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GSF 106 MW Frenzy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champo Groucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Champo Groucho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groucho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Groucho swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Groucho's calf.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Groucho.
TJ Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Groucho.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Groucho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Groucho throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Groucho - just one landing.
It looks like TJ Griffin has been cut.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Groucho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Groucho swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin digs a good hook to Groucho's body.
Groucho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Groucho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groucho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Groucho misses with a kick to the body.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Groucho misses with the body kick
and Griffin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Groucho slips the punch.
Groucho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Groucho scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Groucho throws a wild body kick that Griffin sees coming a mile off.
Groucho fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Nice body kick there by Groucho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Groucho tenderised Griffin's leg. Griffin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Groucho scores with a push kick.
Groucho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffin's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Groucho.
Groucho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Groucho lands with a good body shot.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Groucho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffin rather than just go for the knockout.
Groucho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Groucho thows a body shot but no joy.
Groucho lands a big head kick that sends Griffin tumbling to the mat! Groucho takes a step backwards and waves Griffin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Griffin is rocked!
A big left from Griffin misses.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin avoids the head kick by Groucho.
Groucho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Groucho can pounce on him.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Groucho. Griffin shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Groucho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Groucho.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Groucho fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Groucho. Groucho obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Groucho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin darts in and clinches Groucho up against the cage.
Groucho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Groucho avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Groucho can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groucho tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Groucho is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Groucho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Groucho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Groucho is trying to break free.
Griffin tries to work over Groucho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Groucho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin has Groucho pressed against the cage, preventing Groucho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Groucho breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Groucho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Groucho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Groucho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champo Groucho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Griffin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Groucho walks into a left hand.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Groucho.
Groucho lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Griffin crumples to the floor! Groucho milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Champo Groucho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scuba Stevesss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Baloney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scuba Stevesss's chin.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scuba Stevesss!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevesss shoots in and drives through. Baloney sprawls well.
Baloney digs a good hook to Stevesss's body.
Stevesss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scuba Stevesss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevesss takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevesss is rocked!
Stevesss leaves his chin hanging out and Baloney seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Stevesss crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Baloney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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169 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
Woleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.
Woleman swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Woleman misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Woleman moves away and avoids it.
Woleman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woleman thuds his right hand into Santiago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woleman misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago lands with a straight right. Woleman didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woleman lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Woleman.
Woleman cracks Santiago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Santiago. Beautiful body shot.
Santiago throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Woleman was covering up waiting for the punch and Santiago finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santiago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santiago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Woleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santiago is looking to work some ground and pound but Woleman has wrist control.
Woleman pulls Santiago in close to prevent any damage.
Woleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santiago's guard.
Santiago trying to control the position.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santiago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woleman's guard.
Woleman wants to sweep here but Santiago controlling him for the moment.
Woleman wants to stand but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago 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.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Woleman keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woleman is looking to score with low kicks.
Woleman misses with a double jab.
Santiago slips a jab from Woleman.
Santiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Santiago.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Woleman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman misses with the combination.
Woleman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt.
Santiago shoots in but Woleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santiago misses with a right hand
and Woleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
Woleman slips a straight right by Santiago.
Santiago scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Woleman sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman jabs Santiago right on the nose. Santiago blinks but takes it well.
Santiago throws a hook but Woleman blocks it.
Woleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Santiago dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Woleman misses with a hook to the body
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Raul Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woleman, as that shot connected.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Woleman misses with a wild combination.
Woleman scores with a one two! Santiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Woleman walks into a jab.
Woleman misses with a body shot.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Woleman!
Santiago avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Woleman is just out of range.
Woleman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a straight right.
Woleman scores with a body shot.
Woleman misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Woleman as Santiago shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Woleman.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Santiago takes a swing at Woleman's ribcage but misses.
Santiago misses with a right hand
and Woleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santiago!
Santiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woleman with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mark Woleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santiago's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
Santiago tries to lock up and control but Woleman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Woleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman tries to control but Santiago wriggling away.
Woleman raining down shots from the mount!
Woleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santiago looks a forlorn figure.
Woleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santiago is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Woleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman with shots to the head and body - Santiago looks very uncomfortable down there.
Woleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santiago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santiago wants to control but Woleman is having none of it.
Woleman wants to control the pace but Santiago is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago tries to hold on but Woleman pushes him away.
Woleman tries to control but Santiago wriggling away.
Santiago tries to hold on but Woleman postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Woleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santiago to the mat! Santiago manages to get full guard.
Woleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Woleman advances to half guard.
Woleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Woleman.
Woleman works his way into side control.
Santiago trying to remain calm as Woleman controls from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santiago is avoiding damage well.
Woleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago manages to get back to half guard.
Woleman working over Santiago with some ground and pound. Santiago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Santiago is refusing to be controlled, as Woleman sits in half guard.
Santiago wants to improve his position but Woleman is controlling well.
