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WFC 69 - Indomitable Will PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Taco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taco has chosen green hornet (al hirt) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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151 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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157 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Taco!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman dodges the punch combination from Taco.
Esteban Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman tries to keep at a distance but Taco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guzman tries a body shot but Taco blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Taco as the two fighters clinch.
Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taco's defenses.
Guzman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taco instigates a clinch.
Guzman is struggling to control the position.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taco tries to throw a body punch but Guzman avoids it by throwing Taco back against the cage.
Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taco's defenses.
Guzman avoids the elbow strike from Taco, against the cage.
Taco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Taco misses with a punch on the inside.
Taco is stalling here.
Guzman looking to slow down the pace here.
Taco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guzman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guzman tries to clinch
and Taco moves into the clinch.
Taco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Taco breaks the clinch.
Guzman throws a leg kick but Taco checks it.
Guzman wants to clinch
and Taco moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guzman up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
Taco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taco clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guzman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Taco misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman.
Guzman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taco is defending well for now.
Guzman tries to work over Taco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Guzman.
Taco can't break the clinch.
Taco trying to stall but Guzman improves his position.
Taco lands an uppercut.
Guzman is trying to maintain a safe position but Taco gets an underhook and turns Guzman into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guzman.
Taco looks gassed!
Taco just leaning against Guzman, taking a breather.
Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guzman is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands a shot to the body.
Guzman has Taco pressed against the cage.
Taco misses with a punch to the body.
Taco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guzman or not.
Guzman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Taco lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Guzman.
A short uppercut from Guzman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taco working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taco struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
Guzman prevents a body shot from Taco.
Taco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Taco.
Taco misses with a punch to the body.
Taco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman lands a nice knee to the body.
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but Taco blocks it.
A knee to the head by Guzman.
Taco working hard to break the clinch.
Taco has Guzman pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taco wants to get back to striking at distance but Guzman won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taco.
Taco breaks from the clinch.
Guzman gets a clinch.
Guzman digs a right hand into Taco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taco's gas tank.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taco avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Guzman slowing the pace effectively.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Taco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guzman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taco lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taco managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taco.
Taco misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Guzman as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Guzman.
Taco misses with some punches.
Guzman lands a body punch.
Guzman works on Taco's body with a couple of short punches.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Guzman digs a right hand into Taco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taco's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
Guzman scores with a hook to the body.
Guzman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taco is trying to break free.
A short right from Guzman.
Guzman scores with a hook to the body.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taco backwards.
Guzman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taco tries to stall but Guzman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guzman lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
Guzman with a knee to the head.
Taco tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guzman lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Guzman.
Guzman misses with some punches.
Guzman is leaning against Taco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Guzman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but Taco blocks it.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taco misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guzman.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taco managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Guzman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guzman closes the distance and pushes Taco back into the cage.
Guzman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taco blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Guzman as the two fighters clinch.
Taco scores with a shoulder strike.
Taco managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guzman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taco stalling in the clinch.
Taco throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
Taco can't find room to land a body shot as Guzman controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guzman obliges.
Good body shot from Taco.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taco breaks from the clinch.
Taco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guzman lands a nice knee to the body.
Taco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Guzman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taco tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Taco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taco is breathing heavily.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
Esteban Guzman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman.
Taco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taco manages to break the clinch.
Guzman tries to clinch up
and Taco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Taco - that landed with a thud.
Taco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Guzman.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taco in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Taco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guzman's elbow.
Guzman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Guzman.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Taco avoids the damage to the body.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taco is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Guzman.
Taco can't find room to land a body shot as Guzman controls the action.
Guzman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guzman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guzman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guzman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Guzman.
Guzman blocks a body shot from Taco.
A right hook to the body lands for Guzman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guzman throws an elbow but misses.
Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Guzman.
Taco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guzman.
Taco misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Guzman.
Guzman misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guzman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guzman tries a body shot but Taco blocks it.
Guzman crunches a lovely knee into Taco's ribcage.
