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Friday Night Fights XIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eisenstein Priestley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eisenstein Priestley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves in looking to clinch but Priestley pushes him off.
White feints and then cracks Priestley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Priestley down.
Priestley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White gets a clinch.
Priestley tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White has Priestley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Priestley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Priestley working White over with knees to the body.
White working Priestley over with knees to the body.
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
Priestley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priestley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
White thows a huge punch but Priestley dodges it nicely.
Priestley wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Priestley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White thows a huge punch but Priestley dodges it nicely.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White thows a huge punch but Priestley dodges it nicely.
White wants to take a breather but Priestley is having none of it.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Priestley's head.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Priestley wants to get back to full guard.
White trying to pass the guard but Priestley defending well.
Priestley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Priestley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a huge punch but Priestley dodges it nicely.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Priestley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Priestley's thigh. Priestley counters though and makes it back to full guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White wants to control from the top but Priestley keeps moving.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White wants to control from the top but Priestley keeps moving.
Priestley is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
Priestley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
Priestley keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Priestley misses with a wild combination.
White thows a leg kick but Priestley checks it
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Priestley takes a step back to recover.
Priestley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Priestley misses with an uppercut
and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Priestley is breathing heavily.
White is working for takedown but Priestley is calmly controlling the position for now.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Eisenstein Priestley has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands an elbow inside that Priestley shrugs off.
White lands an elbow just above Priestley 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from White.
White lands an elbow just above Priestley 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Priestley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Priestley prevents a takedown attempt there.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White lands an elbow inside that Priestley shrugs off.
Priestley takes an elbow to the forehead.
White has Priestley pushed against the cage.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Priestley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Priestley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from White.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White wants the takedown. Priestley is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Priestley's guard against the cage.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Priestley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Priestley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Priestley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Priestley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
White working the body and head with strikes.
White throws an elbow but Priestley slips to the side and avoids it well.
White working the ground and pound but Priestley is defending the strikes.
White working the ground and pound.
White throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Priestley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thows a huge punch but Priestley dodges it nicely.
Priestley is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
White seems to be working for a kimura but Priestley defends the submission attempt.
White has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Priestley defend it? White steps over the head and cranks it - Priestley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Jai White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Grunt has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Grunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grunt working the head and body with strikes.
Grunt is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is concentrating on defense, preventing Grunt from advancing position.
Grunt is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown wants to improve his position but Grunt is controlling well.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grunt on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grunt is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Grunt wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Grunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Grunt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grunt with the ground and pound from mount.
Grunt throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Grunt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Grunt loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Grunt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt lands a heavy elbow.
Grunt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grunt throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown tries to hold on but Grunt postures up.
Grunt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grunt looking to finish with strikes here!
Grunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt dominating with strikes here.
Grunt avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Grunt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Grunt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knarles Grunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Grunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown swings for the body but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown defending well as Grunt loads up on a big left hand.
Grunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Grunt persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Grunt is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Grunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Grunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Grunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Grunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown wants to improve his position but Grunt is controlling well.
Grunt trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Grunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grunt stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Grunt is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Grunt throws a strike but Brown avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grunt wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Grunt forces his way into half guard.
Grunt trying to advance position but Brown counters by regaining guard.
Grunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knarles Grunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grunt trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Knarles Grunt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grunt.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knarles Grunt.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Grunt should have avoided that one.
Brown throws a right hand that Grunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Grunt also avoids with ease.
Grunt fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knarles Grunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Grunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Grunt.
Grunt misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunt is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunt throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Grunt throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Grunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grunt wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown keeping full guard, as Grunt tries to pass.
Brown has his feet on Grunt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Grunt. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Grunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Grunt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grunt wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grunt.
Grunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grunt is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Grunt trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to kick Grunt off but Grunt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bart Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown wants to control but Grunt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown tries to roll over but Grunt keeps him under control.
Grunt is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Knarles Grunt.
