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CFC 44: Sol vs Wood PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Landonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go to Sleep. The crowd seem to be enjoying Landonson's choice of entrance music: AM/PM. Gary Landonson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Juan Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Landonson's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Landonson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landonson moves away from the strike by Jones.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Jones! Landonson is backing up but he can't get away as Jones lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Landonson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Linch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Linch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linch looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brooks throws an overhand right that has Linch reeling! Brooks follows up with a more punches and Linch is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Owen Brooks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Oxmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donato Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Oxmall!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws a body punch but Oxmall moves out of range.
Russo shoots in and drives through. Oxmall sprawls well.
Russo lands a head kick that stumbles Oxmall and the fighters go to the mat.
Oxmall is rocked!
Oxmall can't keep his opponent in guard - Russo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oxmall is still in real trouble! Can Russo finish him?
Russo is trying to work for a kimura but Oxmall is defending well.
Russo seems to be working for a kimura but Oxmall defends the submission attempt.
Oxmall seems to have recovered his senses.
Oxmall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oxmall wants to get back to his feet.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Oxmall is defending well.
Russo wants to control but Oxmall is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo works his way into side control.
Oxmall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Russo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oxmall turns into him and now he's in Russo's guard.
Oxmall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Russo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall wants to pass the guard but Russo is keeping the position.
Russo looking to control.
Russo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oxmall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oxmall postures up.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Oxmall preventing the sweep.
Russo working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo shoots in for a takedown but Oxmall shows good takedown defense.
Oxmall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Russo tries to avoid it but Oxmall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Russo to the ground. Russo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russo tries for a takedown but Oxmall circles away easily
and Oxmall counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo throws a body kick that misses.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick
and Oxmall counters by clinching up.
Russo looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Oxmall.
Russo tries to pull guard but Oxmall won't allow it.
Russo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oxmall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Russo has picked Oxmall up - he's going for a ride! Russo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Russo is looking for a kimura here.
Oxmall is trying to maintain the position but Russo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo drops an elbow to the side of Oxmall's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oxmall tries to kick Russo off but Russo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Russo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oxmall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Russo.
Russo tries to pass to full mount but Oxmall defends it.
Oxmall is defending against the submission attempts here by Russo.
Russo seems to be working for a kimura but Oxmall defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Russo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oxmall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Oxmall does no damage.
Russo misses with a takedown
and Oxmall counters with a left to the body.
Russo scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Oxmall misses.
Russo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oxmall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oxmall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oxmall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oxmall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxmall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russo's face.
Oxmall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo tries to keep at a distance but Oxmall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oxmall has Russo pushed against the cage.
Russo has picked Oxmall up - he's going for a ride! Russo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Russo wants to take a breather but Oxmall is having none of it.
Oxmall is holding on to half guard well.
Oxmall is defending against the submission attempts here by Russo.
Russo is looking for a kimura but Oxmall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Russo to get the leverage.
Russo trying to control from half guard but Oxmall is working away.
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. Russo connects with a nice short shot to Oxmall's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is pressing down on Oxmall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oxmall is holding on for now.
Russo is working for a submission of some sort.
Russo is looking to advance position but Oxmall won't allow it.
Russo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oxmall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Russo.
Russo trying to control the action but Oxmall is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall is defending against the submission attempts here by Russo.
Russo is trying to control the action in half guard but Oxmall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russo is trying to work for a kimura but Oxmall is defending well.
Russo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Russo is working for a kimura here but Oxmall manages to reverse the position and he's now in Russo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Russo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russo has an active guard here but Oxmall has managed to pass into half guard.
Oxmall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Russo manages to get to full guard.
Russo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oxmall passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donato Russo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Russo misses with a hook.
Russo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oxmall's waist but Oxmall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Russo off to one side.
Russo tries for a takedown but Oxmall circles away easily
and Oxmall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russo misses with a takedown
and Oxmall counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Donato Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo trying to control from half guard but Oxmall is working away.
Oxmall wants to get back to his feet.
Russo seems to be working for a kimura but Oxmall defends the submission attempt.
