes but missing.
Puncharello wants to sweep here but De Andreas controlling him for the moment.
Puncharello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Andreas trying to control but Puncharello is working from the bottom.
De Andreas prevents Puncharello from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puncharello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puncharello keeping moving, preventing De Andreas from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Andreas with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Andreas is looking to work some ground and pound but Puncharello has wrist control.
De Andreas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Puncharello manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Andreas has Puncharello in his guard.
De Andreas wants to stand but Puncharello is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Andreas trying to control the position.
De Andreas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joey De Andreas.
De Andreas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puncharello counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Andreas avoids the head kick by Puncharello.
De Andreas slips under a jab.
Puncharello lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Puncharello misses.
Puncharello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Don Puncharello is winning the standup battle so far.
De Andreas is breathing heavily.
Puncharello throws out a loose jab but De Andreas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puncharello looks to throw the jab but De Andreas is out of range.
De Andreas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puncharello misses the body punch
and De Andreas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Andreas needs to keep his hands up - Puncharello had a free shot at his head there.
De Andreas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puncharello.
Puncharello connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Puncharello looks for the body kick but De Andreas saw that one coming.
Puncharello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puncharello.
Puncharello misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andreas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncharello.
De Andreas fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Puncharello dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Andreas looks to clinch
and Puncharello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andreas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puncharello counters with a series of strikes. De Andreas will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Andreas is still on wobbly legs! Can Puncharello finish him?
Puncharello lands with a shot to the body.
De Andreas seems to have recovered his senses.
Puncharello misses with an uppercut. De Andreas saw that one coming.
Puncharello throws a head kick but De Andreas moves out of range.
Puncharello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puncharello misses the jab.
De Andreas misses with a body punch
letting Puncharello counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncharello lunges at De Andreas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Andreas's hand.
Puncharello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Puncharello counters with a big head kick but De Andreas shrugs it off.
Puncharello throws a big shot that misses.
De Andreas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puncharello as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Puncharello. No joy for De Andreas on that attempt.
De Andreas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Andreas throws a combination that misses
and Puncharello counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Puncharello.
Puncharello misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Andreas.
Joey De Andreas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puncharello's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Puncharello duly obliges.
Puncharello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puncharello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Puncharello counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Andreas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Puncharello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puncharello misses with a shot to the body
and De Andreas counters by clinching up.
Puncharello breaks the clinch.
Puncharello throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from De Andreas. Those never looked like landing.
Puncharello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puncharello connects with a crisp jab.
Puncharello cracks De Andreas on the jaw with a powerful right hand and De Andreas falls backwards against the cage. Puncharello follows up with more strikes that drop De Andreas to his knees. Puncharello keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save De Andreas! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Puncharello!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Micks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Micks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Micks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Joonatan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joonatan manages to avoid it.
Joonatan throws a shot from downtown. Micks moves away and avoids it.
Joonatan gets a clinch.
Joonatan misses with a knee to the head.
Micks avoiding damage as Joonatan throws knees to the body.
Joonatan tries a knee to the head but Micks blocks it.
Joonatan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Micks avoids it.
Joonatan is working Micks over against the cage.
Joonatan has Micks pressed against the cage, preventing Micks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Micks takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fred Micks has been cut.
Joonatan stops a takedown attempt from Micks.
Joonatan tries a body shot but Micks blocks it.
Micks blocks an uppercut.
Joonatan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joonatan digs a right hand underneath Micks's ribcage. Micks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Micks as the two fighters clinch.
Joonatan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joonatan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Micks.
Micks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joonatan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joonatan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micks's elbow.
Micks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Micks takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Joonatan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Micks looks to land a right hand but Joonatan moved out of range.
Joonatan forces Micks back against the cage and clinches.
Micks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joonatan trying to land knees to the body.
Micks managing to block the knees to the body from Joonatan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Micks.
Joonatan tries to work over Micks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joonatan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Micks is trying to break the clinch but Joonatan has him pressed against the cage.