I've got Grunt 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knarles Grunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Deeper and Down. Braden Turk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Knockout power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots and misses
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Reggie Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk connects with a jab.
Smith tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily
and Turk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Turk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turk.
Braden Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Smith.
Turk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith keeping full guard, as Turk tries to pass.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turk is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Turk lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Turk gets to mount! Smith was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Turk controlling his opponent.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Turk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith is rocked!
Turk with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Turk finish him?
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turk lands a big shot to the head and Smith winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Braden Turk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kryler Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kryler Crimson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Knight's chin.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kryler Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Crimson moves out of range of the body kick.
Crimson misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a big head kick but Crimson shrugs it off.
Crimson swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crimson.
A combination from Crimson does no damage.
Knight avoids the body shot from Crimson.
Knight moves away from the strike by Crimson.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Crimson misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crimson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crimson gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crimson is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Crimson blocks it.
Knight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crimson's brow.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Crimson gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Crimson blocks with his arms.
Crimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crimson breaks from the clinch.
Crimson tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crimson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crimson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Crimson settles back down.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crimson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crimson throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to clinch.
Crimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crimson just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Crimson is trying to break free.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crimson blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knight.
Crimson avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crimson's efforts to push away.
Crimson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson scores with a jab to the head.
Crimson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Crimson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Crimson's defenses.
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crimson. That did some damage!
Crimson misses with a left hand
and Knight makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crimson really felt that one!
Crimson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Crimson scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Crimson misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a big head kick but Crimson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick
and Crimson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight slips under a jab from Crimson.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Crimson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crimson tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
letting Crimson counter with a right hand.
Crimson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crimson throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crimson thinking.
Knight throws a head kick but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crimson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Crimson misses
and Knight counters with a nice kick to the body.
Knight wants to clinch
and Crimson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Knight dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crimson blocks a head kick by Knight.
Crimson throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a head kick.
Kryler Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crimson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crimson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Crimson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crimson throws a leg kick that misses.
Crimson throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a thumping low kick.
Crimson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a head kick.
Crimson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crimson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Crimson.
Danga de danga de dang - Crimson scores with a four punch combination!
Knight slips under a jab.
Crimson misses the body punch
and Knight counters by moving into the clinch.
Crimson tries to break free but Knight pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Knight.
Crimson working hard to break the clinch.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Crimson blocks with his arms.
Knight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crimson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Knight landing knees to the body.
Crimson breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crimson 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.
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws a right hand that Crimson ducks under and follows up with a left that Crimson also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Ted Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crimson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crimson backs up against the cage.
Crimson misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a head kick. That will keep Crimson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crimson fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight takes the fight into the clinch.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Crimson tries to break free but Knight pushes him back against the cage.
Crimson is trying to break free.
Knight lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores a nice knee to the body.
Crimson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Crimson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crimson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crimson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crimson up against the cage.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crimson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crimson throws a leg kick
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Crimson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crimson thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Crimson's front leg but catches the back leg as Crimson tries to avoid it.
Knight connects with a high kick.
Crimson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Crimson counters with a straight right hand.
Knight tries to bum rush Crimson with a series of wild strikes but Crimson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Crimson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crimson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knight.
Crimson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crimson blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knight. Crimson shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Crimson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight fakes the leg kick and cracks Crimson in the body.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight lands a head kick. Crimson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Crimson blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crimson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crimson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Crimson slips a straight right by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Crimson misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Crimson misses
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Crimson.
Crimson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight scores with a jab. Crimson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crimson misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a good low kick that Crimson was not able to check.
Crimson takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Crimson misses with a leg kick
and Knight counters with a head kick.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kryler Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Crimson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crimson scores with a shot to the body.
Crimson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Crimson misses.
Crimson throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knight cracks Crimson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crimson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Crimson misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a big head kick but Crimson shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crimson misses with a leg kick
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crimson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Crimson's front leg but catches the back leg as Crimson tries to avoid it.
A jab from Knight misses.