Russo thows a huge punch but Oxmall dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxmall won't allow Russo to pass to mount.
Oxmall is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oxmall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Russo.
Russo stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick
and Oxmall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oxmall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Russo's guard.
Russo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oxmall manages to get himself to full guard.
Oxmall keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
Russo advances to half guard.
Russo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Oxmall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Russo is looking for a kimura but Oxmall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Russo to get the leverage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
Russo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Oxmall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Russo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Russo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Oxmall is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donato Russo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny The Jet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Kayo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny The Jet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Jet moves in looking to clinch but Kayo pushes him off.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo lands a nice shot that snaps The Jet's head back.
The Jet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kayo throws a right hand that The Jet ducks under and follows up with a left that The Jet also avoids with ease.
The Jet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kayo manages to avoid it.
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Jet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Jet slips under a jab from Kayo.
The Jet tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
The Jet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kayo throws a right and a left that The Jet avoids nicely.
Kayo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kayo misses with a looping left.
Kayo lands a head shot.
The Jet is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayo throws a right hand that The Jet ducks under and follows up with a left that The Jet also avoids with ease.
Oh The Jet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Jet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Jet seems to have got his legs back now.
Kayo tries to bum rush The Jet with a series of wild strikes but The Jet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kayo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kayo looks to land a combination but The Jet avoids it well.
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Jet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Jet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Jet shoots in and bounces Kayo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Jet is breathing heavily.
The Jet drops back looking for a leg! Kayo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kayo manages to kick The Jet off! The Jet jumps back into Kayo's guard.
Kayo looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Jet is one step ahead there.
Kayo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Jet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Jet controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jet advances to half guard.
Kayo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kayo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Jet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kayo defending well though.
The Jet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Jet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Jet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Jet is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Kayo as The Jet shoots in.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kayo.
The Jet tries to clinch up.
The Jet looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jet lands a head kick. Kayo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayo misses with a combination
and The Jet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Jet misses with a takedown attempt - Kayo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny The Jet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Jet changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kayo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Jet trying to control the action but Kayo is working from the bottom.
Kayo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Jet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The Jet tries to score with some ground and pound. Kayo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kayo pushes The Jet away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Jet gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Jet 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.
Kayo tries to bench press The Jet off him but The Jet keeps the position.
Kayo is not content to let The Jet control the position.
The Jet throws a strike aimed at the side of Kayo's head but Kayo avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kayo throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Jet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Kayo both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayo moves into range and clinches up with The Jet.
The Jet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kayo manages to break the clinch.
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
Kayo waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract The Jet. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped The Jet to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Kayo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Jet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Jet controls Kayo momentarily but Kayo frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Jet gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kayo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kayo forces The Jet back against the cage and clinches.
Kayo breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Kayo misses.
Kayo misses the jab.
The Jet shoots for a takedown but Kayo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. The Jet saw that one coming.
Kayo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Jet shoots in and drives through. Kayo sprawls well.
Kayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Jet slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.
No joy there for Kayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo throws a series of punches but The Jet moves out of range.
The Jet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.
A swing and a miss from Kayo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Jet tries to clinch but Kayo is having none of it.
The Jet fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny The Jet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Jet tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Jet backs up against the cage.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. The Jet saw that one coming.
The Jet tries to close the distance and clinch but Kayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Jet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kayo throws a series of punches but The Jet moves out of range.
The Jet tries to clinch up
and Kayo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Jet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Jet shoots in but Kayo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Jet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kayo instigates a clinch.
The Jet wants a takedown but no success here.
Kayo stops a takedown attempt from The Jet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jet is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kayo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Jet tries to score a body lock takedown but Kayo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Jet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Jet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kayo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kayo swinging wilding here.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kayo drops The Jet with a left and a right! Oh, The Jet is hurt - Kayo dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Benny The Jet has been cut.
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!
The Jet takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kayo working away.
Kayo lands some shots froms side control.
The Jet throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The Jet can't do much from the bottom here.
The Jet is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kayo prevents The Jet from improving his position.
The Jet gets full guard.
