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EWB 26: In the Trenches PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ted Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez postures up.
Knight working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knight's guard.
Gonzalez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzalez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzalez is standing up over Knight. Knight looks to escape but Gonzalez dives into side control.
Knight struggling a bit here.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzalez looks up at the clock and then as Knight takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzalez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gonzalez controlling from side mount.
Knight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Knight trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Knight regains half guard.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Knight trying to control here.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knight is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knight has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Knight avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
Gonzalez controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
Gonzalez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Knight wants to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a couple of short strikes.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knight sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Knight wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzalez lands a nice short elbow.
Knight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
Knight would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
Knight is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Gonzalez.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gonzalez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Knight is trying to stand up.
Gonzalez landing strikes from the mount and Knight is in trouble!
Knight tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez with the ground and pound from mount.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez landing shots from mount.
Knight in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzalez with shots to the head and body - Knight looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knight tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knight looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez scoring with punches and elbows.
Knight tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gonzalez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Knight to escape the position.
Gonzalez cracks Knight with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Knight from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position as Knight tries to break free.
Knight tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gonzalez lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Knight is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is in a horrible position here. Gonzalez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Gonzalez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Knight bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gonzalez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mondo Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sounds-Beat Box. Mondo Davidson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duncan Harty's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mondo Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Harty!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davidson blocks a head kick by Harty.
Harty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harty shoots in but Davidson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davidson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harty tries to avoid it but Davidson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harty to the ground. Harty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harty wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
Harty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davidson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harty looking for a sweep. Not yet Harty, not yet.
Harty scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Davidson shoots for a takedown but Harty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Davidson misses.
Harty tries to clinch up but Davidson circles away and keeps his distance.
Harty throws a wild body kick that Davidson sees coming a mile off.
Harty throws a right hand that Davidson ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidson also avoids with ease.
Davidson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davidson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davidson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty wanted to stand there but Davidson had control of the position.
Harty trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harty advances position into side control!
Harty has knee on belly momentarily but Davidson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Harty looks gassed!
Harty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Harty is pressing down on Davidson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davidson is holding on for now.
Harty is trying to control the action in half guard but Davidson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harty tries to stand but can't do so whilst Davidson controls his leg.
Davidson wants to control but Harty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davidson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.
Harty with a nice cross.
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.
Harty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harty shoots and misses
and Davidson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson pushes down on Harty's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harty is trying to stand back up but Davidson is controlling him
Davidson trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mondo Davidson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davidson instigates a clinch.
Harty breaks from the clinch.
Harty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidson misses with a takedown attempt - Harty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mondo Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
Harty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown. Harty fights it but they end up in guard.
Davidson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harty 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 one minute gone in the round.
Davidson stops Harty from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harty is breathing heavily.
Harty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harty wants to stand up but Davidson is controlling him.
Harty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davidson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davidson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davidson controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harty wants to get back to his feet but Davidson passes into half guard.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but Harty defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harty fails with the takedown
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davidson works his way into full mount!
Harty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davidson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davidson controlling the pace for now.
Harty slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harty wants to control but Davidson passes into side.
Davidson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harty is trying to control Davidson's posture but Davidson avoids it.
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.
Davidson controls the position.
Davidson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davidson throwing strikes but Harty manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Harty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harty decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harty fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Davidson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harty is looking to stall here but Davidson recovers full guard.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Harty preventing the sweep.
Davidson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harty trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown. Harty fights it but they end up in guard.
Mondo Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harty pulls Davidson in close to his closed guard and prevents Davidson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harty pushes Davidson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Harty.
Harty waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Davidson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harty tries to clinch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson has managed to clinch.
Davidson jumps guard.
Harty controlling from the top position.
Davidson looking to control.
Harty would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davidson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harty keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass.
Mondo Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harty passes to full mount!
Davidson wants to control but Harty is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harty working the ground and pound effectively.
Duncan Harty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harty is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Davidson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duncan Harty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). murray mintz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Andrews's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, murray mintz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Andrews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
mintz connects with a high kick.
It looks like Paul Andrews has been cut.
mintz feints and then cracks Andrews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrews down.
mintz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrews throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and mintz counters with a slapping leg kick.
mintz avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by mintz there.
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!
mintz throws a series of strikes that have Andrews backpedaling.
mintz keeps the fight on the outside.
mintz scores with a leg kick.
