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WFC 81 - Decree of Justice PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews has chosen Higher Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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197 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnstone pushes Andrews away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Andrews gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnstone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnstone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Andrews taking a breather here.
Johnstone wants to get back to his feet.
Andrews in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Johnstone is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Andrews!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mountbatten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Back To School by Deftones. Mountbatten has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Mountbatten!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
William Mountbatten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountbatten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mountbatten stalks Taylor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taylor's face. Taylor staggers backwards, shaken.
Mountbatten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Mountbatten misses with a double jab.
Mountbatten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Mountbatten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mountbatten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountbatten loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Mountbatten misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor scores with a jab. Mountbatten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mountbatten misses with a hook
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a head kick!
It looks like William Mountbatten has been cut.
Mountbatten drops Taylor with a beautiful combination! Taylor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mountbatten is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mountbatten misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a right hand that Mountbatten ducks under and follows up with a left that Mountbatten also avoids with ease.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountbatten cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mountbatten misses with a looping right.
Mountbatten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountbatten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountbatten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
Mountbatten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mountbatten stalling the fight.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Mountbatten has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountbatten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Mountbatten is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Mountbatten into the cage.
Mountbatten breaks the clinch.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mountbatten tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Mountbatten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mountbatten misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mountbatten is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mountbatten misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Mountbatten.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mountbatten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mountbatten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Mountbatten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mountbatten misses with some punches.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Mountbatten.
Still in the clinch, Mountbatten scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountbatten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Mountbatten throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mountbatten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Mountbatten's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mountbatten misses with a wild combination.
Mountbatten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
Mountbatten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
Mountbatten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Mountbatten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountbatten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
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!
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Mountbatten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Mountbatten misses.
Mountbatten throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mountbatten.
Mountbatten throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountbatten misses with a looping right.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Mountbatten.
Mountbatten tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountbatten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Mountbatten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mountbatten backs up against the cage.
Mountbatten throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with an outside leg kick.
Mountbatten throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mountbatten loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor stalks Mountbatten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mountbatten's face. Mountbatten staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Mountbatten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylor. Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Mountbatten's leg. Mountbatten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mountbatten is breathing heavily.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Mountbatten looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Mountbatten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Mountbatten moves out of range.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Mountbatten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountbatten throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Nathan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mountbatten throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Mountbatten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Mountbatten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mountbatten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Mountbatten.
Mountbatten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mountbatten throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Mountbatten looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Mountbatten avoids nicely.
Mountbatten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mountbatten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
William Mountbatten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mountbatten misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountbatten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Mountbatten swinging wildly here.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Mountbatten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mountbatten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Mountbatten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountbatten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mountbatten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mountbatten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Mountbatten is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountbatten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mountbatten thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Mountbatten.
Mountbatten throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with an outside leg kick.
Mountbatten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountbatten misses the target.
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!
Mountbatten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountbatten. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Mountbatten moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mountbatten does no damage.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mountbatten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Mountbatten thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mountbatten throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Mountbatten fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Mountbatten does no damage.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mountbatten is looking to clinch.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mountbatten misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Mountbatten backing up. Mountbatten nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountbatten throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Mountbatten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nathan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mountbatten.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountbatten missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
William Mountbatten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mountbatten tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Mountbatten.
Well Mountbatten 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William Mountbatten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuin has chosen Remo WIlliams Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kichiro Kaneko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuin throws an overhand right that lands on Kaneko's shoulder, as Kaneko tries to avoid the shot.
Kaneko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chuin shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaneko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
Chuin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kaneko pushes past his half guard into mount!
Chuin regains half guard.
Kaneko is keen to just control but Chuin is a slippery customer.
Chuin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chuin gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin keeping moving, preventing Kaneko from controlling successfully.
Chuin working a defensive guard but Kaneko passes into half guard.
Chuin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
Kaneko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chuin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaneko.
Chuin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaneko pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko works his way into full mount!
Chuin is trying desperately to improve position.
Kaneko cracks Chuin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kaneko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chuin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Chuin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuin wants to control but Kaneko is having none of it.
Chuin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaneko working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuin tries to hold on but Kaneko pushes him away.
Chuin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chuin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kaneko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chuin is staying active underneath Kaneko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chuin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaneko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
Chuin looks gassed!
Kaneko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chuin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kaneko lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuin tries to reverse the position but Kaneko maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaneko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kaneko looking to finish Chuin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chuin!
