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ACME - Montreal XXXIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argo Lohk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whissell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rose Of Sharon. George Whissell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Argo Lohk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lohk.
Whissell throws a low kick, looking for Lohk's leg but Lohk calmly moves out of range.
Lohk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whissell counters with a leg kick.
Lohk tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lohk shoots and misses
and Whissell counters with a straight right hand.
George Whissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argo Lohk.
Whissell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lohk tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily
and Whissell counters with a straight right hand.
Whissell lunges at Lohk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lohk's hand.
A big left from Whissell misses.
Lohk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lohk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lohk tries to free his leg and advance position but Whissell is retaining full guard.
Lohk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lohk throws a strike but Whissell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whissell tries to stand but Lohk is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Whissell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Whissell works over Lohk's head and body with a nice combination.
Lohk defending well as Whissell loads up on a big left hand.
Whissell stuns Lohk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lohk with a poor takedown
and Lohk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Whissell.
Whissell lands a nice shot that snaps Lohk's head back.
Lohk needs to keep his hands up - Whissell had a free shot at his head there.
Whissell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lohk.
Lohk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whissell.
Whissell scores with a sloppy right hand. Lohk should have avoided that one.
Argo Lohk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lohk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whissell.
Lohk fails with the takedown
enabling Whissell to counter with a crisp jab.
Whissell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lohk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whissell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lohk tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Lohk looks gassed!
Lohk moves forwards but Whissell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whissell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Whissell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whissell lands an overhand right.
Lohk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lohk's head backwards.
Lohk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Whissell is looking to stand up but Lohk isn't so interested in that idea.
Whissell keeping moving, preventing Lohk from controlling successfully.
Lohk wants to pass the guard but Whissell is keeping the position.
Lohk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell keeping moving, preventing Lohk from controlling successfully.
Lohk working some strikes from top position.
Lohkis looking to pass into half guard but Whissell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Whissell is in guard.
Whissell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
George Whissell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lohk needs to keep his hands up - Whissell had a free shot at his head there.
Whissell lunges at Lohk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lohk's hand.
Whissell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lohk has his takedown stuffed
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whissell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Whissell.
Whissell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lohk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Whissell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that round.
That's time! Whissell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lohk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whissell throws a hook but Lohk avoids it easily.
Lohk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lohk wants to pass the guard but Whissell is keeping the position.
Whissell pushes Lohk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Whissell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lohk at a distance.
Lohk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lohk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lohk walks into a left hand.
Lohk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lohk fails with the takedown
and Whissell counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohk with a poor takedown
and Whissell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
George Whissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argo Lohk.
Lohk is breathing heavily.
Whissell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lohk throws an off balance right hand
and Whissell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lohk fails with the takedown
and Whissell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lohk's knee momentarily.
Lohk with a poor takedown
and Whissell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whissell.
Lohk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lohk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Whissell.
The crowd cheers as Whissell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lohk doesn't seem phased though.
Whissell connects with an inside leg kick.
Whissell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lohk has time to react.
Whissell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lohk's head backwards.
Lohk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whissell.
Whissell darts in and clinches Lohk up against the cage.
Whissell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Whissell there.
Whissell with a hook.
Whissell cracks Lohk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lohk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whissell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whissell throws a series of strikes that have Lohk backpedaling.
Whissell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whissell tests Lohk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whissell scores with a nice right hand.
Whissell scores with a decent looking hook.
Lohk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lohk needs to keep his hands up - Whissell had a free shot at his head there.
Lohk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whissell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whissell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lohk. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohk drops his hands momentarily and Whissell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lohk tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily
and Whissell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whissell connects with a solid leg kick.
George Whissell is winning the standup battle so far.
Lohk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lohk drops his hands momentarily and Whissell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whissell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lohk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whissell.
Whissell lands with an overhand left.
Whissell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lohk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whissell with a hook.
Whissell scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Whissell coming out on top.
Lohk tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily
and Whissell counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Whissell finds it's target.
Lohk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lohk fails with the takedown
and Whissell counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Whissell. Beautiful body shot.
Whissell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lohk's sensitive parts.
Whissell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whissell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lohk. That did some damage!
Whissell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whissell connects with a nice looking jab.
Lohk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whissell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Whissell as he connects with a hook.