Andrews tries to clinch there but mintz circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch
and mintz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease.
mintz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
mintz throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
mintz slips under a jab.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
mintz gets caught flat footed, as Andrews shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
mintz wants to stand and escape but Andrews is having none of it.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mintz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrews is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mintz is trying to control the position but Andrews postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of mintz's head.
mintz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andrews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andrews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
mintz trying to keep a closed guard but Andrews is proving a slippery customer.
Andrews stops mintz from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mintz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from mintz.
Andrews thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews clinches with his opponent.
mintz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrews.
Andrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Andrews.
mintz misses with a knee strike.
mintz taking a breather.
mintz landing knees to the head.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andrews crunches a lovely knee into mintz's ribcage.
Andrews stalling the fight.
Andrews throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andrews keeps control of mintz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but mintz is blocking nicely.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mintz missing with knees to the body.
mintz is trying to break free.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but mintz blocks with his arms.
mintz is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrews has double underhooks.
mintz is looking to control Andrews's arms but Andrews gets an underhook and turns him. Now mintz has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews prevents mintz from breaking the clinch.
mintz stalling.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mintz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mintz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
mintz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andrews up against the cage.
mintz tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrews avoids the damage to the body.
mintz tries for a takedown. No joy.
mintz looking to throw knees to the head but Andrews is blocking nicely.
mintz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mintz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by mintz.
Andrews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andrews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning mintz up against the cage.
mintz misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
murray mintz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Andrews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
Andrews wants to clinch.
mintz throws a hook to the side of Andrews's head but Andrews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
mintz throws a head kick that Andrews semi-blocks.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
mintz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
Andrews takes one to the chin there.
mintz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews avoids the head kick by mintz.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for mintz.
mintz blocks a head kick by Andrews.
mintz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by mintz.
Andrews circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andrews counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz is looking for a sweep.
mintz prevents Andrews from moving into mount.
mintz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andrews's best efforts.
mintz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
mintz trying to control from the bottom.
Andrews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrews stops mintz from getting back to his feet.
Andrews looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz tries to kick Andrews off but Andrews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
mintz trying to control here.
mintz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mintz throws a series of strikes that have Andrews backpedaling.
Andrews tries to clinch but mintz moves out of range.
mintz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
mintz throws a head kick that misses
and Andrews counters with an outside leg kick.
mintz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paul Andrews's cut is getting worse.
mintz misses with a head kick.
mintz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mintz lands a head kick. Andrews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
mintz throws a leg kick
and Andrews counters with a good low kick that mintz was not able to check.
mintz throws a lazy head kick
and Andrews makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
mintz scoring well with a low kick there.
mintz shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
murray mintz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Andrews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as mintz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from mintz. No joy for Andrews on that attempt.
A punch combination from mintz misses.
mintz connects with a solid leg kick.
Andrews tries to clinch but mintz is having none of it.
mintz is looking to clinch.
A head kick by mintz misses
and Andrews counters by moving into the clinch.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mintz trying to land knees to the body.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into Andrews's ribcage.
mintz tries to pull guard but Andrews won't allow it.
Andrews misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.
mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from mintz. Andrews shrugs it off though.
mintz misses with a head kick.
A head kick by mintz misses
and Andrews counters with a head kick. That will keep mintz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andrews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before mintz can pounce on him.
mintz lands a jab-cross combination.
mintz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
mintz throws a body kick that misses.
mintz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mintz lands with a kick to the temple. Andrews shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz has a takedown stuffed.
Andrews tries to clinch but mintz is having none of it.
mintz tries to clinch up but Andrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
mintz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrews moves away.
mintz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Andrews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andrews managing to block the knees to the body from mintz.
mintz is trying to maintain a safe position but Andrews gets an underhook and turns mintz into the cage.
Andrews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andrews landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from mintz.
mintz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andrews just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paul Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of murray mintz.
mintz is trying to break free.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mintz tries a knee to the head but Andrews blocks it.
mintz blocks an elbow strike from Andrews.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrews.
mintz tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrews avoids the damage to the body.
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.
mintz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mintz breaks the clinch.
mintz lands a jab-cross combination.
Paul Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mintz lands with a slapping head kick.
Andrews blocks a head kick by mintz.