Chuin is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Kaneko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chuin throws a lazy head kick
and Kaneko counters with an outside leg kick.
Chuin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaneko counters with a shoot takedown. Chuin fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaneko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chuin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaneko defends well.
Kaneko stands up over Chuin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaneko chips away with some ground and pound.
Chuin wants to sweep but no luck.
Chuin can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaneko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
Chuin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kaneko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaneko is keen to just control but Chuin is a slippery customer.
Chuin moves into full guard.
Chuin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kaneko wants to control from the top but Chuin keeps moving.
Kaneko advances to half guard.
Kichiro Kaneko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaneko is looking to take a break and control but Chuin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chuin actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Kaneko there.
Chuin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaneko pulls his head out easily.
Kaneko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chuin actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaneko wants to free his trapped foot but Chuin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chuin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaneko lands strikes from half guard.
Chuin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chuin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kaneko passes into side control.
Kaneko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko controls the position from side control.
Kaneko working the body and head with strikes.
Kaneko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chuin some visible discomfort.
Kaneko working the ground and pound from side control.
Chuin tries to improve position but can't.
Kaneko working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chuin gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Kaneko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Kaneko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chuin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kaneko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chuin at a distance.
Kaneko takes the fight into the clinch.
Chuin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaneko blocks an uppercut.
Chuin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaneko has double underhooks.
Kaneko just leaning against Chuin, taking a breather.
Kaneko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chuin has had enough of the clinch but Kaneko keeps him there for the moment.
Chuin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaneko pushes Chuin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chuin can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kaneko to work.
Chuin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaneko lands a shot to the body.
Chuin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaneko controls his hands.
Kaneko lands a takedown into guard.
Kaneko wants to pass the guard but Chuin is keeping the position.
Chuin is looking for a triangle here but Kaneko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chuin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuin struggling a bit here.
Kaneko scoring with punches from side control.
Kaneko lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuin tries to buck Kaneko off but Kaneko is having none of it.
Chuin manages to get back to half guard.
Kaneko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaneko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chuin actively working from the bottom here.
Chuin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chuin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chuin actively working from the bottom here.
Chuin is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaneko wants to control but Chuin is keeping him busy.
Kaneko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kaneko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chuin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chuin is in trouble now - Kaneko has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko cracks Chuin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kaneko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Master Chuin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaneko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kaneko landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuin working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kichiro Kaneko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaneko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kichiro Kaneko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Theiroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno by ERA. The crowd seem to be enjoying Theiroff's choice of entrance music: Knuck If You Buck - Crime Mob. Your Mom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
277 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Your Mom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Theiroff!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theiroff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Theiroff slips under a jab.
Mom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theiroff.
Both fighters circling a little - Theiroff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Theiroff moves away from the strike by Mom.
Mom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aaron Theiroff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Theiroff lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Theiroff just misses with a punch to the body.
Theiroff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mom throws a looping overhand right but Theiroff ducks down to avoid it.
Theiroff slips under a jab from Mom.
Theiroff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mom. Theiroff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Theiroff sizes up Mom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Theiroff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mom gets tackled into the cage by Theiroff. Theiroff maintains the clinch.
Mom blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Theiroff.
Theiroff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Mom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Theiroff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Theiroff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mom backwards.
Mom is breathing heavily.
Theiroff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mom looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theiroff swings wildly with an uppercut but Mom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Theiroff.
Theiroff throws an elbow that misses.
Theiroff throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Theiroff.
Theiroff lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Theiroff throws an elbow but misses.
Theiroff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mom backwards.
Theiroff just leaning against Mom, taking a breather.
Theiroff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Theiroff smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Your Mom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Theiroff can pounce on him.
Theiroff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Theiroff.
Mom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Theiroff tenderised Mom's leg. Mom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mom misses with a hook
and Theiroff counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Theiroff.
Theiroff lands with a good body shot.
Theiroff cracks Mom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Theiroff tries a head kick but it misses.
Mom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Theiroff misses.
Mom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Theiroff.
Theiroff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Theiroff 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.
Mom ducks under a wild hook from Theiroff.
Theiroff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mom throws an off balance right hand
and Theiroff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Theiroff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aaron Theiroff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Theiroff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Theiroff throws a sloppy head kick and Mom moves out of range easily.
Theiroff tries to clinch but Mom is having none of it.
Theiroff connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theiroff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theiroff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mom's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theiroff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Theiroff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theiroff lands a head kick. Mom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mom 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.