Taco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman keeps control of Taco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taco breaks from the clinch.
Taco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guzman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Guzman.
Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
Taco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taco wants to break free but Guzman has control.
Guzman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Taco in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guzman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taco avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Guzman.
Guzman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taco tries to throw a body punch but Guzman avoids it by throwing Taco back against the cage.
Guzman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taco.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but Taco blocks it.
Guzman landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taco avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Taco tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guzman lands a damaging elbow.
Taco is trying to break free.
Guzman works on Taco's body with a couple of short punches.
Guzman works on Taco's body with a couple of short punches.
Guzman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guzman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Guzman.
Taco struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
Taco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taco tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taco backwards.
Guzman misses with a knee strike.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman looking to throw knees to the head but Taco is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Taco lands an elbow that stopped Guzman in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Taco.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Guzman misses with a punch on the inside.
Guzman pushes off an throws an elbow but Taco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guzman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Guzman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Taco moves into the clinch.
Taco lands with a light punch inside.
Taco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Taco 's eye.
Taco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
Guzman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Taco 's eye.
Taco scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taco as Guzman tries to tie him up.
Taco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guzman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taco lands an uppercut.
Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guzman tries to clinch
and Taco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taco cracks Guzman with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guzman obliges.
Taco misses with the head strike.
Guzman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guzman.
Guzman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Taco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman.
Guzman digs a right hand underneath Taco's ribcage. Taco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guzman stalling in the clinch.
Guzman throws a punch but it's blocked by Taco.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Taco 's eye.
Guzman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Taco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guzman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taco avoids it.
Guzman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
Guzman presses Taco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
Guzman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guzman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guzman misses with a punch to the body.
Taco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guzman misses with a body punch.
Taco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Taco.
Taco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taco lands a hook that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
A shot in the inside from Taco.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guzman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Taco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taco.
Guzman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taco pushes Guzman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guzman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taco is leaning against Guzman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guzman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taco.
Taco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guzman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taco is trying to maintain a safe position but Guzman gets an underhook and turns Taco into the cage.
Guzman scores with a shoulder strike.
Taco breaks the clinch.
Guzman thumps Taco with a low kick.
Taco rushes Guzman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guzman stalling the fight.
Taco lands with a right to the head.
Taco pushes Guzman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guzman backwards.
A right hand to the body from Guzman.
Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Taco.
Guzman digs a right hand into Taco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taco's gas tank.
Esteban Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Guzman.
Taco is trying to break free.
Taco misses with a body punch.
Taco misses with a punch to the body.
Taco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
Taco can't break the clinch.
Guzman scores with a shoulder strike.
Taco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Don Taco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taco has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Esteban Guzman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guzman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Guzman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luke McKendrick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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27
182 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift moves out of range of the leg kick from McKendrick.
Swift throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKendrick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swift's guard.
McKendrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
McKendrick forces his way into half guard.
McKendrick throwing shots but Swift is blocking nicely.
McKendrick prevents Swift from standing back up.
McKendrick not doing much here.
McKendrick working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKendrick is working for a submission of some sort.
Swift is trying to stand back up but McKendrick is controlling him
Swift is defending against the submission attempts here by McKendrick.
Swift is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swift defends it well.
McKendrick frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Swift is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McKendrick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swift?
McKendrick with shots to the head and body - Swift looks very uncomfortable down there.
McKendrick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McKendrick has hold of Swift's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Swift manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Swift tries to buck McKendrick off but he can't manage it.
McKendrick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McKendrick landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McKendrick dominating with strikes here.
McKendrick goes for an armbar but Swift turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Swift.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKendrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McKendrick trying to control the position.
McKendrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swift wants to stand but McKendrick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swift tries to stand but McKendrick is controlling from the bottom.
McKendrick controls Swift momentarily but Swift frees himself.
McKendrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swift would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed 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.
McKendrick keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Swift gets to his feet - McKendrick follows without any prompting.
McKendrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swift.
McKendrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swift counters with a nice double leg into side control. McKendrick won't be happy with that.