Crimson lands a jab.
Crimson takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight connects with a knee to the head.
Knight misses with an elbow strike.
Crimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight lands an elbow inside.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Crimson's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crimson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crimson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight lands with a kick to the temple. Crimson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crimson moves away.
Ted Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight digs a good body shot into Crimson's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Knight!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Brigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brigo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Black Eyed Peas - Bebot . Jamie Brigo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Brigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mc Killer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Killer misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Brigo misses.
Brigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Killer circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brigo.
Brigo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brigo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Brigo. Beautiful body shot.
Killer looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a poor cross that misses
and Brigo counters with a good low kick that Killer was not able to check.
That kick from Brigo tenderised Killer's leg. Killer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Killer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Mc Killer has been cut.
Brigo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigo scores with a jab to the body.
Brigo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mc Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killer.
A head kick misses from Killer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer defending well as Brigo loads up on a big left hand.
Brigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Brigo.
Brigo misses with a wild combination.
Brigo drives through with a takedown into Killer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brigo trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Killer's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Killer lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Brigo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Killer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brigo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brigo controlling from the full mount.
Killer is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer is bucking up trying to escape but Brigo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer is desperately trying to improve his position but Brigo has a good base and remains in mount.
Brigo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brigo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brigo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Killer is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Brigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mc Killer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Killer avoids the head kick by Brigo.
A head kick by Killer misses
and Brigo counters with a thumping low kick.
Brigo looks to score with a jab to the body but Killer is just out of range.
Jamie Brigo is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brigo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jamie Brigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brigo.
Brigo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Killer is fending him off so far but Brigo persists. Nope, Killer circles away and we're back to standing.
Killer thows a body shot but no joy.
Brigo is looking to chop away at Killer's legs.
Killer misses with a left hand
and Brigo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brigo is looking to slow Killer down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Killer is breathing heavily.
Brigo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Killer. Killer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brigo works the jab nicely.
Brigo digs a good body shot into Killer's ribs.
Killer ducks right into an uppercut from Brigo.
Brigo feints and then cracks Killer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Killer down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brigo wants to pass the guard but Killer is defending well.
Brigo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brigo wants to pass to mount but Killer is defending the position.
Brigo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Killer is desperately trying to improve his position but Brigo has a good base and remains in mount.
Brigo controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer wants to control but Brigo is having none of it.
Brigo landing punches.
That has opened up Mc Killer's cut even more.
Brigo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brigo trying to control but Killer is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigo content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Brigo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mc Killer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Killer throws a sloppy head kick
and Brigo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Killer's knee momentarily.
Killer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brigo momentarily.
Killer misses with a jab to the body
and Brigo counters with a big head kick but Killer shrugs it off.
Brigo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Killer is rocked!
Brigo cracks Killer on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Killer falls backwards against the cage. Brigo follows up with more strikes that drop Killer to his knees. Brigo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Killer! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Brigo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank has chosen The Trooper as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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28
141 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Tank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le Tank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mellark scores with a jab to the head.
Le Tank misses with a series of wild punches.
Mellark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mellark checks a low kick from Le Tank.
Le Tank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mellark tries to avoid it but Le Tank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mellark to the ground. Mellark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le Tank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Tank is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mellark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Le Tank.
Mellark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Tank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mellark stuffs the takedown.
Le Tank scores with the left hand. Mellark knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mellark counters with an outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Tank.
Hank Le Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Tank throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mellark fakes the leg kick and cracks Le Tank in the body.
Le Tank looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Le Tank looks gassed!
Mellark is holding on to half guard well.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Tank throwing shots but Mellark is blocking nicely.
Le Tank seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mellark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Le Tank prevents Mellark from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mellark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Mellark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Le Tank wants to advance to full mount but Mellark doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mellark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Le Tank manages to get himself to full guard.
Le Tank keeping moving, preventing Mellark from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Le Tank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Le Tank wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peeta Mellark wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A lazy left from Mellark finds it's target.