Theiroff throws a hook to the side of Mom's head but Mom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theiroff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good leg kick by Theiroff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Theiroff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mom enables Theiroff to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Theiroff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Theiroff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Theiroff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Theiroff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Theiroff advances position into side control!
Mom is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Theiroff seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mom is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Mom's face as Theiroff controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theiroff misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Theiroff is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mom's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mom is looking to regain half guard here but Theiroff keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Theiroff was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Theiroff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theiroff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theiroff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mom throws a looping overhand right but Theiroff ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom misses with a hook. Theiroff ducked under it nicely.
Theiroff misses with a body kick.
Mom throws a hook but Theiroff blocks it.
Theiroff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mom's waist but Mom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Theiroff off to one side.
Theiroff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mom misses with a hook. Theiroff ducked under it nicely.
Mom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mom throws a right hand that misses
and Theiroff counters with a nice uppercut.
Theiroff works Mom's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Theiroff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Theiroff. Mom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mom. Those never looked like landing.
Theiroff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Theiroff closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Theiroff.
Theiroff continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Theiroff looking to throw knees to the head but Mom is blocking nicely.
Theiroff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theiroff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mom up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theiroff struggles to land a body shot inside as Mom controls his hands.
Theiroff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theiroff lands an uppercut.
Mom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Theiroff lands a shoulder strike.
Theiroff pushes Mom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Theiroff is leaning against Mom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theiroff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moms head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Theiroff.
Knees to the body from Theiroff.
Aaron Theiroff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Theiroff misses with an elbow strike.
Theiroff scores with a shot to the side of Mom's head.
Theiroff works on Mom's body with a couple of short punches.
Theiroff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theiroff lands a nice shot to the body.
Theiroff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mom.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Theiroff.
Theiroff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Theiroff lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Theiroff - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theiroff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Theiroff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mom backwards.
Theiroff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Theiroff digs a right hand underneath Mom's ribcage. Mom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aaron Theiroff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Theiroff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mom blocks a body shot from Theiroff.
Theiroff lands a shoulder strike.
Theiroff lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom jumps guard but Theiroff stands there with Mom around his waist. Mom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Theiroff tries to throw a body punch but Mom avoids it by throwing Theiroff back against the cage.
Theiroff misses with a body punch.
Mom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Your Mom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theiroff walks away with a smile on his face. Mom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Theiroff scores with a jab to the body.
Your Mom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theiroff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mom on his heels. He'll look to pass Mom's guard now, I'm sure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Theiroff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Theiroff 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 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Theiroff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hutch Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
175 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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182 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hutch Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito drops his hands momentarily and Gibson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gibson misses with a shot to the body
and Esposito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Gibson tries to tie him up.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esposito's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Esposito is looking to control Gibson's arms but Gibson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
Gibson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Esposito dodges it nicely.
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!
Gibson is trying to control the action in half guard but Esposito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Esposito manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
Gibson 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.
Gibson thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Esposito is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gibson is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Gibson being controlled here, momentarily.
Esposito trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Esposito has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Esposito tries to keep at a distance but Gibson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Gibson's ribcage. Gibson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito wants to stall.
Esposito avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson is trying to drag Esposito to the mat but Esposito just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibson as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Esposito looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Esposito.
Gibson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Hutch Gibson has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gibson.
Gibson stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Esposito leaning against his opponent.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hutch Gibson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gibson.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Gibson ducks down to avoid it.
Gibson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gibson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
A jab from Gibson misses.
Gibson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson taking a breather.
Esposito prevents a takedown attempt there.
Esposito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gibson up against the cage.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
Gibson is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Gibson into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esposito obliges.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Esposito works on Gibson's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gibson or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Esposito.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Gibson's head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Esposito won't want to take too many of those.
Esposito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Esposito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibson's defenses.
Esposito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
Esposito lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Gibson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Esposito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Esposito stalling.
Esposito tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Esposito cracks Gibson with a nice body shot.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Esposito improves position.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is working Gibson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Esposito lands a right hand.
A short right from Esposito.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esposito controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Esposito to work.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hutch Gibson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gibson. That did some damage!
Gibson with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Esposito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Esposito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Esposito improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Esposito taking a breather.
Gibson tries to stall but Esposito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Gibson is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Gibson into the cage.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Esposito tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Esposito.
Esposito digs a right hand into Gibson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibson's gas tank.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gibson avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Esposito.