McKendrick sneaks back into half guard.
McKendrick trying to hold on to Swift's head to control him but Swift postures up.
McKendrick is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift tries to stand but can't do so whilst McKendrick controls his leg.
McKendrick wants to improve his position but Swift is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke McKendrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swift drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McKendrick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McKendrick looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift decides to return to a standing position.
McKendrick misses with a left hand
enabling Swift to counter with a crisp jab.
Swift connects with a high kick.
Swift closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McKendrick's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick wants to sweep here but Swift controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McKendrick is on top in guard.
McKendrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Swift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKendrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swift wants to stand but McKendrick is controlling the position.
McKendrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swift's head.
Swift keeping moving, preventing McKendrick from controlling successfully.
McKendrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McKendrick wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick stops Swift from standing up.
Swift 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.
Luke McKendrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
McKendrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Swift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKendrick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McKendrick trying to mount his opponent but Swift defends it.
Swift tries to kick McKendrick off in order to stand up. McKendrick Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKendrick has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McKendrick is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Swift to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Swift shrugs it off.
Swift wants to try and get back to his feet.
McKendrick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swift is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick working for a submission but Swift is keeping him at bay.
Swift is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McKendrick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Swift has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Swift has given up his back. Will we see McKendrick going for some submissions?
McKendrick working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Swift is doing well to defend. McKendrick seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Swift is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luke McKendrick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Odelein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Indestructible. Steve McRae has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
201 lbs
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Odelein!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae loads up on a big right hand but Odelein slips the punch.
Odelein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Odelein thuds a left hand into McRae's body.
Odelein throws a combination that misses
and McRae counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McRae is thwarting Odelein's attempts to control the position.
Odelein is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McRae's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McRae's back!
Odelein is looking for the choke from the back position but McRae is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odelein working for a choke but McRae is defending well.
Odelein trying to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
McRae is trying to break free.
Odelein is looking to control McRae but McRae is wriggling around and keeping busy.
McRae tries to escape the position.
McRae is working hard here to advance position.
Odelein is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McRae has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Odelein is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McRae is defending well though. Odelein let's go of the attempt for now.
McRae might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odelein goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. McRae escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Odelein tries to roll over but McRae keeps him under control.
Odelein is staying active underneath McRae, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Odelein wants to improve his position but McRae is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae is keen to just control but Odelein is a slippery customer.
Odelein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McRae missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McRae is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Odelein defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McRae is looking to advance position but Odelein won't allow it.
Odelein moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McRae preventing the sweep.
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.
Odelein is trying to keep McRae in close.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Odelein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odelein wants to control the position but McRae says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McRae trying to control from half guard but Odelein is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odelein wants to get back to full guard.
Odelein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Odelein tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McRae has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
McRae unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyle Odelein will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odelein misses with a body kick.
That kick from Odelein tenderised McRae's leg. McRae is trying to keep his angry face on.
McRae blocks a low kick nicely.
Odelein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McRae wants to clinch but Odelein slips to the side
and Odelein counters with a nice uppercut.
Odelein walks into a straight right hand from McRae.
Odelein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Odelein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
Steve McRae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Odelein does no damage.
Odelein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McRae.
McRae swings widly with a right hand
and Odelein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McRae is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Odelein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Odelein plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odelein cracks McRae with an open hand slap.
McRae is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae has his takedown stuffed
and Odelein counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McRae crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Odelein - the referee stops the clock and McRae gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Odelein. McRae manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Odelein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh McRae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McRae backs away from a small jab...but Odelein lunges forward with a huge superman punch! McRae crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Odelein with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lyle Odelein!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kit Latura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kit Latura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kit Latura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Forest Beckford!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckford tries for a takedown but Latura circles away easily
and Latura counters with a left to the body.
Beckford wants to clinch
and Latura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Latura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beckford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Latura lunges at Beckford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beckford's hand.
Beckford slips a jab and a cross from Latura.
Latura misses with a double jab.