Whissell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lohk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whissell cracks Lohk with a right hand to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whissell tests Lohk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whissell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whissell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Whissell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whissell scores with a nice strike.
Lohk misses with a takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a left to the body.
Lohk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whissell catches Lohk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whissell takes the fight into the clinch.
Whissell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whissell lands with a nice body punch.
Whissell connects with a right hand. Lohk shakes it off.
Lohk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whissell pushes Lohk up against the cage in a clinch.
Lohk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whissell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whissell manages to break the clinch.
Whissell scores with a sloppy right hand. Lohk should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Whissell finds it's target.
Lohk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lohk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lohk walks into a straight right hand from Whissell.
Lohk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell scores with a decent looking hook.
Whissell thuds his right hand into Lohk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lohk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
George Whissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argo Lohk.
Lohk walks into a left hand.
Whissell's corner calls for a 1-2. Whissell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lohk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Whissell tenderised Lohk's leg. Lohk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lohk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whissell can pounce on him.
Lohk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whissell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whissell with a jab.
Whissell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whissell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whissell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lohk's hands.
Whissell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lohk walks into a straight right hand from Whissell.
Whissell lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whissell.
Whissell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lohk's calf.
Whissell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whissell.
Lohk shoots and misses
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lohk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whissell lands a glancing blow to the side of Lohk's head.
Lohk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Whissell counter with a right hand.
Whissell with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whissell.
Whissell connects with a body shot that sends Lohk's belly button to the back.
Whissell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lohk's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whissell lands a jab.
Lohk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whissell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Whissell.
Lohk has his takedown stuffed
and Whissell counters with an outside leg kick.
Whissell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whissell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lohk can do to turn this around?
Lohk walks into a jab.
Lohk fails with the takedown
and Whissell counters with a nice body shot.
Whissell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lohk under the eye.
Whissell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Whissell - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whissell.
Lohk misses with a shot to the body
and Whissell counters with a left to the body.
Lohk moves forwards but Whissell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whissell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whissell lands an overhand right.
Lohk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lohk there as he acknowledges the shot.
George Whissell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Whissell catches Lohk right on the button with a cross.
Lohk takes one to the side of the head.
Whissell lands with a cross.
Whissell jabs Lohk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whissell throws a good cross that connects.
Whissell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Whissell as he connects with a hook.
Lohk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whissell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lohk tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily
and Whissell counters with a three punch combo that has Lohk backing up. Lohk nods at Whissell to acknowledge the strikes.
Whissell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whissell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whissell jabs at Lohk's body.
Whissell connects with a leg kick. Lohk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Argo Lohk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whissell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whissell, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Epic - Faith No More. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grayson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis with a poor takedown
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a straight right hand.
Davis fails with the takedown
letting Nongkeeswuit counter with a right hand.
Davis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nongkeeswuit counter with a right hand.
It looks like Grayson Davis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis misses with a combination
and Nongkeeswuit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Davis looks gassed!
Davis lands with a straight right. Nongkeeswuit didn't see that one coming.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice body kick.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice body kick.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grayson Davis.
Nongkeeswuit shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit decides to stand back up.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Nongkeeswuit controlling from the top position.
Nongkeeswuit stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Nongkeeswuit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nongkeeswuit has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
Nongkeeswuit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit gets to his feet. Davis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
so Nongkeeswuit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nongkeeswuit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nongkeeswuit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nongkeeswuit has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nongkeeswuit has picked Davis up and slammed him! Davis can't keep hold of the triangle and Nongkeeswuit manages to pass to side control!
Nongkeeswuit decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a body kick.
Nongkeeswuit has managed to clinch.
Davis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nongkeeswuit is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Davis to the mat. Davis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nongkeeswuit stands up from Davis's guard - Nongkeeswuit perhaps looking for a knockout.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but Nongkeeswuit postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
Nongkeeswuit working away.
Nongkeeswuit is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nongkeeswuit decides to stand back up. Nongkeeswuit steps back and let's Davis get back to his feet.
Grayson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis shoots in and bounces Nongkeeswuit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grayson Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Nongkeeswuit.
Davis throws a hook but Nongkeeswuit avoids it easily.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a solid body kick.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nongkeeswuit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to control but Nongkeeswuit passes into half guard.