Gibson wants to stall.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands an elbow inside.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Gibson is working for takedown but Esposito is calmly controlling the position for now.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Esposito avoiding damage.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Esposito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Esposito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Esposito improves position.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esposito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson can't get the takedown.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hutch Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Esposito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Esposito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gibson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Gibson gets tackled into the cage by Esposito. Esposito maintains the clinch.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esposito 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaguchi has a takedown stuffed.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Gable counters with a low kick, right behind Miyaguchi 's knee.
Gable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Gable.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyaguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyaguchi lands a nice hook to Gable's body. Gable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gable lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyaguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
Miyaguchi moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable misses with a punch to the body.
Gable tries to work over Miyaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gable is leaning against Miyaguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gable has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miyaguchi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable not allowing Miyaguchi to control his hands.
Miyaguchi is covering up but some of the strikes from Gable are getting through and doing damage.
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!
Gable throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Miyaguchi just trying to survive but Gable is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gable scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Miyaguchi is looking for a way out.
Gable misses with a punch to the head.
Gable is not going to allow Miyaguchi to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Miyaguchi!
Miyaguchi is rocked!
Gable doesn't have the hooks in and Miyaguchi manages to turn into his guard.
Miyaguchi is still in real trouble! Can Gable finish him?
Miyaguchi won't allow Gable to sweep him here.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Miyaguchi from controlling successfully.
Miyaguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyaguchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Miyaguchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gable is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable looking for a sweep. Not yet Gable, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miyaguchi throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily.
Miyaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gable has time to react.
Miyaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Miyaguchi moves in looking to clinch but Gable pushes him off.
Miyaguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable moves out of range of the body kick from Miyaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
Miyaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Gable manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyaguchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A good leg kick by Miyaguchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyaguchi throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Gable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Gable moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miyaguchi throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Ryo Miyaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gable blocks a jab.
Miyaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Gable ducks down to avoid it.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyaguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyaguchi wants to clinch.
Gable slips a straight right by Miyaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable tries a low kick but Miyaguchi avoids it.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
Miyaguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miyaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Gable throws a poor cross that misses
and Gable takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miyaguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Gable off the cage and back into rage.
Gable misses with a head kick.
Miyaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Gable tenderised Miyaguchi's leg. Miyaguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryo Miyaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab lands there for Gable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gable feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miyaguchi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gable is trying to control but can't.
Gable is not content to let Miyaguchi control the position.
Miyaguchi throwing shots but Gable is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable tries to get to full guard but Miyaguchi has control of the leg.
Miyaguchi trying to control from Gable's half guard. Gable has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Miyaguchi from controlling successfully.
Gable has control of Miyaguchi's left arm, preventing Miyaguchi from doing any damage.
Miyaguchi passes Gable's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi wants to free his trapped foot but Gable is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable tries to get to full guard but Miyaguchi has control of the leg.
Gable regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyaguchi is working Gable over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyaguchi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Gable will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyaguchi throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily.
Miyaguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyaguchi throws out the jab.
Gable moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gable swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyaguchi.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi motions for Gable to come forward. Miyaguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gable chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyaguchi. Gable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyaguchi misses with a looping right.
Gable scores with a takedown into Miyaguchi's guard.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyaguchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyaguchi has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gable accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyaguchi controls Gable momentarily but Gable frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miyaguchi holds on and takes a little breather.
Miyaguchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miyaguchi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gable!
Miyaguchi working Gable over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi unloading with bombs!
Miyaguchi has hold of Gable's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gable manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Miyaguchi looking to finish with strikes here!
Ryo Miyaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gable 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi trying to control from half guard but Gable is working away.
Miyaguchi misses with a head shot. Gable uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyaguchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyaguchi throws a strike but Gable rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryo Miyaguchi.
I think Gable has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Latura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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198 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kit Latura!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latura misses with a looping left.
Latura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bu counters with a straight right hand.
Bu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bu slips a straight right by Latura.
Latura misses with a left hand
and Bu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latura.
Bu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Latura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
Latura looks for a takedown but Bu sprawls well.
Latura fails to land with a series of punches.
Bu misses with a wild combination.
Latura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Latura throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latura scores with a jab to the body.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
Latura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bu sprawls well. Bu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Latura gets slowly back to his feet.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Latura.
Bu clinches up with Latura and pushes him back against the cage.
Bu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bu.
Bu can't find room to land a body shot as Latura controls the action.
Bu misses with the head strike.
Bu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bu scores with a shoulder strike.
Latura blocks a body shot from Bu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latura blocks an uppercut.
Bu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bu throws a punch but it's blocked by Latura.
Bu misses with the head strike.