Beckford fails with the takedown
and Latura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Latura.
Latura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckford circles away quickly and effectively.
Latura misses with a body shot.
Beckford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Latura is fending him off so far but Beckford persists. Nope, Latura circles away and we're back to standing.
Kit Latura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forest Beckford.
Latura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Forest Beckford has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latura works Beckford's body with a nice hook.
Latura scores with a decent looking hook.
Latura throws a series of punches but Beckford avoids them all with ease.
Beckford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Latura is trying to get back to half guard.
Latura regains half guard.
Latura tries to roll over but Beckford keeps him under control.
Beckford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Latura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Latura is looking for a sweep. Beckford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Latura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beckford pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckford controlling the pace.
Beckford is trying to control the action in half guard but Latura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Latura wants to get back to his feet.
Beckford is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Latura is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Forest Beckford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-When We Ride. Charlie Liddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
210 lbs
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218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Shaw seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.
Charlie Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Charlie Liddell has been cut.
Shaw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shaw moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liddell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell slips a jab from Shaw.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaw looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Liddell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell tries to work over Shaw's front leg with a kick but Shaw checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Liddell catches Shaw right on the button with a cross.
Liddell connects with the punch.
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell moves out of range as Shaw strikes.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell connects with a jab.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Shaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Shaw tries to avoid it.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Liddell lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Shaw can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Liddell and Shaw drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Liddell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Liddell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Bobcaygeon. Schultz has chosen Proven (Hatebreed) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
221 lbs
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223 lbs
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chase, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Schultz.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Schultz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chase.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Chase creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schultz works on Chase's body with a couple of short punches.
Chase throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
Chase creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.
Chase doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chase lands a damaging elbow.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Schultz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schultz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz presses Chase against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz presses Chase against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz cracks Chase with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz presses Chase against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Schultz.
Schultz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chase up against the cage.
Schultz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz gets through Chase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz stalling.
Schultz works on Chase's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Schultz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schultz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Chase tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz stalling the fight.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chase just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schultz's brow.
Schultz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schultz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chase lands a nice elbow.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Schultz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz blocks the elbow strike.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chase letting Schultz take a breather here.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Schultz is working Chase over against the cage.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Chase's ribcage. Chase let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chase letting Schultz take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chase or not.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
A short left from Schultz.
Chase throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz stalls.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chase throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chase throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Schultz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schultz forces Chase back against the cage and clinches.
Schultz stalling in the clinch but Chase improves position.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike.
Schultz takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Chase trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz avoids a wild elbow strike from Chase.
Chase misses with some punches.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chase throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Schultz avoids a wild elbow strike from Chase.
Chase has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schultz lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Chase takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
Schultz looking to stall.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Dave Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Chase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chase looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Schultz.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Chase's ribcage. Chase let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz pushes Chase back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz pushes Chase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schultz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz just leaning against Chase, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
Schultz avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Chase looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Schultz is looking to control Chase's arms but Chase gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schultz has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chase just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schultz's brow.
Schultz looking to slow down the pace here.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz gets through Chase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schultz pushes Chase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz digs a right hand into Chase's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chase's gas tank.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Schultz taking a breather.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Chase's head.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
Schultz avoids the elbow strike from Chase, against the cage.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz avoids a wild elbow strike from Chase.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schultz is working Chase over against the cage.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chase swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schultz lands a body shot.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Chase controls the action.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schultz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chase goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Schultz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Schultz's cut.
That's time! Chase's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schultz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chase momentarily.
Chase lands a nice shot that snaps Schultz's head back.
Chase slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chase throws a combination that misses
and Schultz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schultz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike from Chase.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Chase throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chase looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
Chase lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Schultz.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Chase's ribcage. Chase let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Schultz.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz is trying to stall.
Schultz pushes Chase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike from Chase.
Schultz takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
Schultz is working Chase over against the cage.
Schultz pushes Chase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz leaning against his opponent.