The Jet is working an open guard so Kayo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Benny The Jet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Jet fails with the takedown.
The Jet closes the distance but Kayo moves to the side
and Kayo counters with a left and a right that stings The Jet.
Kayo clinches with his opponent.
Kayo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kayo breaks the clinch.
Kayo misses with a body shot
and The Jet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kayo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Jet working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kayo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kayo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kayo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayo blocking the ground and pound.
The Jet prevents Kayo from getting the reversal.
Kayo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kayo scoring with some ground and pound.
Kayo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kayo lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayo wants to stand but The Jet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kayo stands up over The Jet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny The Jet's cut.
That's time! The Jet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kayo scores with the left hand. The Jet knows he should have avoided that one.
Kayo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Kayo does no damage.
The Jet misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Kayo.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bubba Kayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
The Jet tries to clinch there but Kayo circles away.
The Jet avoids the body shot from Kayo.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Jet counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Jet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Jet looks to land a right hand but Kayo moved out of range.
The Jet closes the distance and clinches up with Kayo, looking for a takedown. The Jet pushes Kayo against the cage but Kayo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kayo scores with a sloppy right hand. The Jet should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo swinging wilding here.
The Jet tries to close the distance and clinch but Kayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kayo throws a series of punches but The Jet moves out of range.
The Jet darts in trying to clinch
and Kayo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Jet throws a lazy right hand but Kayo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Jet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayo throws a body punch but The Jet moves out of range.
Kayo works over The Jet's head and body with a nice combination.
Kayo looks to land a combination but The Jet avoids it well.
The Jet doesn't manage to clinch there - Kayo circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kayo.
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.
The Jet avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Jet fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for The Jet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo misses with a combination
and The Jet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Jet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Jet stands and throws Kayo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kayo is looking to regain half guard here but The Jet keeps moving and retains side control.
Benny The Jet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kayo defending against the ground and pound.
The Jet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kayo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Jet trying to control the position but Kayo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo wants to get back to his feet but The Jet drags him back down.
Kayo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Jet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from The Jet misses.
Kayo cracks The Jet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bubba Kayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Jet fails to land with a series of punches.
The Jet fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Jet circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Jet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kayo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kayo stuffs the takedown.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Jet counters with a shoot takedown. Kayo fights it but they end up in guard.
The Jet advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Jet prevents Kayo from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo is doing well to control the position and prevent The Jet from advancing to side control.
Kayo is looking for a sweep. The Jet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Jet is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kayo pushes The Jet off looking to stand but The Jet dives back in and keeps control.
Benny The Jet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kayo tries to roll over but The Jet keeps him under control.
Kayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Jet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kayo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kayo misses with a combination
and The Jet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Jet.
Kayo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The Jet trying to control but Kayo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Jet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kayo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Jet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny The Jet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kayo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kayo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Townsend comes to the cage accompanied by Out of my Way by Seether. Kenneth Townsend has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenneth Townsend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Townsend circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre drops Townsend with a left right combo! St Pierre follows him down to the ground into side control.
Townsend is rocked!
It looks like Kenneth Townsend has been cut.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Oh Townsend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Townsend manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Townsend manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Townsend working for submissions but it's allowed St Pierre to get to half guard.
St Pierre postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Townsend to stand up.
Townsend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Townsend seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Townsend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Townsend fails with a takedown attempt.
Townsend scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Pierre tries to escape but Townsend is in control.
Townsend thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Townsend is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St Pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Townsend is breathing heavily.
St Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
St Pierre tries to bench press Townsend off him but Townsend keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Townsend is controlling him well.
Townsend tries to move to full mount but St Pierre actually manages to regain half guard.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Townsend.
Townsend stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Townsend is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Townsend looking for a submission but St Pierre manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
St Pierre is controlling Townsend's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Townsend tries to pass.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Townsend isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Townsend. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Townsend wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Townsend drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Townsend off! Townsend jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Townsend changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to avoid it but Townsend manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Pierre to the ground. St Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Townsend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
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.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Townsend.
Jason St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
so Townsend counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Townsend looking to pass the guard.