Nongkeeswuit decides to return to a standing position.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nongkeeswuit. That one must have hurt.
Davis throws a right and a left that Nongkeeswuit avoids nicely.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nongkeeswuit has passed into half guard!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nongkeeswuit decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis wants to sweep here but Nongkeeswuit controlling him for the moment.
Nongkeeswuit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nongkeeswuit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nongkeeswuit defends it easily.
Davis is looking to sweep but instead, Nongkeeswuit has passed into half guard.
Nongkeeswuit stalling.
Nongkeeswuit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grayson Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nongkeeswuit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nongkeeswuit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Nongkeeswuit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nongkeeswuit won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking for subs off his back but Nongkeeswuit has passed one foot through into half guard.
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nongkeeswuit stalling.
Nongkeeswuit prevents Davis from improving his position.
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.
Davis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Nongkeeswuit has control of the leg.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nongkeeswuit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit just wasn't active enough.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis pushes Nongkeeswuit off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nongkeeswuit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nongkeeswuit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grayson Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to hold on but Nongkeeswuit pushes him away.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
Nongkeeswuit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Nongkeeswuit controlling the pace for now.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nongkeeswuit controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nongkeeswuit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Sarge Dela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viktor Metzger's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Metzger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sarge Dela!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela looks to throw the jab but Metzger is out of range.
Dela is looking to slow Metzger down with leg kicks.
Metzger throws a body kick that misses.
Metzger throws a low kick but Dela moves out of range easily.
Dela scores with a nice head shot.
Dela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dela thumps Metzger with a low kick.
Dela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela takes a swing at Metzger's ribcage but misses.
Dela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Metzger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dela cracks Metzger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metzger defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dela.
Dela throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Metzger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger taking shots to the head.
It looks like Viktor Metzger has been cut.
Dela working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Metzger looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dela! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sarge Dela!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III comes to the cage accompanied by Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. Hawkins has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Sandy Hawkins 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins shoots in but Gatti III avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins blocks a jab.
Hawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Sandy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III clinches up against the cage.
Gatti III lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatti III lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatti III.
Gatti III managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
Gatti III lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Gatti III blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkins throws an elbow but misses.
Hawkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Gatti III lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawkins.
Gatti III lands a right hand.
Gatti III lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Gatti III.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sandy Hawkins has been cut.
Gatti III lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
A body shot lands from Gatti III.
Gatti III breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatti III scores with a hook to the body. Hawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatti III.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatti III moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arturo Gatti III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti III throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Hawkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatti III counters with a big head kick but Hawkins shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses the body punch
and Gatti III counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gatti III prevents the takedown attempt.
Gatti III working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gatti III lands a damaging elbow.
Gatti III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti III lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatti III makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow.
Gatti III is working Hawkins over against the cage.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Gatti III.
Gatti III landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gatti III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Gatti III.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatti III creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatti III presses Hawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkins takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gatti III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatti III lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatti III pushes Hawkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gatti III works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatti III lands a body punch.
Gatti III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti III scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatti III makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands an elbow just above Hawkins 's eye.
Gatti III working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatti III lands a nice uppercut.
Gatti III lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawkins or not.
A short right from Gatti III on the inside.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gatti III lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatti III gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatti III lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gatti III.
Gatti III working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatti III lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Gatti III.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Hawkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Gatti III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gatti III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gatti III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatti III is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawkins off the cage and back into rage.
Gatti III doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gatti III lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawkins checks a low kick from Gatti III.
Hawkins misses with a body shot
and Gatti III counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandy Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gatti III napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gatti III is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Hawkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawkins tries for a kimura but Gatti III is defending well.
Hawkins working the ground and pound but Gatti III is defending the strikes.
Hawkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gatti III is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins tries to control but Gatti III wriggling away.
Gatti III is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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.
Hawkins looking to control but Gatti III is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hawkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gatti III is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sandy Hawkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gatti III blocks a jab.
Gatti III wants to clinch.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti III's shoulder, as Gatti III tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti III thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hawkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Gatti III shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses with a body shot
and Gatti III counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gatti III doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
Gatti III misses with a body shot
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Gatti III counters with a right hand to the body.
Gatti III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Gatti III counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Gatti III.
Hawkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Gatti III.
Hawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Hawkins tries to throw a body punch but Gatti III avoids it by throwing Hawkins back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gatti III - that landed with a thud.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
Gatti III has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gatti III lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Gatti III leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gatti III lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gatti III pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arturo Gatti III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Hawkins.
Gatti III feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.
Gatti III breaks the clinch.
Gatti III is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Gatti III misses its intended target.
Hawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gatti III makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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.
Hawkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gatti III clinches.
Gatti III prevents the takedown attempt.
Gatti III is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Gatti III.
Gatti III on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gatti III is working Hawkins over against the cage.
Gatti III makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gatti III lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawkins or not.
Gatti III lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatti III lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatti III lands a body punch.
Gatti III working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gatti III lands an elbow inside that Hawkins shrugs off.
Gatti III lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti III lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti III showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gatti III has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti III!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo has chosen I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sam Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Azevedo as he checks the leg kick.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azevedo throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azevedo's knee momentarily.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Azevedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azevedo dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azevedo is able to avoid easily.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Sam Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Azevedo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Azevedo. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Azevedo.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azevedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a low kick but Azevedo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Azevedo is proving a slippery customer.
Azevedo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azevedo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azevedo won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Azevedo defends it easily.
Anderson is pulling down on Azevedo's head. It's preventing any offense from Azevedo, at least for the moment.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Azevedo checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Azevedo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Azevedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Azevedo counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson pulls Azevedo in to control the position.
Azevedo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Azevedo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Azevedo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azevedo advances to half guard.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Azevedo on the ground.
Azevedo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azevedo to get the leverage.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Anderson is pressing down on Azevedo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Azevedo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Anderson swings for the body but Azevedo moves out of range.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Azevedo checks it
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Azevedo is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Azevedo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson tries to kick Azevedo off but Azevedo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Azevedo content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Azevedo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Botanovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Botanovic slowing the pace effectively.
Botanovic is working for takedown but Knight is calmly controlling the position for now.
Botanovic drags the fight down to the ground.
Knight decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Botanovic at a distance.
Botanovic throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a good, hard body kick but Botanovic shrugs it off.
Knight tests Botanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Botanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Botanovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Botanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Botanovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Botanovic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Botanovic trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Botanovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Botanovic 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic wants to control the pace but Knight is squirming around nicely.
Knight is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic wants to control the pace but Knight is squirming around nicely.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Botanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Botanovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Knight has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Knight!
Botanovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight wants to stand but Botanovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Botanovic 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 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.
Knight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Botanovic's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Botanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight moves to clinch but Botanovic breaks away
and Botanovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knight won't be happy with that.
Botanovic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knight is avoiding damage well.
Botanovic cracks Knight with a big right hand but Knight just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Botanovic.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick
and Botanovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Knight trying to control the position.
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Botanovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knight looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knight looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knight!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botanovic is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Botanovic can't escape the position.
Knight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Botanovic is looking to escape.
Botanovic tries to hold on but Knight postures up.
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.
Botanovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Botanovic tries to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic regains half guard.
Knight stands up out of the half guard.
Botanovic tries to clinch up.
Botanovic misses with a leg kick
and Knight counters with a big head kick but Botanovic shrugs it off.
Knight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Botanovic counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a head kick.
Botanovic closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Botanovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Botanovic is trying to drag Knight to the mat but Knight just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Botanovic.
Botanovic fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Botanovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Botanovic!
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Botanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Botanovic lands a head kick. Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Botanovic misses
and Knight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knight.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Botanovic avoids it.
Knight is pressed up against the cage. Botanovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knight down to the mat. Knight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
Botanovic trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Botanovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Botanovic looking to pass the guard.
Botanovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ted Knight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knight clinches up with Botanovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Botanovic looking for a takedown.
Botanovic decides to pull guard.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Botanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Botanovic working a defensive guard but Knight manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Botanovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knight moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic tries to bench press Knight off him but Knight keeps the position.
Botanovic struggling a bit here.
Botanovic sneaks back into half guard.
Botanovic is in trouble now - Knight has advanced to mount!
Botanovic tries to lock up and control but Knight gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Botanovic gets back to half guard.