Le Tank checks a low kick from Mellark.
Mellark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peeta Mellark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Tank misses with a combination
and Mellark counters with an outside leg kick.
Le Tank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mellark.
Mellark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Le Tank, pushing him back against the cage.
Mellark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Le Tank is trying to force a seperation but Mellark has the dominant position.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Le Tank is trying to maintain a safe position but Mellark gets an underhook and turns Le Tank into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Le Tank misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Tank tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mellark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Tank somewhat.
Le Tank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mellark counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Mellark.
Le Tank throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mellark counter with a right hand.
Le Tank swings for the body but Mellark moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Le Tank misses
and Mellark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Tank stalks Mellark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mellark's face. Mellark staggers backwards, shaken.
Le Tank misses with a double jab.
Le Tank will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mellark tests Le Tank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Tank shoots in but Mellark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Le Tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Mellark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mellark cracks Le Tank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le Tank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Le Tank doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mellark counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Tank is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Mellark.
Le Tank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mellark can pounce on him.
Le Tank throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mellark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Tank misses with a jab to the body
and Mellark counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank misses with a hook
and Mellark counters with a leg kick.
Mellark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Tank's sensitive parts.
Le Tank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mellark counters with a good, hard body kick but Le Tank shrugs it off.
Mellark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Le Tank if he has to take too many more of those.
Mellark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Le Tank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mellark rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Tank takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Mellark - just one landing.
Mellark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mellark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Le Tank.
Mellark moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mellark stalling.
Mellark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellark lands a nice uppercut.
Mellark scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mellark.
Mellark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Tanks head.
Knees to the body from Mellark.
A left hand lands to the body for Mellark.
Le Tank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Tank or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mellark.
Mellark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le Tank blocks an elbow strike from Mellark.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mellark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mellark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mellark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Le Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark lands a nice uppercut.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark digs a right hand underneath Le Tank's ribcage. Le Tank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Tank blocking some punches.
Le Tank has had enough of the clinch but Mellark keeps him there for the moment.
Mellark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mellark misses with some punches.
Le Tank's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mellark lands a body shot.
Le Tank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mellark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Tank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le Tank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le Tank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mellark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mellark digs a right hand into Le Tank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le Tank's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Tank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Tank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Tank fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mellark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le Tank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mellark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Tank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mellark counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Tank throws a combination that misses
and Mellark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Le Tank misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mellark delivers a nice body kick.
Le Tank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Tank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mellark works on Le Tank's body with a couple of short punches.
Mellark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mellark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mellark.
Mellark has a couple of punches blocked by Le Tank.
Mellark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mellark is leaning against Le Tank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Le Tank is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mellark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mellark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Tank or not.
Still in the clinch, Mellark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mellark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Tank can do to turn this around?
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
Mellark scores with a shot to the side of Le Tank's head.
Le Tank has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mellark.
Le Tank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le Tank is trying to force a seperation but Mellark has the dominant position.
Mellark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mellark lands with a light punch inside.
Mellark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Tank tries to score a body lock takedown but Mellark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mellark lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark lands a nice uppercut.
Le Tank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mellark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mellark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le Tank's face.
Mellark pushes Le Tank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mellark.
Mellark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mellark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Le Tank lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mellark is refusing to be controlled, as Le Tank sits in half guard.
Le Tank keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mellark is refusing to be controlled, as Le Tank sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mellark defending well though.
Mellark is looking to control Le Tank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mellark avoid being mounted?
Le Tank seems to be working for a kimura but Mellark defends the submission attempt.
Mellark is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Tank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mellark keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Le Tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mellark defending well though.
Le Tank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mellark keeps working.
Le Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mellark's head.
Mellark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Tank wants to pass to mount but Mellark is defending the position.
Le Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mellark's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Le Tank closes the distance and clinches up with Mellark, looking for a takedown. Le Tank pushes Mellark against the cage but Mellark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mellark scores with a hook to the body. Le Tank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mellark jabs Le Tank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mellark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le Tank throws a right hand that misses
and Mellark counters with a thumping low kick.