Micks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joonatan trying to land knees to the body.
Joonatan tries to throw a body punch but Micks avoids it by throwing Joonatan back against the cage.
Micks breaks the clinch.
Micks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fred Micks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micks clobbers Joonatan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joonatan looks gassed!
Micks throws a series of punches but Joonatan avoids them all with ease.
Joonatan closes the distance and pushes Micks back into the cage.
Micks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micks misses with the combination.
Joonatan wants to clinch.
Joonatan misses with a hook. Micks ducked under it nicely.
Micks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joonatan has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micks dives in and grabs Joonatan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joonatan pushes down on Micks's head and hops out.
Micks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micks throws a jab when Joonatan was well out of range.
Joonatan shoots in for a takedown but Micks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joonatan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Micks.
Joonatan misses with a hook to the body
and Micks counters with a stiff right hand.
Micks drops Joonatan with a huge uppercut! Joonatan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Micks is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Micks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by tribal entrance. Junie Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Silva thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson controlling the position well.
Johnson is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson 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.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junie Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leo Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junie Silva.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Junie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva walks into a jab.
That's two 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.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Junie Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva is striking from the bottom but Johnson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Johnson prevents Silva from improving his position.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva strikes from the bottom but Johnson uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Leo Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Johnson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kryler Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kryler Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Crimson moves out of range easily.
Crimson thuds his right hand into Botanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crimson sprawls well. Crimson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Crimson tries to bum rush Botanovic with a series of wild strikes but Botanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crimson misses with an uppercut.
Crimson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Botanovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Botanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Crimson.
Crimson swings for the body but Botanovic moves out of range.
A big left from Crimson misses.
Crimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Botanovic is just out of range.
Crimson keeps the fight on the outside.
Crimson checks a low kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic instigates a clinch.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crimson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Botanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Botanovic just leaning against Crimson, taking a breather.
Crimson is looking to break free of the clinch but Botanovic has double underhooks.
Botanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Crimson has had enough of the clinch but Botanovic keeps him there for the moment.
Crimson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Botanovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crimson's guard.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Crimson keeps moving.
Botanovic stands and throws Crimson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Botanovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crimson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Botanovic but great work by Crimson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Botanovic keeps working.
Crimson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Crimson working away.
A lull in the action here as Crimson stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic is looking to regain half guard here but Crimson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Botanovic tries to get to full guard but Crimson has control of the leg.
Botanovic is controlling Crimson's trapped leg to prevent Crimson from advancing to side control.
Crimson passes into side control, despite Botanovic's attempt to control the position.
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.
Botanovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Crimson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Botanovic is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic wants to hold on but Crimson pushes him away.
Botanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Botanovic tries to hold on but Crimson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kryler Crimson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crimson fails to land with a series of punches.
Botanovic feints and then cracks Crimson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crimson down.
Botanovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Botanovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crimson is able to avoid easily.
Crimson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Botanovic.
No luck for Botanovic with that takedown attempt.
Crimson punishes Botanovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Crimson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Botanovic's head.
Crimson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crimson jabs Botanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Botanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crimson checks it well.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crimson.
Crimson scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crimson misses the target.
Botanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic tries to clinch up.
Botanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crimson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crimson throws a looping overhand right but Botanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crimson throws a shot from downtown. Botanovic moves away and avoids it.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crimson.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crimson checks the leg kick.
Crimson feints and then cracks Botanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Botanovic down.
Crimson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crimson works Botanovic's body with a nice hook.
Crimson throws a leg kick
and Botanovic counters with a good low kick that Crimson was not able to check.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Crimson tries to sprawl out of it but Botanovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crimson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botanovic moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Crimson throws a shot to the body.
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
Botanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crimson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Botanovic throws a front kick aimed at Crimson's knee but Crimson avoids it well.
Crimson misses with a low kick.
Botanovic moves in looking to clinch but Crimson pushes him off.
Botanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crimson cracks Botanovic with an open hand slap.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Botanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crimson's sensitive parts.
Crimson misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a good cross that connects.
Kryler Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic ducks right into an uppercut from Crimson.
A big left from Crimson misses.
Crimson throws an overhand right that lands on Botanovic's shoulder, as Botanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Crimson misses with a leg kick
and Botanovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crimson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crimson working hard to break the clinch.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Crimson manages to get underhooks.
Crimson misses with a knee to the head.
Botanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crimson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Botanovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crimson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Botanovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crimson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Botanovic lands a nice elbow.
Crimson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Botanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crimson is trying to break free.
Botanovic trying to land knees to the body.
Crimson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic fails with the takedown.
Crimson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crimson jabs Botanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Botanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Botanovic is looking to clinch.
Kryler Crimson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botanovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crimson taking a bit of punishment here - Botanovic scoring with strikes.
Crimson can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Botanovic crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic cracks Crimson with a big right hand but Crimson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kryler Crimson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crimson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crimson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Botanovic. Crimson shrugs it off though.
Crimson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Botanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crimson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crimson thows a leg kick but Botanovic checks it
and Botanovic counters with a solid body kick.
Kryler Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Botanovic tries to clinch there but Crimson circles away.
Crimson misses with a leg kick
and Botanovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crimson working hard to break the clinch.
Crimson stops a takedown attempt from Botanovic.
Botanovic keeps control of Crimson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crimson wants to break free but Botanovic has control.
Botanovic wants a takedown.
Botanovic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Crimson regains guard.
Botanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Botanovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Botanovic has gone for a leg lock! Crimson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Botanovic's guard.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Crimson from controlling successfully.
Crimson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Botanovic working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Botanovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crimson has managed to get both his arms back between Botanovic's legs - danger averted.
Botanovic is trying to control the position but Crimson postures up.
Botanovic managing to control the position.
Botanovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Crimson preventing the sweep.
Botanovic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Crimson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Botanovic.
Botanovic gets back to half guard.
Botanovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crimson throws a one two combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Botanovic. That's going to slow Crimson down.
Botanovic wants to clinch up but Crimson keeps it at a distance.
Crimson avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Crimson off balance momentarily.
Crimson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crimson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Botanovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crimson pinned against the cage. Crimson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crimson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Botanovic looking to pass the guard.
Botanovic looking to sit in guard and control but Crimson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Botanovic looking to control.
Crimson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crimson is looking to stand up but Botanovic won't let him.
Crimson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic controlling the position.
Botanovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crimson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Botanovic is trying to control the position but Crimson postures up.
Botanovic is really struggling to control Crimson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Botanovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crimson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Botanovic looking for a guillotine here but Crimson defends easily.
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.
Crimson wants to pass the guard but Botanovic is keeping the position.
Botanovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crimson!
Botanovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic had his way with Kryler Crimson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crimson misses with a straight right.
Botanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Crimson circles away.
Botanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crimson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Botanovic has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Botanovic is defended easily by Crimson.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crimson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crimson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crimson lands an overhand right.
Botanovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crimson pinned against the cage. Crimson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Botanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Crimson as he checks the leg kick.
Crimson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Botanovic motions for Crimson to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crimson but Crimson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crimson lands a nice shot to the body.
Botanovic motions for Crimson to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic wants to clinch up but Crimson keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Botanovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Crimson which made him look bad.
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.
Botanovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Botanovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crimson's calf.
Botanovic misses with a leg kick.
Crimson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic blocks a jab.
Botanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
Crimson missing with a left hand there. Botanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Botanovic throws a leg kick which misses Crimson's front leg but catches the back leg as Crimson tries to avoid it.
Botanovic walks into a straight right hand from Crimson.
The fighters circling - Crimson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Botanovic tries to clinch there but Crimson circles away.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown but Crimson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crimson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crimson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Botanovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crimson misses with an uppercut.
Crimson swats away the attempt to clinch by Botanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crimson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Botanovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crimson avoids it really well and circles away.