Woleman slows the pace down in half guard.
Woleman is nestled in close to Santiago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Woleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Woleman lands a nice short elbow.
Woleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Santiago is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santiago trying to hold on to Woleman's head to control him but Woleman postures up.
Woleman trying to control from half guard but Santiago is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woleman looks to land a strike but Santiago avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but Santiago is keeping the position.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman pushing down on Santiago's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santiago tries to get to full guard but Woleman has control of the leg.
Woleman is looking to stall here but Santiago recovers full guard.
Santiago looking to control.
Woleman throws and elbow that misses. Santiago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Woleman's guard. Nice move by Santiago!
Santiago wants to control from the top but Woleman keeps moving.
Woleman has momentary wrist control but Santiago slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is looking to stand up but Santiago isn't so interested in that idea.
Woleman pulls Santiago in to control the position.
Santiago stands and throws Woleman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Santiago is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Woleman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woleman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santiago wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woleman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Rambo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo sizes up Bolitho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bolitho misses the shot to the body.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bolitho sprawls well. Bolitho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rambo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolitho misses the shot to the body.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolitho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolitho but Bolitho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rambo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rambo lands in his opponent's guard.
Rambo looking to pass the guard.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo trying to control but Bolitho is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo preventing the sweep.
Rambo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rambo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rambo being controlled here momentarily.
Bolitho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rambo throws and elbow that misses. Bolitho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rambo's guard. Nice move by Bolitho!
Rambo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rambo slips under a jab.
Bolitho needs to keep his hands up - Rambo had a free shot at his head there.
Rambo loads up on a big right hand but Bolitho slips the punch.
Rambo misses with a series of wild punches.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Bolitho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaime Bolitho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rambo.
Rambo looking to score a takedown here. Bolitho is defending well but Rambo drives through and ends up in Bolitho's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo being controlled here momentarily.
Rambo postures up in Bolitho's guard and throws a big left but Bolitho blocks it.
Bolitho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rambo on the ground.
Rambo throwing strikes from guard but Bolitho blocks nicely.
Bolitho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jaime Bolitho.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bolitho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolitho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolitho ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolitho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolitho defending well as Rambo loads up on a big left hand.
Rambo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rambo lands with a good body shot.
Rambo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rambo looks for a takedown but Bolitho sprawls well.
Rambo misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Rambo.
Bolitho throws a hook to the side of Rambo's head but Rambo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolitho drives through and clinches with Rambo against the cage.
Bolitho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rambo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rambo blocks a head kick by Bolitho.
Bolitho scores with a hook.
Rambo throws a lazy right hand but Bolitho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolitho closes the distance and pushes Rambo back into the cage.
Rambo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolitho smiles and moves away.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolitho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Bolitho leaves Rambo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bolitho connects with a body shot.
Bolitho throws a low kick but Rambo moves out of range easily.
Rambo shoots in looking for a takedown but Bolitho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rambo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaime Bolitho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rambo.
Bolitho wants to clinch.
Bolitho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolitho.
Jaime Bolitho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rambo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rambo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolitho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rambo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolitho is just out of range.
Rambo misses with a straight left.
Rambo misses with a body punch
and Bolitho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rambo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rambo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rambo connects with a body shot that sends Bolitho's belly button to the back.
Rambo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rambo connects with a body shot that sends Bolitho's belly button to the back.
Rambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo throws out a loose jab but Bolitho uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bolitho counters with a thumping low kick.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo takes a swing at Bolitho's ribcage but misses.
Rambo misses with a hook
enabling Bolitho to counter with a crisp jab.
Rambo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rambo cracks a nice hook into Bolitho's ribs.
Rambo misses with a body shot.
Bolitho cracks Rambo with an open hand slap.
Rambo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rambo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bolitho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolitho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rambo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bolitho rather than just go for the knockout.
Rambo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rambo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rambo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rambo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolitho, as that shot connected.
Rambo is rocked!
Bolitho ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Rambo's jaw. Rambo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bolitho does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaime Bolitho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Lluoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diesal Power. Lluoma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: New Religion - Duran Duran. Simon Lluoma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Lluoma!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua looks to land a left hand but Lluoma moved out of range nicely.
Fuqua misses with a body punch
and Lluoma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuqua loads up on a big right hand but Lluoma slips the punch.
Fuqua loads up on a big right hand but Lluoma slips the punch.
Lluoma swings for the body but Fuqua moves out of range.
Fuqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lluoma moves away.
Lluoma misses with a hook. Fuqua ducked under it nicely.
Fuqua misses with an uppercut. Lluoma saw that one coming.
Fuqua misses with an uppercut. Lluoma saw that one coming.
Lluoma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lluoma.
Lluoma fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Fuqua misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Lluoma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lluoma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lluoma throws a jab when Fuqua was well out of range.
Fuqua wants to slow Lluoma down by chopping away at his legs.
Lluoma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuqua throws out the jab.