Le Tank tries for a takedown but Mellark circles away easily
and Mellark counters with a nice leg kick.
Mellark lands a leg kick that knocks Le Tank off balance momentarily.
Mellark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Le Tank thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mellark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Tank.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Le Tank.
Le Tank is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Le Tank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Le Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank fails with a takedown attempt.
Le Tank shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Le Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mellark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Tank shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mellark pinned against the cage. Mellark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mellark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Tank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mellark tries to bum rush Le Tank with a series of wild strikes but Le Tank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Tank misses with a hook to the body
and Mellark counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mellark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Le Tank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mellark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mellark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Tank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellark lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mellark lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Mellark.
Mellark lands a right hand.
A short left from Mellark.
Mellark lands a nice shot to the body.
Mellark lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mellark.
Mellark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Tanks head.
Le Tank drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mellark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mellark lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank has had enough of the clinch but Mellark keeps him there for the moment.
Mellark lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Tank blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Mellark.
Mellark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Le Tank up against the cage.
Le Tank has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mellark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mellark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Mellark - that landed with a thud.
Le Tank goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mellark prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Mellark.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
Le Tank takes a shot to the head.
Le Tank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark lands a left hand.
Le Tank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mellark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Mellark.
Mellark lands a body punch.
Mellark lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Tank can't get the takedown.
Mellark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mellark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mellark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Tank or not.
Mellark lands a nice uppercut.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark lands with a short shot to the head.
Mellark lands with a right to the head.
Peeta Mellark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Mellark.
Mellark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mellark lands a shot to the body.
Mellark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mellark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mellark scores with a shot to the side of Le Tank's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark had his way with Hank Le Tank in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mellark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le Tank's calf.
Mellark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Le Tank takes a step back to recover.
Mellark connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Tank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Le Tank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mellark counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Tank looks for a takedown but Mellark sprawls well.
Le Tank 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.
Le Tank is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Le Tank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mellark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Tank throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Tank's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank misses the body punch
and Mellark counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Tank takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mellark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mellark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Tank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mellark throws a leg kick which misses Le Tank's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Tank tries to avoid it.
Le Tank sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mellark.
Le Tank takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Tank.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Le Tank.
Le Tank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mellark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Le Tank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mellark counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellark closes the distance and pushes Le Tank back into the cage.
Le Tank wants to break free but Mellark has control.
A short uppercut from Mellark.
Mellark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mellark lands with a right to the head.
Le Tank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mellark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mellark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Mellark.
A hook to the body from Le Tank.
Mellark lands a body shot.
Mellark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
Mellark is struggling to control the position.
Le Tank is trying to break the clinch but Mellark has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mellark prevents it.
Mellark lands a body shot.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mellark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Tank.
Mellark misses with the head strike.
Mellark lands a right hand.
Mellark working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Mellark.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Tank backwards.
Mellark lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mellark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
Mellark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mellark digs a right hand into Le Tank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le Tank's gas tank.
Peeta Mellark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark looking to throw knees to the head but Le Tank is blocking nicely.
Mellark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Le Tank is trying to force a seperation but Mellark has the dominant position.
Le Tank drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mellark pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Tank shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mellark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:43
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:43
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peeta Mellark!
Peeta Mellark is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heartbeats. This should be a great matchup!
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245 lbs
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoudjou with a poor takedown
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sokoudjou swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Morris swings for the body but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Sokoudjou throws a sloppy body shot
and Morris counters with an outside leg kick.
Morris connects with a leg kick. Sokoudjou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sokoudjou misses the body punch
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sokoudjou counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokoudjou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sokoudjou looks gassed!
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a front kick that sends Sokoudjou stumbling back into the cage.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morris scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokoudjou is just out of range.
Sokoudjou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sokoudjou with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sokoudjou really felt that one!