Botanovic tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Botanovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bot Botanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight is pushing down on Botanovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Botanovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
Botanovic tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Botanovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
Botanovic wants to improve his position but instead Knight has moved into half guard.
Botanovic wants to get back to full guard.
Knight wants to free his trapped foot but Botanovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Botanovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knight's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knight is trying to break free.
Knight breaks Botanovic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Botanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Botanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Botanovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Botanovic, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ted Knight.
I think Knight 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ted Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Dream Big - Crooked I feat Akon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
218 lbs
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24
200 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pudzianowski.
Phoenix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phoenix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pudzianowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a left hand.
Pudzianowski breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phoenix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Phoenix taking a bit of punishment here - Pudzianowski scoring with strikes.
Pudzianowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phoenix is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pudzianowski in side control, throwing shots but Phoenix defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski 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.
Pudzianowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phoenix struggling a bit here.
Pudzianowski grinds an elbow into Phoenix's temple.
Pudzianowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phoenix sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pudzianowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phoenix sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pudzianowski 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.
Phoenix parries the strikes from Pudzianowski easily there. Pudzianowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Phoenix to escape.
Pudzianowski throws an elbow but Phoenix slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
Phoenix avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throwing strikes but Phoenix manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pudzianowski is looking for a sweep.
Pudzianowski struggling a bit here.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Pudzianowski stops Phoenix from passing to mount.
Phoenix advances to full mount.
Pudzianowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Phoenix has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Pudzianowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marcus Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Pudzianowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pudzianowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phoenix pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phoenix misses with a hook
letting Pudzianowski counter with a right hand.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Phoenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pudzianowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phoenix's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pudzianowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pudzianowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzianowski wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Pudzianowski throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
Pudzianowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Pudzianowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Pudzianowski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Phoenix's guard now.
Pudzianowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pudzianowski throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
Phoenix working a defensive guard here.
Pudzianowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Phoenix manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pudzianowski has Phoenix in his guard.
Phoenix trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pudzianowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix has momentary wrist control but Pudzianowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phoenix trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowski from controlling successfully.
Pudzianowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pudzianowski throws a strike but Phoenix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position.
Phoenix passes into half guard.
Phoenix is keen to just control but Pudzianowski is a slippery customer.
Pudzianowski trying to hold on to Phoenix's head to control him but Phoenix postures up.
Pudzianowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pudzianowski looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix prevents Pudzianowski from improving his position.
Pudzianowski moves into full guard.
Phoenix wants to get up but he can't break Pudzianowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Phoenix passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pudzianowski tries to buck Phoenix off but Phoenix is having none of it.
Pudzianowski tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Pudzianowski prevents Phoenix from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pudzianowski is trying to improve his position.
Phoenix wants to control but Pudzianowski is keeping him busy.
Phoenix stands up and beckons Pudzianowski to his feet.
Pudzianowski avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with a one two! Pudzianowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Pudzianowski moves away and avoids it.
Pudzianowski lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mariusz Pudzianowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Phoenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Phoenix gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phoenix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski postures up in Phoenix's guard and throws a big left but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pudzianowski.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pudzianowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pudzianowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Phoenix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pudzianowski, into his guard.
Pudzianowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phoenix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pudzianowski is looking for a triangle but Phoenix pushes his legs off easily.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving.
Phoenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Pudzianowski is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wanted to stand there but Pudzianowski had control of the position.
Phoenix wants to stand and escape but instead Pudzianowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Phoenix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
Pudzianowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pudzianowski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phoenix dives on top into guard.
Phoenix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phoenix defends it easily.
Pudzianowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phoenix defends well.
Phoenix passes Pudzianowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phoenix wants to stand up but Pudzianowski is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is pressing down on Phoenix's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pudzianowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pudzianowski is trying to keep Phoenix in close.
Pudzianowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcus Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix wants to stand but Pudzianowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pudzianowski has his feet on Phoenix's thighs here. He's pushed Phoenix off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Phoenix screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mariusz Pudzianowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
280 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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245 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Morris!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Morris throws a hook but Rasputin blocks it.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Desmond Morris has been cut.
Rasputin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.
Morris slips a straight right by Rasputin.
Desmond Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris wants to clinch up but Rasputin keeps it at a distance.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Rasputin misses
and Morris counters with a nice body kick.