Townsend drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Townsend jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Townsend pushing down on St Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Townsend is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Townsend to get the leverage.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Townsend is controlling him well.
Townsend is working for a kimura but St Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
Townsend is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Townsend's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Townsend counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Pierre won't be happy with that.
St Pierre is pushing Townsend's head away, looking to escape. Townsend manages to hold on to the position though.
Townsend tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Townsend has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Townsend looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Townsend avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Townsend stops St Pierre from standing up.
Townsend passes St Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Townsend passes the guard and advances to mount!
St Pierre is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Townsend locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! St Pierre is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Townsend!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Zero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abel Zero!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
Castle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Castle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Zero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castle throws a jab when Zero was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Zero.
Zero tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Castle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero lands with a right hand.
Castle misses with a lunging right hand
and Zero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castle misses with a left hand
and Zero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castle throws a lazy uppercut
and Zero counters with a nice body kick.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Zero pushes Castle away with a front kick.
Zero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zero.
A punch combination from Zero misses.
A solid body kick from Zero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Castle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castle misses with a hook
and Zero counters with a leg kick.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zero.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Zero counters with a nice body kick.
Zero misses with a body punch
and Castle counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zero lands a head kick!
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle misses with a right hand
and Zero counters with a good low kick that Castle was not able to check.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle misses with a right hand
and Zero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castle's head.
Castle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castle is rocked!
Zero lands a big head kick that sends Castle to the canvas! Zero follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Zero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diomedes Argosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argosian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Scarface Groove" by Paris. Sawyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Sawyer by Rush. Diomedes Argosian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diomedes Argosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer slips a jab from Argosian.
Sawyer moves away from the strike by Argosian.
Sawyer wants to clinch.
Argosian tries to keep at a distance but Sawyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sawyer lands a body punch.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Argosian wants to break free but Sawyer has control.
Argosian breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Sawyer can't get the takedown.
Argosian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Argosian is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer tries a body shot but Argosian blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Argosian is looking to break free of the clinch but Sawyer has double underhooks.
Argosian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Argosian stalling the fight.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
Diomedes Argosian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
Argosian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Argosian stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a right hand.
Sawyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Sawyer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Argosian regains guard immediately.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Argosian is keeping the position for now.
Argosian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sawyer prevents Argosian from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argosian has his feet on Sawyer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sawyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sawyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Argosian defending well though.
Sawyer looks gassed!
Argosian wants to get back to full guard.
Argosian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer stops Argosian from getting back to his feet.
Sawyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sawyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Argosian is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sawyer thows a huge punch but Argosian dodges it nicely.
Sawyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Argosian defending well though.
Argosian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sawyer.
Sawyer trying to control from Argosian's half guard. Argosian has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Argosian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Argosian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Argosian kicks Sawyer off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer throws out a loose jab but Argosian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sawyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Argosian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argosian connects with a jab.
Argosian misses the shot to the body.
Argosian throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Argosian.
Sawyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Argosian, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Argosian.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Argosian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Argosian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Argosian lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Argosian.
Argosian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Argosian avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Argosian is trying to break free.
Argosian manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Argosian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Argosian misses with a lunging right hand
and Argosian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diomedes Argosian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Argosian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Argosian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Argosian misses with a looping right.
Argosian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Good shot there by Argosian.
Sawyer is rocked!
Argosian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Argosian misses with a hook
and Sawyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sawyer.
Sawyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Argosian finish him?
Argosian stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Argosian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sawyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Argosian wants to get back to striking at distance but Sawyer won't allow it.
Argosian blocks a body shot from Sawyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argosian has had enough of the clinch but Sawyer keeps him there for the moment.
Argosian can't break the clinch.
Argosian is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Argosian prevents the takedown attempt.
Argosian can't break the clinch.
Argosian cracks Sawyer with a nice body shot.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Argosian manages to get underhooks.
Argosian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Argosian misses with a few strikes there.
Sawyer slips under a jab.
Argosian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawyer slips under a jab.
Argosian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Argosian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Argosian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Argosian moves away.
Sawyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Argosian stalling in the clinch but Sawyer improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sawyer in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Argosian looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sawyer turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Sawyer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danger Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Shum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danger Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Shum!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takeshi misses with a straight right.
Shum swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Shum misses.
Some wild striking there from Shum.
Takeshi throws a hook to the side of Shum's head but Shum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeshi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takeshi misses with a right hand
and Shum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shum throws a body punch but Takeshi moves out of range.
Takeshi drops Shum with a left right combo! Takeshi follows him down to the ground into side control.
Shum is rocked!
It looks like Kelvin Shum has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeshi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shum is still in real trouble! Can Takeshi finish him?
Shum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A big shot lands for Takeshi! That's hurt Shum! Will he recover? Takeshi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danger Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Ross has chosen MVP-Ludacris as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ross!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ross's legs.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ross is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ross seems a little lost for a moment, as Cruz dominates the positioning.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ross is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Ross is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ross, as that shot connected.
Cruz moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Good shot there by Ross.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Ross is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cruz.
Ross is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz won't let Ross get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ross is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ross trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Ross is rocked!
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Ross looks gassed!
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ross tries to buck Cruz off but he can't manage it.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a big elbow.
Ross is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Cruz unloading with bombs!
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ross looks a forlorn figure.
Ross is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cruz looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
Cruz lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ross is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ross trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cruz is working for a guillotine from mount but Ross frees his head quite easily.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
Cruz controlling his opponent.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ross taking shots to the head.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ross is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ross hang on?
Ross is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ross is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Ross circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Ross, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Ross against the cage but Ross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross which made him look bad.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Ross, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Ross against the cage but Ross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ross as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross which made him look bad.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ross wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Ross looking to control.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ross is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kale Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is stalling in the full guard.
Ross is wriggling around but Cruz manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Ross is defending well.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ross lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
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.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
A choreographed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Cruz scores with a takedown into Ross's guard.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cruz stops Ross from standing up.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Ross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ross wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Ross.
Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kale Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ross is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Ross circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ross is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Ross circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Ross sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ross is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Ross misses.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Ross looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruz is taking a breather. Ross says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cruz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross won't allow Cruz to pass to mount.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ross for as long as he can get away with.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Cruz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ross has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Ross defending well.
Cruz not doing much here.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ronnie Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross kicks Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ross looking to control.
Cruz prevents Ross from getting back to his feet.
Ross looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz stops Ross from standing up.
Ross doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ronnie Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ross is surviving well by controlling Cruz's body position as best he can.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross taking shots to the head.
Cruz prevents Ross from getting the reversal.
Ross trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ross swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Cruz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol comes to the cage accompanied by SFIV - Theme of Ryu 2. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!YB Sol could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Wood's chin.
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210 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, YB Sol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Wood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wood is looking for a kimura here.
Sol pushes Wood off looking to stand but Wood dives back in and keeps control.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Sol is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sol is staying active underneath Wood, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sol won't allow Wood to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood is trying to work for a kimura but Sol is defending well.
Sol manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sol throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
YB Sol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sol does no damage.
Sol cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Sol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sol.
Sol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood tries to clinch there but Sol circles away.
Wood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sol is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sol's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to finish this one by submission but Sol is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wood.
Sol is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sol is squirming around, avoiding Wood's attempts to control the action.
Sol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wood is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sol has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sol!
Wood looks gassed!
Sol is looking to stand up but Wood won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Sol is trying to control the position but Wood postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol wants to stand and escape but Wood is having none of it.
Wood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sol is keeping the position for now.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sol wants to get back to his feet but Wood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood has gone for a leg lock! Sol slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wood's guard.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wood keeping full guard, as Sol tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sol has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wood is proving hard to escape from.
Sol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sol content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Sol misses.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Wood misses with a combination
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood takes a swing at Sol's ribcage but misses.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Sol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Wood is predictable there
and Sol counters with a left and a right that stings Wood.
Sol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wood is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol tries to improve position but can't.
Sol is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wood is controlling him well.
Wood swings around for an armbar but Sol sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wood's guard.