Chase throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Come on Schultz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Chase's head.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz is working Chase over against the cage.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Chase's head.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chases head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schultz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schultz.
Chase misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz avoids the elbow strike from Chase, against the cage.
Schultz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chase up against the cage.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chase's elbow.
Schultz avoids the elbow strike from Chase, against the cage.
Schultz misses with a body punch.
Johnny Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chase lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Chase lands with a light punch inside.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz is leaning against Chase and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chase creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chase swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chase just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schultz's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schultz blocks the elbow strike.
Schultz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schultz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Schultz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chase swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chase throws an elbow but it misses.
Chase blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Schultz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chase lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chase.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chase doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chase just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schultz's brow.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Chase throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses with a body punch.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Schultz avoids a wild elbow strike from Chase.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chase.
Dave Schultz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chase throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Chase takes a shot to the head.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chase doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Schultz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike from Chase.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schultz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Schultz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St James comes to the cage accompanied by On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Mah has chosen Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
163 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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167 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James lands an overhand right.
Mah tries to score with a low kick but St James moves his leg out of the way.
Mah scores with a jab to the body.
Mah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St James moves away.
St James swings widly with a right hand
letting Mah counter with a right hand.
St James misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St James misses with a right hand
and Mah counters with a nice leg kick.
St James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mah counters with a nice low kick that buckles St James's knee momentarily.
A left and a right from St James both land. Nice combination.
Mah is looking to slow St James down with leg kicks.
Mah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St James tries to kick Mah off but Mah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mah is working for a kimura but St James is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St James tries to get out of the position.
Mah is trying to control the action in half guard but St James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mah stalling.
Mah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mah looks to land a strike but St James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to stand and escape but Mah is having none of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Samm Mah hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St James throws a lazy uppercut
and Mah counters with a stiff right hand.
Mah moves into the clinch.
Mah presses St James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mah blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mah.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James tries to throw a body punch but Mah avoids it by throwing St James back against the cage.
Mah blocking some punches.
Mah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mah.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mah.
St James can't find room to land a body shot as Mah controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by St James.
St James misses with the head strike.
Mah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mah blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah avoiding damage.
Mah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James misses with some punches.
St James misses with some punches.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Mah.
Mah blocks an uppercut.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James prevents a body shot from Mah.
St James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St James working aggressively here.
St James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mah lands a body punch.
Mah scores with a shoulder strike.
St James is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mah's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James misses with some punches.
St James lands a body punch.
St James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mah or not.
St James working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samm Mah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St James manages to avoid it.
St James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St James misses with a hook
and Mah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St James wants to get back to his feet.
Mah stands up and beckons St James to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mah.
St James swings widly with a right hand
and Mah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mah on the ground.
Mah is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St James!
Mah throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St James because Mah loaded up on that one.
Mah unloading with bombs!
St James is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns St James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St James is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mah misses with a head shot.
Mah with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St James looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mah scoring with strikes but St James is staying in there.
Mah punching from mount but St James doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mah looking to control and managing it successfully.
St James tries to buck Mah off but he can't manage it.
Mah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mah looking to control but St James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah wants to control the pace but St James is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samm Mah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St James.
St James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St James was well out of range. Poor timing from Mah.
St James misses with a wild body shot.
Mark St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mah counters with a left to the body.
St James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St James tries to clinch but Mah moves away
and Mah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St James.
St James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St James wants to stand and escape but Mah is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah wants to pass the guard but St James is keeping the position.
Mah prevents St James from getting back to his feet.
Mah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Samm Mah.
Mah with a hook.
St James swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mark St James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark St James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James throws a poor cross that misses
and Mah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St James working aggressively here.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Mah.
St James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mah blocks an uppercut.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James misses with a hook from the clinch.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Mah.
Mah has St James pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mah pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St James tumbling to the mat - Mah dives into St James's guard.
Mah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mah wants to control from the top but St James keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mah trying to control but St James is working from the bottom.
Mah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mah is standing up over St James. St James looks to escape but Mah dives into side control.