Morris is looking to wear down Sokoudjou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Morris is looking to clinch but Sokoudjou is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sokoudjou or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris which made him look bad.
Desmond Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morris checks it well.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Sokoudjou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sokoudjou connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
Morris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sokoudjou throws and elbow that misses. Morris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sokoudjou's guard. Nice move by Morris!
Morris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sokoudjou wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Sokoudjou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokoudjou, not yet.
Morris wants to control from the top but Sokoudjou keeps moving.
Morris postures up in Sokoudjou's guard and throws a big left but Sokoudjou blocks it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokoudjou's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokoudjou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morris is one step ahead there.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokoudjou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Sokoudjou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Sokoudjou tries to free his leg and advance position but Morris is retaining full guard.
Sokoudjou thows a big elbow that misses.
Sokoudjou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sokoudjou stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokoudjou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sokoudjou wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Morris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sokoudjou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sokoudjou lands a nice hook to Morris's body. Morris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Sokoudjou lands.
Sokoudjou jabs at Morris's body.
Morris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sokoudjou counters with a left to the body.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sokoudjou counters with a nice body shot.
Sokoudjou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sokoudjou scores a takedown into full mount!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morris here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is working to get back to half guard.
Sokoudjou lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris taking shots to the head.
It looks like Desmond Morris has been cut.
Morris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Sokoudjou scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sokoudjou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokoudjou throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Morris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou is taking a breather. Morris says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sokoudjou stalling away here and it's allowed Morris to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sokoudjou sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morris's guard.
Sokoudjou is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sokoudjou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Desmond Morris's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokoudjou pulls his head out easily.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Sokoudjou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Sokoudjou postures up.
Sokoudjou maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Morris could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sokoudjou has cracked it and Morris is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sokoudjou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rashad Sokoudjou!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God's Gonna Cut You Down. Junie Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
17 - 9 - 2 |
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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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Harrison.
Silva lands a jab.
Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Harrison's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Harrison working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Harrison is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Harrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has an active guard here but Harrison has managed to pass into half guard.
Harrison is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking to control Harrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is in trouble now - Harrison has advanced to mount!
Harrison lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junie Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrison dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison managing to control the position.
Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison working a defensive guard here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harrison has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva works over Harrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is in close to Harrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Harrison is trying to keep Silva in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junie Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Harrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrison gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Harrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva gets full guard.
Harrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Silva's guard.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva has his foot on Harrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrison won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Harrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junie Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Harrison is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Harrison has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junie Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Onward to Victory. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mal Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hemsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hemsky checks it well.
Reynolds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reynolds misses with a leg kick
enabling Hemsky to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Hemsky moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Hemsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hemsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Hemsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Hemsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reynolds doesn't seem phased though.
That kick from Hemsky tenderised Reynolds's leg. Reynolds is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy body kick from Reynolds
and Hemsky counters with an outside leg kick.
Hemsky scores with a nice right hand.
Hemsky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hemsky coming out on top.
Hemsky throws a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hemsky's calf.
Hemsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Mal Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a leg kick
enabling Hemsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemsky scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Reynolds is predictable there
and Hemsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
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!
Hemsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hemsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynolds.
Hemsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hemsky lands a head shot.
Hemsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemsky misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hemsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hemsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hemsky throws out a powerful jab.
Donk. Hemsky catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
Hemsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Hemsky.
Hemsky jabs at Reynolds's body.
Reynolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hemsky thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
Hemsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hemsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Hemsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hemsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reynolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reynolds is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reynolds throws a lazy head kick
and Hemsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hemsky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Hemsky catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
Reynolds 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.
Hemsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hemsky scores with a nice body kick.
Hemsky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reynolds had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hemsky sizes up Reynolds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hemsky connects with a solid leg kick.
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hemsky can pounce on him.
Hemsky lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hemsky.
Hemsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hemsky cracks Reynolds with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Reynolds looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hemsky finish him?
Reynolds is rocked!