Andrews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters circling a little - mintz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
murray mintz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mintz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
murray mintz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mintz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
murray mintz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got mintz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... murray mintz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serguei Shirokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel comes to the cage accompanied by I Am the Thorn by Cradle of Filth. 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 light 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, Austin Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Serguei Shirokov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirokov throws a hook but Gabriel avoids it easily.
Shirokov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gabriel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shirokov with a hook.
Shirokov misses with a two punch combination.
Shirokov stuffs the takedown.
Gabriel shoots in but no luck this time.
Shirokov lands a head shot.
Gabriel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirokov cracks Gabriel with a hook to the temple - Gabriel is on wobbly legs here! Shirokov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gabriel falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shirokov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Serguei Shirokov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zezel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crux DeChooko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crux DeChooko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Zezel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crux DeChooko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zezel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeChooko throws out the jab.
Zezel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crux DeChooko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zezel slips under a jab from DeChooko.
DeChooko misses with the combination.
DeChooko misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeChooko looks to land a combination but Zezel avoids it well.
DeChooko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeChooko lands with a cross.
It looks like Peter Zezel has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Zezel.
DeChooko looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zezel connects with a solid leg kick.
Zezel gets a clinch.
Zezel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zezel lands an elbow just above DeChooko 's eye.
It looks like Crux DeChooko has been cut.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
Zezel misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zezel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Zezel.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Zezel.
Zezel scores a nice knee to the body.
DeChooko letting Zezel take a breather here.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Zezel landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Zezel stalling against the cage.
Zezel lands a nice knee to the body.
Zezel pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Zezel.
Zezel throws a leg kick which misses DeChooko's front leg but catches the back leg as DeChooko tries to avoid it.
DeChooko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zezel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zezel takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Zezel to work.
Zezel lands a nice knee to the body.
Zezel controlling the action here for a moment.
Zezel lands an elbow inside that DeChooko shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks with his arms.
Zezel scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Zezel scores with a knee to the head.
Zezel lands a knee to the head.
Zezel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Zezel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeChooko blocks it with crossed arms.
DeChooko is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel effectively controlling the action here.
Zezel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeChooko.
Zezel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DeChooko can't break the clinch.
DeChooko tries to break the clinch but Zezel is controlling the position.
Zezel stalls.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks with his arms.
Zezel looking to throw knees to the head but DeChooko is blocking nicely.
DeChooko has had enough of the clinch but Zezel keeps him there for the moment.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zezel avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zezel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zezel looking to throw knees to the head but DeChooko is blocking nicely.
DeChooko wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zezel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by DeChooko.
DeChooko lands a really nice looking cross but Zezel seems unphased.
DeChooko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zezel scores with a leg kick.
DeChooko misses with a wild combination.
Zezel scores with a jab.
DeChooko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zezel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zezel clinches up against the cage.
Zezel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeChooko takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Zezel.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Zezel.
Zezel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peter Zezel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Zezel landing knees to the head.
Zezel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zezel lands a nice knee to the body.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zezel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Zezel lands a knee to the body.
Zezel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeChooko blocks it with crossed arms.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks it.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but DeChooko avoids the damage to the body.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks it.
Zezel slowing the pace effectively.
DeChooko is looking to break free of the clinch but Zezel has double underhooks.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeChooko.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Zezel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
DeChooko is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel controlling the action here for a moment.
Zezel seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
DeChooko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zezel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeChooko can't break the clinch.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zezel leaning against his opponent.
DeChooko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeChooko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zezel scores with a knee to the head.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel landing knees to the body.
DeChooko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeChooko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zezel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DeChooko being controlled against the cage.
DeChooko blocks an elbow strike from Zezel.
DeChooko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zezel lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Knees to the body from Zezel.
DeChooko is trying to break free.
Zezel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeChooko blocks it with crossed arms.
Zezel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
DeChooko tries to break the clinch but Zezel is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zezel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeChooko scores with a hook.
Zezel thumps DeChooko with a low kick.
Zezel closes the distance and clinches.
Zezel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
DeChooko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel missing with knees to the body.
Zezel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zezel looking to throw knees to the head but DeChooko is blocking nicely.
DeChooko is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zezel stalls.
Zezel lands an elbow that stopped DeChooko in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Knees to the body from Zezel.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel scores a nice knee to the body.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks it.
Zezel is struggling to control the position.
Zezel scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zezel.