Wood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sol gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sol keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sol has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sol is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wood asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wood goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sol rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wood's guard! Nice work there by Sol!
Sol has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wood is proving hard to escape from.
Wood is trying to keep Sol in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sol stands up from Wood's guard - Sol perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Sol counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sol misses with a straight right.
Sol throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Sol.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Sol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood misses with a combination
and Sol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sol counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sol.
Sol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood tries to clinch but Sol moves away
and Sol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Sol counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Sol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wood misses with a left hand
enabling Sol to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sol.
Wood is rocked!
Sol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol 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.
Wood takes a swing at Sol's ribcage but misses.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Sol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Sol.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol moves away.
Sol jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood avoids the body shot from Sol.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Sol counters with a three punch combo that has Wood backing up. Wood nods at Sol to acknowledge the strikes.
Sol works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Sol finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sol fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sol counters with a nice uppercut.
Sol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Wood throws the left hand but Sol avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Wood misses
and Sol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sol throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
YB Sol is winning the standup battle so far.
Sol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Sol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Sol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sol misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sol wants to stand but Wood is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood trying to control but Sol is working from the bottom.
Wood stops Sol from standing up.
Wood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood wants to slow Sol down by chopping away at his legs.
Wood throws a right and a left that Sol avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sol keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Wood won't allow Sol to get back to his feet.
Wood thows a big elbow that misses.
Travis Wood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sol is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sol is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wood off and has taken his back!
Wood rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood with the active half guard here but Sol passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to bench press Sol off him but Sol keeps the position.
Sol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working.
Sol has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sol displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Sol misses.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sol's waist but Sol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wood off to one side.
Sol connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sol misses with a hook.
Sol connects with a single shot there.
Sol checks a leg kick nicely.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
YB Sol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sol counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood has his takedown stuffed
and Sol counters with a three punch combo that has Wood backing up. Wood nods at Sol to acknowledge the strikes.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sol circles away.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a takedown
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
YB Sol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Wood.
Wood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sol lands with a nice body punch.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Sol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sol counter with a right hand.
Sol slips a jab from Wood.
Sol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Sol circles away.
Sol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sol cracks Wood with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood slips a jab from Sol.
Sol throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wood fails to land the takedown.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood misses with a left hand
letting Sol counter with a right hand.
Sol moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood misses with an uppercut
letting Sol counter with a right hand.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sol counters with a straight right hand.
Sol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings Sol.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Sol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol misses with a wild body shot.
Wood slips a jab from Sol.
Sol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Sol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood looks to clinch
and Sol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sol looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood avoids the body shot from Sol.
Wood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sol throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sol!
Wood swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sol is now in Wood's guard. A big mistake from Wood there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol preventing the sweep.
Sol tries to stand but Wood is controlling from the bottom.
Sol won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Sol is looking to stand up but Wood won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol had his way with Travis Wood in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wood throws a hook but Sol avoids it easily.
Sol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Sol slips under a jab from Wood.
Sol throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Sol throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood feints and as Sol raises his hands in defense, Wood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sol keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
Sol pushes Wood off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Sol counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wood's knee momentarily.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Sol's head but Sol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Sol shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from Wood is predictable there
and Sol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Sol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Sol.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Sol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Sol.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Sol moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood misses with a combination
and Sol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wood throws a right and a left that Sol avoids nicely.
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wood won't allow Sol to sweep him here.
Sol controls Wood momentarily but Wood frees himself.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Sol is keeping the position.
Sol pulls Wood in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol looking for a sweep. Not yet Sol, not yet.
Wood trying to move into half guard but instead Sol has managed to sweep!
Wood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sol puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sol wants to work for an arm triangle but Wood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Sol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wood gets full guard.
Sol trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Sol stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Travis Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sol throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sol throws an off balance right hand
and Sol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Sol misses with a head kick.
Sol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
Sol scores with a nice strike.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sol.
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 YB Sol.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol!
YB Sol retains his light heavyweight title!
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