Bu tries to throw a body punch but Latura avoids it by throwing Bu back against the cage.
Bu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Latura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Latura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Bu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bu lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bu misses with some punches.
Latura tries to pull guard but Bu holds him up against the cage and eventually Latura drops back down to his feet.
Bu throws a head punch that misses.
Bu swings wildly with an uppercut but Latura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bu throws a head punch that misses.
Bu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bu swings wildly with an uppercut but Latura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bu pushes Latura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bu on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bu.
Bu tries a body shot but Latura blocks it.
Latura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Latura misses with a two punch combination.
Latura has a takedown stuffed.
Latura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bu's waist but Bu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Latura off to one side.
Kit Latura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lu Bu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Latura throws a series of punches but Bu avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Bu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bu throws a right and a left that Latura avoids nicely.
Latura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Latura looks to land a combination but Bu avoids it well.
Latura looks to land a right hand but Bu moved out of range.
Latura just misses with a punch to the body.
Latura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Bu.
Latura misses with a combination
letting Bu counter with a right hand.
Latura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bu sprawls well. Bu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Latura gets slowly back to his feet.
Latura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bu counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Kit Latura has been cut.
Bu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bu throws a series of punches but Latura moves out of range.
Lu Bu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Latura fails with the takedown.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Latura.
Latura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Latura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Latura is looking to work some ground and pound but Bu has wrist control.
Bu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Latura tries to free his leg and advance position but Bu is retaining full guard.
Bu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lu Bu is winning the standup battle so far.
Latura throws a jab but it's blocked by Bu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latura dodges the punch combination from Bu.
Bu looks to land a combination but Latura avoids it well.
Latura tries for a takedown but Bu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Bu.
Latura connects with a right hand. Bu shakes it off.
Latura dodges the punch combination from Bu.
Latura with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bu swinging wildly here.
Bu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bu moves out of range of the strikes.
Latura has his takedown stuffed
and Bu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
The fighters circling - Latura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bu leaves Latura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Latura throws a poor cross that misses
and Bu counters with a one-two to the body.
Bu is looking to clinch but Latura is avoiding it.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
A lazy left from Latura finds it's target.
Latura misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latura misses the jab.
Latura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bu circles away.
Horrible takedown by Latura or perhaps it was just good defense by Bu which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kit Latura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kit Latura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Latura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bu tries to bum rush Latura with a series of wild strikes but Latura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latura throws a series of punches but Bu avoids them all with ease.
Latura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bu as Latura shoots in.
Bu misses with a two punch combination.
Latura shoots in looking for a takedown. Bu tries to sprawl out of it but Latura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Latura.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Latura.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bu does no damage.
Latura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bu pinned against the cage. Bu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Latura is defended easily by Bu.
Bu misses with a double jab
and Latura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
Latura throws a shot from downtown. Bu moves away and avoids it.
Bu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Latura misses.
Latura tries for a takedown but Bu circles away easily
and Bu counters with a series of strikes. Latura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Latura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Latura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Latura misses with an uppercut
and Bu counters with a three punch combo that has Latura backing up. Latura nods at Bu to acknowledge the strikes.
Bu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Latura eats them both and turns towards Bu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Latura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bu counters with a straight right hand.
Latura tries to bum rush Bu with a series of wild strikes but Bu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Latura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Latura. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bu tries to avoid it but Latura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bu to the ground. Bu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laturas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Latura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bu is fending him off so far but Latura persists. Nope, Bu circles away and we're back to standing.
Bu misses with a two punch combination.
Bu throws a nice looking combination but Latura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bu throws a series of punches but Latura moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
Latura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bu avoids it really well and circles away.
Bu tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Latura misses.
Bu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Latura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Latura misses with a body shot
and Bu counters with a series of strikes. Latura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Latura tries for a takedown but Bu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Latura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bu to score with a decent uppercut.
Latura shoots in looking for a takedown but Bu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Latura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bu throws a series of punches but Latura moves out of range.
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!
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latura circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Bu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Bu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Man A Step kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bobby Clark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Watanabe's defenses.
Clark throws a right and a left that Watanabe avoids nicely.
Watanabe ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark scores with a one two! Watanabe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clark slips a jab from Watanabe.
Clark lands a head kick. Watanabe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
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!
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a series of punches but Watanabe avoids them all with ease.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark cracks Watanabe with an open hand slap.
Clark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good shot there by Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watanabe moves away.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Watanabe's front leg but catches the back leg as Watanabe tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe 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.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
The crowd cheers as Watanabe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Watanabe is rocked!