Hemsky lands an uppercut, right on the button! Reynolds tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ladislav Hemsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between S Keletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuf Reuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keletor comes to the cage accompanied by Spineshank - New Disease. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, S Keletor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reuf Reuf!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keletor is looking to clinch but Reuf is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Keletor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keletor lands a glancing blow to the side of Reuf's head.
Keletor just misses with a punch to the body.
Reuf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keletor lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Keletor lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuf misses with a body shot.
Reuf misses with a right hand
and Keletor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reuf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reuf throws an off balance right hand
and Keletor counters with a nice leg kick.
Keletor lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keletor, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reuf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keletor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reuf throws a right hand that misses
and Keletor counters with a left and a right that stings Reuf.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keletor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reuf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keletor lands a right hook to the body.
Keletor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reuf looks gassed!
A low kick from Reuf is predictable there
and Keletor counters with a low kick, right behind Reuf 's knee.
Reuf takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keletor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reuf.
Reuf throws a head kick that misses
and Keletor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Reuf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reuf misses with a body punch
enabling Keletor to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
S Keletor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reuf ducks right into an uppercut from Keletor.
Keletor lands a jab to Reuf's midsection.
S Keletor is winning the standup battle so far.
Reuf misses with a lunging right hand
and Keletor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reuf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keletor.
A low kick from Reuf is predictable there
and Keletor counters with a straight right hand.
Reuf is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keletor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reuf swats away the attempt to clinch by Keletor.
Reuf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reuf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reuf is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Keletor throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keletor scores with a nice head shot.
Reuf misses with a lunging right hand
and Keletor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keletor lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keletor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reuf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keletor is looking to slow Reuf down with leg kicks.
Reuf throws a sloppy body shot
and Keletor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Keletor.
Keletor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reuf misses the shot to the body.
Reuf thows a leg kick but Keletor checks it
and Keletor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keletor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keletor thuds his right hand into Reuf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Keletor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keletor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
S Keletor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keletor connects with a crisp jab.
Keletor lands a high kick!
Reuf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keletor to score with a decent uppercut.
Reuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keletor connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keletor throws a right hand that misses
and Reuf counters with a nice body shot.
Reuf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reuf misses with a lunging right hand
and Keletor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reuf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keletor cracks a nice hook into Reuf's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keletor tries to clinch but Reuf moves out of range.
Keletor works the jab nicely.
Reuf misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuf misses with a left hand
and Keletor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keletor throws a head kick that Reuf semi-blocks.
Keletor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reuf misses with a leg kick
and Keletor counters with a left to the body.
Keletor digs a good hook to Reuf's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuf misses with a combination
and Keletor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keletor keeps Reuf at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keletor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reuf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
S Keletor clearly takes that 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.
Keletor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keletor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reuf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keletor is looking to clinch.
Reuf is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Keletor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keletor lands a jab to Reuf's midsection.
Reuf takes one to the chin there.
Reuf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reuf takes one to the side of the head.
Keletor scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keletor connects with a jab.
Reuf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keletor lands with a straight right. Reuf didn't see that one coming.
Keletor misses with a hook
and Reuf counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keletor.
Keletor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reuf throws a right hand that misses
and Keletor counters with a head kick.
Reuf swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keletor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keletor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keletor lands a slapping body shot.
Keletor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reuf.
Reuf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keletor connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
S Keletor had his way with Reuf Reuf in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reuf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keletor.
Reuf misses with a body punch
and Keletor counters with an outside leg kick.
Keletor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keletor takes a swing at Reuf's ribcage but misses.
Keletor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keletor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reuf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keletor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reuf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Keletor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reuf can do to turn this around?
Keletor sizes up Reuf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keletor misses with a low kick.
Reuf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reuf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Keletor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keletor scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Keletor coming out on top.
Reuf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
S Keletor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reuf is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fight stays on the outside here - Keletor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reuf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keletor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keletor tests Reuf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reuf Reuf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reuf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
S Keletor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keletor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:42
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:43
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... S Keletor!
S Keletor retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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