Zezel lands a nice knee to the body.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Zezel.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
DeChooko tries to break the clinch but Zezel is controlling the position.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Zezel is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zezel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeChooko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeChooko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeChooko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zezel looking to throw knees to the head but DeChooko is blocking nicely.
Zezel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeChooko blocks it with crossed arms.
Zezel keeps control of DeChooko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zezel stalling the fight.
DeChooko wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Zezel.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Zezel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Zezel.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
Zezel keeps control of DeChooko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zezel stalling against the cage.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but DeChooko avoids the damage to the body.
DeChooko is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
DeChooko being controlled against the cage.
Zezel keeps control of DeChooko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel misses with a knee to the head.
Zezel scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Zezel.
DeChooko can't break the clinch.
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Zezel is struggling to control the position.
Zezel misses with a knee strike.
Zezel scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeChooko can do to turn this around?
Zezel connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeChooko's face.
Zezel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Zezel.
Zezel missing with knees to the body.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zezel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeChooko avoiding damage as Zezel throws knees to the body.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeChooko.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Zezel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The is referee keeping an eye on Zezel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zezel misses with a knee strike.
DeChooko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zezel clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zezel blocks a jab.
DeChooko swinging wilding here.
DeChooko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zezel circles away quickly and effectively.
Zezel thumps DeChooko with a low kick.
Zezel has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zezel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel connects with a knee to the head.
DeChooko being controlled against the cage.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zezel prevents DeChooko from breaking the clinch.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel slows down the pace here.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeChooko letting Zezel take a breather here.
Zezel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel is pushing DeChooko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Zezel.
Knees to the body from Zezel.
DeChooko can't break the clinch.
Zezel slowing the pace effectively.
That's two 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.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zezel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zezel slowing the pace effectively.
Zezel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zezel slows down the pace here.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeChooko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel prevents DeChooko from breaking the clinch.
Zezel lands an elbow inside that DeChooko shrugs off.
Zezel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zezel lands a nice knee to the body.
Zezel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zezel landing knees to the head.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DeChooko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zezel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zezel stalling the fight.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
DeChooko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel keeps control of DeChooko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Zezel to work.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel throws an elbow but it misses.
Zezel with a knee to the head.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Zezel displaying some good clinch control by pressing DeChooko up against the cage.
DeChooko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DeChooko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeChooko.
DeChooko is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but DeChooko avoids the damage to the body.
DeChooko can't break the clinch.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
DeChooko tries to break the clinch but Zezel is controlling the position.
Zezel lands a knee to the body.
Zezel lands an elbow that stopped DeChooko in his tracks for a moment.
The is referee keeping an eye on Zezel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but DeChooko avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zezel had his way with Crux DeChooko in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
DeChooko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zezel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zezel darts in and clinches DeChooko up against the cage.
Zezel misses with a knee strike.
Zezel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zezel landing knees to the head.
Zezel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zezel lands an elbow inside that DeChooko shrugs off.
Zezel landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zezel.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Zezel.
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.
DeChooko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but DeChooko blocks with his arms.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into DeChooko's ribcage.
Zezel landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zezel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeChooko.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeChooko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zezel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeChooko.
DeChooko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Zezel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
DeChooko wants to get back to striking at distance but Zezel won't allow it.
Zezel lands a knee to the head.
Zezel taking a breather.
Zezel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zezel slowing the pace effectively.
Zezel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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.
A bit of stalling here from Zezel.
DeChooko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zezel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
DeChooko is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Zezel effectively controlling the action here.
Zezel missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zezel keeps control of DeChooko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DeChooko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zezel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zezel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DeChooko wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zezel misses with a knee to the head.
Zezel misses with a knee to the head.
Zezel trying to control the position but instead, DeChooko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zezel into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Zezel.
DeChooko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for DeChooko. That snapped Zezel's head back.
Zezel connects with a high kick.
Zezel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zezel - that will leave a mark!
Zezel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zezel moves out of range of the strikes.
Crux DeChooko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeChooko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zezel feints and then cracks DeChooko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeChooko down.
Zezel lands a high kick!
Zezel drives through and clinches with DeChooko against the cage.
Zezel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zezel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zezel misses with a knee strike.
DeChooko blocks an elbow strike.
Crux DeChooko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Zezel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeChooko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zezel stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Zezel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zezel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Zezel!
Peter Zezel is the new middleweight champion!
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