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Watanabe's defenses.
Watanabe is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Clark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clark.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
Watanabe throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watanabe is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Clark moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Clark!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cahill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trace Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cahill comes to the cage accompanied by Bringing it Back. Bradley has chosen Beautiful Music For You to Die Too-Necro as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trace Bradley!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cahill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bradley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cahill misses with the combination.
Bradley throws a right hand that Cahill ducks under and follows up with a left that Cahill also avoids with ease.
Cahill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cahill connects with a leg kick. Bradley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cahill.
Cahill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cahill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cahill misses with a straight right.
Cahill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cahill.
Cahill moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Cahill saw that one coming.
Cahill defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Cahill misses with a two punch combination.
Cahill attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradley moves out of range of the body kick from Cahill.
Cahill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Cahill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cahill.
Cahill's corner calls for a 1-2. Cahill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cahill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cahill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cahill throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Cahill moves out of range.
Cahill slips under a jab from Bradley.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Cahill.
Cahill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Matt Cahill has been cut.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Cahill's shoulder, as Cahill tries to avoid the shot.
Cahill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cahill.
Bradley scores with a jab to the head.
Cahill slips a jab from Bradley.
Cahill avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Cahill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Jab, jab by Cahill - just one landing.
Cahill scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cahill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill thows a body kick. Bradley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cahill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley looks gassed!
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cahill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cahill misses with a head kick.
Bradley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good exchange - Cahill coming out on top.
Cahill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bradley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cahill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cahill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bradley's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cahill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cahill's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cahill lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Cahill.
Bradley motions for Cahill to come forward. Bradley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cahill digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Bradley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cahill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bradley throws the left hand but Cahill avoids the punch easily.
Cahill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley checks a low kick from Cahill.
Cahill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cahill slips under a jab.
Cahill looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cahill.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bradley lands with a cross.
Cahill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cahill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cahill connects with a solid leg kick.
Cahill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bradley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cahill has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cahill throws the kick towards the body but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley misses with a hook. Cahill ducked under it nicely.
Cahill explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cahill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cahill throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bradley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cahill - the referee stops the clock and Bradley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cahill. Bradley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cahill tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cahill lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Cahill.
Bradley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Cahill throws a big shot that misses.
Cahill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cahill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley walks into a stiff left hand from Cahill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley looks to land a combination but Cahill avoids it well.
Cahill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cahill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?
Cahill jabs at Bradley's body.
Bradley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cahill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley takes one on the button.
Nice shot lands for Cahill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cahill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cahill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Cahill.
Bradley is rocked!
Cahill scores with a hook to the body. Bradley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Cahill finish him?
Cahill scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Cahill throws a front kick that sends Bradley stumbling back into the cage.
Bradley seems to have recovered his senses.
Cahill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Cahill cracks Bradley on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bradley falls backwards against the cage. Cahill follows up with more strikes that drop Bradley to his knees. Cahill keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bradley! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cahill!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vvierme Llamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llamer has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Yokida Matae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
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277 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokida Matae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vvierme Llamer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llamer looks to land a right hand but Matae moved out of range.
Matae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Llamer throws out the jab.
Llamer connects with an inside leg kick.
Llamer with a poor takedown
and Matae counters with a nice uppercut.
Matae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Llamer moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Llamer. That's going to slow Matae down.
Llamer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Llamer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llamer moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Yokida Matae has been cut.
Llamer throws a leg kick but Matae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Llamer. That's going to slow Matae down.
Llamer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Llamer lands a jab to Matae's midsection.
Matae is breathing heavily.
Matae checks a leg kick nicely.
Matae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Llamer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matae scrambles back to his feet.
Matae throws an overhand right that lands on Llamer's shoulder, as Llamer tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamer lunges at Matae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matae's hand.
Matae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Llamer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matae crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Llamer - the referee stops the clock and Matae gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Llamer. Matae manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Llamer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Llamer lands a right hook to the body.
Llamer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Llamer. That snapped Matae's head back.
Matae fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Llamer is out of range.
Llamer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Llamer. That's going to slow Matae down.
Llamer lands with a right hand.
Llamer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Llamer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matae is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llamer is landing with some decent strikes but Matae is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matae is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matae really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Llamer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matae tries to lock up and control but Llamer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matae wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Llamer.
Llamer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yokida Matae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Llamer with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Yokida Matae's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yokida Matae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vvierme Llamer!
Vvierme Llamer is the new heavyweight champion!
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