Morris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rasputin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Morris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris misses with a leg kick.
Morris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
Rasputin tried to score with a low kick but Morris checks it.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris clinches up against the cage.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rasputin's head.
Morris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rasputin looks for the body kick but Morris saw that one coming.
Morris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rasputin's sensitive parts.
Rasputin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Morris as he checks the leg kick.
Rasputin misses with a low kick.
Morris checks a leg kick.
Morris doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Morris misses its intended target.
Rasputin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rasputin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris sizes up Rasputin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morris looks to land a combination. Rasputin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Rasputin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morris's knee momentarily.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morris tries to clinch up
and Rasputin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris motions for Rasputin to come forward. Morris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin throws a leg kick but Morris checks it.
Morris darts in trying to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a good low kick that Morris was not able to check.
Rasputin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morris looks gassed!
Morris slips under a jab from Rasputin.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Desmond Morris's cut even more.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasputin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasputin swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Rasputin throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
Morris drops his hands momentarily and Rasputin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rasputin scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin misses with the combination.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Morris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasputin instigates a clinch.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Morris is leaning against Rasputin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin presses Morris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin scores with a hook to the body.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasputin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasputin.
Rasputin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris tries to clinch
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Morris throws a solid leg kick but Rasputin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morris.
Rasputin misses with a few strikes there.
Rasputin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morris's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rasputin.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Desmond Morris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut.
Rasputin walks into a stiff left hand from Morris.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin jabs at Morris's body.
Morris checks a leg kick nicely.
Morris checks a leg kick.
Morris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rasputin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rasputin swivels and escapes.
Morris slips under a jab.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morris jabs Rasputin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morris connects with a leg kick. Rasputin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Rasputin misses.
Rasputin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasputin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rasputin checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Morris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Morris misses.
Morris throws out a loose jab but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morris.
Rasputin leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morris is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.
Morris misses with a hook
letting Rasputin counter with a right hand.
Morris throws a series of strikes that have Rasputin backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Rasputin's head but Rasputin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Rasputin as he checks the leg kick.
Rasputin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
Piotr Rasputin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris misses with a low kick as Rasputin jumps back.
Rasputin throws a low kick but Morris avoids it.
Morris connects with a jab.
Rasputin throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Rasputin missing with a left hand there. Morris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Desmond Morris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Desmond Morris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morris throws a solid leg kick but Rasputin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morris.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
Morris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Morris's head.
A hook to the body from Rasputin.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin gets through Morris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Desmond Morris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rasputin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morris.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Morris.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Rasputin as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a leg kick but Morris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rasputin keeps the fight on the outside.
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and Rasputin counters with a nice leg kick.
Rasputin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rasputin throws a low kick, looking for Morris's leg but Morris calmly moves out of range.
Rasputin scores with the left hand. Morris knows he should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Desmond Morris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousaki comes to the cage accompanied by souljacker. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Winston Steel enters the cage!
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25
177 lbs
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175 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenji Mousaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Steel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a series of punches but Mousaki moves out of range.
Mousaki scores a takedown into full mount!
Mousaki misses with a head shot.
Mousaki landing punches.
Mousaki 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.
Mousaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steel is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousaki unloading with bombs!
Mousaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steel is surviving well by controlling Mousaki's body position as best he can.
Mousaki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Steel because Mousaki loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Steel is now in Mousaki's guard. A big mistake from Mousaki there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousaki is looking for a triangle but Steel pushes his legs off easily.
Steel advances position into side control!
Steel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Steel advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to take Mousaki's back here but Mousaki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Steel forces the positional change into back control.
Steel struggling to land strikes to the head as Mousaki covers up.
Mousaki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Steel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mousaki regains half guard.
Steel trying to pass the guard but Mousaki defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki moves into full guard.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Mousaki looking to control.
Steel tries to free his leg and advance position but Mousaki is retaining full guard.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steel throws a strike but Mousaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mousaki wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mousaki is really struggling to control Steel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mousaki looking to pass the guard.
Mousaki is looking to advance position but Steel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Steel lands a big shot there that rocks Mousaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steel throwing strikes but Mousaki bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
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 Kenji Mousaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mousaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel shoots in and gets a takedown into Mousaki's guard.