Samm Mah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St James is being controlled here.
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.
Mah cracks St James with a big right hand but St James just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mah tries to move into full mount but can't pass St James's legs.
St James wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Mah working the ground and pound but St James is defending the strikes.
Mah tries to move to mount but St James blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samm Mah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samm Mah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alexander Gustafsson enters the cage!
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26
142 lbs
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22
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson misses with a body kick.
Gustafsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pep counters with a nice body kick.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Pep counter with a right hand.
Gustafsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pep counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson misses with a hook
and Pep counters with a good low kick that Gustafsson was not able to check.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pep counters with a nice body shot.
Pep moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson misses with a left hand
and Pep counters with a leg kick.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut
and Pep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pep throws a solid leg kick but Gustafsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pep.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Pep counters with a leg kick.
Pep missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustafsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustafsson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Pep throws a hook but Gustafsson blocks it.
Gustafsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gustafsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pep closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Pep moves out of range.
Gustafsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab
and Pep counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gustafsson is rocked!
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut
and Pep counters with a big left hand that crumples Gustafsson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Pep!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Clark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Khan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark tries to score with a low kick but Khan moves his leg out of the way.
Khan misses the body punch
and Clark counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Clark cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khan will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Khan misses.
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Khan tries for a takedown but Clark circles away easily
and Clark counters with a body kick.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clark throws a nice head kick!
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clark scores with a head kick.
Khan is rocked!
Clark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Clark scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leonard Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan is trying to drag Clark to the mat but Clark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bobby Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Khan.
Khan looks gassed!
The referee calls for Clark to work.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Clark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Clark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Clark.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Clark.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khan avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Khan tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan takes one on the button.
Clark lands a body shot.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clark.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clark.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Clark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clark. That's going to slow Khan down.
Clark lands a head kick!
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clark lands the left hand.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Clark.
A body shot lands from Clark.
Good body shot from Clark.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Clark is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Khan.
Clark blocks a head kick by Khan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Clark.
Bobby Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Clark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Clark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bobby Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan shoots and misses
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khan tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Clark.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clark is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clark.
Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark lands a head kick. Khan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Clark thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Clark misses with the combination.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Clark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark has Khan pushed against the cage.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan misses with a hook
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clark jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into rage.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Bobby Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Clark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bobby Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Khan.
Clark connects with the punch.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clark makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Khan really felt that one!
Clark misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Khan throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Clark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark scores with a hook.
Clark tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Clark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khan blocks a head kick by Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Clark dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan sizes up Clark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan scores with the left hand. Clark knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Clark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Clark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Clark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark counters with a body kick.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Clark scores with a jab to the head.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Clark.
Clark throws a one two combo.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Clark lands a high kick!
Khan misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clark.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark lands a high kick!
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clark is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Clark's ribs.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan 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.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonard Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Clark counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body kick there by Clark.
Clark thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clark - that will leave a mark!
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Clark prevents a body shot from Khan.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark gets underhooks to prevent Khan's takedown attempt.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark is working Khan over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark breaks the clinch.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Clark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Clark slips under a jab from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Clark moves his leg out of the way.
Khan misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a solid body kick.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clark throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Khan misses the jab.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Bobby Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Clark!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Confrontation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas 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.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Thomas moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Henderson throws a leg kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matt Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body
and Henderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henderson!
Henderson misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henderson's knee momentarily.
Matt Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Henderson misses
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Henderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henderson.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Henderson misses
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a body kick that stops Henderson in his tracks momentarily.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.
Thomas cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henderson's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a body kick that stops Henderson in his tracks momentarily.
A low kick from Henderson is predictable there
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henderson tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Henderson throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Ash Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Henderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Thomas takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Thomas throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Matt Henderson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Henderson swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Henderson checks it
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Henderson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Henderson shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Henderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Henderson.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Henderson scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matt Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Henderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Henderson thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Henderson is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Thomas!
Ash Thomas is the new welterweight champion!
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