Crimson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Botanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Crimson.
Botanovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Botanovic walks into a jab.
Crimson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Botanovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Botanovic thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crimson to regain full guard.
Botanovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Botanovic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crimson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Botanovic has Crimson in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson gets to his feet - Botanovic follows without any prompting.
Crimson throws the left hand but Botanovic avoids the punch easily.
Crimson scores with a jab. Botanovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crimson moves out of range as Botanovic throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Botanovic misses.
Crimson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Botanovic tries to clinch there but Crimson circles away.
Crimson lunges at Botanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Botanovic's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kryler Crimson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crimson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kryler Crimson!
Kryler Crimson is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Zuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Zuka misses.
Zuka wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Zuka moved out of range nicely.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zuka moves forwards but Harrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zuka throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Zuka connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Amir Zuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuka throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuka misses with a low kick as Harrison jumps back.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
Harrison throws a hook but Zuka blocks it.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuka.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrison takes a step back to recover.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Zuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Zuka slips the punch.
Harrison swings for the body but Zuka moves out of range.
Zuka is looking to score with low kicks.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison lands a slapping body shot.
Zuka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrison.
Zuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison jabs at Zuka's body.
Zuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zuka ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuka moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Zuka throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zuka has his feet on Harrison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zuka moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zuka enables Harrison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zuka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka controlling Harrison's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuka is looking to stand up but Harrison isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuka working a defensive guard here.
Zuka keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Zuka looking for a sweep. Not yet Zuka, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zuka wants to get back to his feet but Harrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Amir Zuka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big right from Harrison misses.
A leg kick checked by Harrison.
Zuka moves into the clinch.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison pushes Zuka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrison is trying to trip Zuka. He has hold of a leg but Zuka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harrison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zuka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harrison puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harrison controlling the action here.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuka keeps working.
Harrison throwing shots but Zuka is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to pass to mount but Zuka is defending the position.
Zuka wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Zuka is holding on to half guard well.
Zuka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zuka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Harrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zuka has time to react.
Zuka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Zuka moved out of range.
Zuka avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Zuka.
Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Zuka's guard.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Zuka is retaining full guard.
Harrison stops Zuka from standing up.
Zuka keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Zuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Zuka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zuka throws a push kick but Harrison slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuka throws a chopping leg kick but Harrison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka connects with a high kick.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Zuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Amir Zuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body. Zuka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka misses with a low kick.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amir Zuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuka wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Harrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuka.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuka moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison scores with a one two! Zuka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
A big right from Harrison misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zuka throws a wild body kick that Harrison sees coming a mile off.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuka.
Zuka moves away from the strike by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Zuka.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zuka's waist but Zuka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Zuka tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Zuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuka is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Harrison finds it's way through Zuka's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zuka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
Zuka moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zuka. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Harrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zuka. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zuka tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zuka ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a hook but Zuka avoids it easily.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zuka as he avoids it easily.
Harrison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Zuka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zuka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zuka wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuka throws out a leg kick but Harrison moves out of range and Zuka only half commits.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Zuka's shoulder, as Zuka tries to avoid the shot.
Zuka tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuka tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zuka thumps Harrison with a low kick.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Harrison checks it.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuka tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.
Zuka wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuka throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Zuka tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrison. That snapped Zuka's head back.
Zuka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Zuka.
Zuka 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.
Harrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zuka avoids it really well and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zuka!
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Zuka tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuka misses with a body kick.
Zuka is looking to land body kicks.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Harrison checks it.
A lazy left from Harrison finds it's target.
Zuka instigates a clinch.
Zuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
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.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Harrison.
Zuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zuka regains guard immediately.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Zuka is keeping the position.
Amir Zuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zuka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harrison has Zuka in his guard.
Zuka gets to his feet - Harrison follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Zuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zuka 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Zuka!
Amir Zuka is the new middleweight champion!
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