Steel advances to half guard.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel prevents Mousaki from improving his position.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki gets full guard.
Mousaki keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Winston Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mousaki wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
Steel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Steel working the ground and pound but Mousaki is defending the strikes.
Steel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mousaki is avoiding damage well.
Mousaki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki is looking for a kimura here.
Steel is staying active underneath Mousaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Mousaki there.
Mousaki misses with a head shot. Steel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Steel is wriggling around but Mousaki manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel won't allow Mousaki to pass to mount.
Steel taking some punishment here, with Mousaki in his half guard.
Mousaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mousaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mousaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steel has hold of Mousaki's hands but Mousaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mousaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mousaki working Steel over with strikes.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
Mousaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mousaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mousaki misses with a few strikes there.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mousaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mousaki.
Mousaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel is looking to stand up but Mousaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Steel has momentary wrist control but Mousaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Mousaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Mousaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki stands up over Steel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mousaki advances to half guard.
Mousaki is controlling the pace.
Mousaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Mousaki is nestled in close to Steel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mousaki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Steel's thigh. Steel counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Mousaki stands up over Steel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mousaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steel is looking to regain half guard here but Mousaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Steel is not content to let Mousaki control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki is chipping away with strikes.
Mousaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steel is avoiding damage well.
Mousaki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mousaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steel is avoiding damage well.
Mousaki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Steel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Steel taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is not content to let Mousaki control the position.
Mousaki controls the position from side control.
Mousaki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Steel is not content to let Mousaki control the position.
Mousaki 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Mousaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mousaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Mousaki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and S Keletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keletor has chosen Spineshank - New Disease as his entrance music. Hector Mendoza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, S Keletor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
That kick from Keletor tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keletor gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keletor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Keletor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendoza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keletor trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Mendoza is being controlled here.
Let's hope that Keletor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Keletor trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Mendoza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mendoza tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keletor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Keletor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mendoza is holding Keletor down, trying to stall.
Keletor trying to control the position but Mendoza is working away.
Keletor controls the position from side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. S Keletor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Keletor moves out of range as Mendoza throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keletor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keletor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keletor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendoza.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keletor circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Keletor tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keletor looks to land a body kick but Mendoza moved away.
Keletor throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Keletor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza rushes Keletor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keletor.
Keletor cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
Keletor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keletor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendoza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keletor breaks the clinch.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Keletor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendoza thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keletor.
Keletor lands an overhand right.
It looks like Hector Mendoza has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keletor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mendoza checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Keletor counters with a stiff right hand.
Keletor connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keletor.
Keletor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keletor misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keletor throws a big shot that misses.
Keletor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a solid body kick.
Keletor cracks Mendoza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keletor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mendoza moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keletor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keletor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Keletor misses
and Mendoza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Keletor looks gassed!
Mendoza lands a big head kick that sends Keletor tumbling to the mat! Mendoza takes a step backwards and waves Keletor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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 Hector Mendoza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Mendoza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keletor tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Keletor saw that one coming.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Keletor moves away and avoids it.
Hector Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Keletor shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendoza sprawls well. He's pushed Keletor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mendoza defending well as Keletor loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses.
Keletor tries for a takedown but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keletor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mendoza lands with a nice body punch.
Keletor is breathing heavily.
Keletor moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendoza tries to work over Keletor's front leg with a kick but Keletor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a leg kick that knocks Keletor off balance momentarily.
That kick from Mendoza tenderised Keletor's leg. Keletor is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendoza.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza throws a chopping leg kick but Keletor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendoza lands a leg kick that knocks Keletor off balance momentarily.
Mendoza is looking to land body kicks.
Mendoza rushes Keletor and presses him up against the cage.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keletor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza lands a hook that snaps the head of Keletor backwards.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keletor's defenses.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza catches Keletor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keletor is rocked!
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keletor is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendoza finish him?
Mendoza scoring well with a low kick there.
Keletor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keletor seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendoza is looking to wear down Keletor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendoza dips to his left and cracks Keletor with an uppercut!
Mendoza throws a chopping leg kick but Keletor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keletor throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a leg kick.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Keletor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keletor misses with a hook to the body
and Mendoza counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Mendoza looks at the referee who does nothing so Mendoza lands a crushing right that sends Keletor to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Mendoza!
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