Lluoma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lluoma.
Fuqua slips a straight right by Lluoma.
Fuqua throws a solid leg kick but Lluoma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuqua.
Fuqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Lluoma is just out of range.
Fuqua throws an overhand right that lands on Lluoma's shoulder, as Lluoma tries to avoid the shot.
Fuqua connects with a jab.
Lluoma stuns Fuqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuqua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fuqua slips a straight right by Lluoma.
Lluoma lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuqua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lluoma misses with a wild body shot.
Lluoma swings widly with a right hand
and Fuqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lluoma misses with a straight right.
Fuqua misses with a body shot.
Fuqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lluoma.
Fuqua avoids the body shot from Lluoma.
Lluoma misses with a few strikes there.
Fuqua ducks under a wild hook from Lluoma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fuqua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lluoma jabs Fuqua right on the nose. Fuqua blinks but takes it well.
Lluoma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fuqua is rocked!
Lluoma walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fuqua drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lluoma swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fuqua's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Lluoma!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes into the arena with Genetic For Terror blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoberman misses with a head kick.
Hoberman defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
Hoberman tries to land a front kick but Congo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoberman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoberman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Congo blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Congo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoberman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Congo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoberman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hoberman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Congo avoids the damage to the body.
Hoberman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Congo avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
Hoberman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Congo avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Hoberman misses with a knee to the head.
Congo avoiding damage.
Congo avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
Hoberman misses with an elbow over the top.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo controlling the action here for a moment.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hobermans head.
Congo avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but Congo blocks with his arms.
Hoberman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoberman.
A bit of stalling here from Hoberman.
Hoberman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Congo avoids the damage to the body.
Congo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kublai Congo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoberman struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Hoberman crunches a lovely knee into Congo's ribcage.
Hoberman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoberman.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Hoberman avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Congo tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoberman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoberman gets underhooks to prevent Congo's takedown attempt.
Congo lands a shot to the body.
Hoberman stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
Congo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Congo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hoberman trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoberman wants to stand but Congo is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo looking for a guillotine here but Hoberman defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoberman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Congo, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Hoberman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo'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.
Hoberman tries to clinch there but Congo circles away.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses.
Hoberman scores with a head kick.
Hoberman connects with a solid leg kick.
Congo fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Hoberman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Congo doesn't seem phased though.
Hoberman throws a head kick that Congo semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Hoberman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Congo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoberman lands a big head kick that sends Congo tumbling to the mat! Hoberman takes a step backwards and waves Congo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Congo is rocked!
Hoberman clinches up with Congo and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Congo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Congo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoberman misses with a knee to the head.
Congo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoberman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Congo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoberman is pressed up against the cage. Congo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoberman down to the mat. Hoberman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Congo checks a leg kick.
Congo blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Congo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Congo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoberman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoberman. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman has closed the distance and engaged Congo in a clinch.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoberman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoberman trying to land knees to the body.
Congo 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 Kublai Congo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Hoberman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Congo is keeping busy.
Congo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hoberman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoberman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoberman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoberman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Congo connects with a couple of short punches.
Congo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoberman is retaining full guard.
Congo lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo with a nice head shot there.
Congo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Congo stops Hoberman from standing up.
Congois looking to pass into half guard but Hoberman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hoberman is in guard.
Hoberman preventing the sweep.
Hoberman trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hoberman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Hoberman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hoberman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitch Hoberman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Congo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoberman takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Congo's head.
A head kick misses from Hoberman.
Congo blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses.
Hoberman closes the distance but Congo moves to the side
and Congo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman misses with a looping right.
Congo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Congo moves out of range easily.
Congo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoberman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Congo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Congo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoberman at a distance.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoberman moves to clinch but Congo breaks away
and Congo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hoberman!
Congo takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Congo is looking for the choke from the back position but Hoberman is controlling his hands well.
Congo looking to break Hoberman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hoberman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Congo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Congo 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.
Hoberman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Congo.
Hoberman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kublai Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo avoiding Hoberman 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman is taking damage to the body and head.
Kublai Congo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Congo is looking for the choke from the back position but Hoberman is controlling his hands well.
Hoberman fending off the submission attempt from Congo.
Congo looking to break Hoberman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hoberman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Congo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Congo struggling to land strikes to the head as Hoberman covers up.
Hoberman is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hoberman defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Mitch Hoberman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Hoberman won't allow Congo to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kublai Congo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoberman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Hoberman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanchanok Prasoetram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prasoetram comes into the arena with The Way I Feel blaring out of the sound system. Griffin has chosen I'm the Scatman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tanchanok Prasoetram could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Honest Griffin's chin.
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanchanok Prasoetram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Honest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prasoetram shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prasoetram moves into the clinch.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prasoetram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Prasoetram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Prasoetram drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Prasoetram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prasoetram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Prasoetram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Griffin.
Griffin avoiding damage as Prasoetram throws knees to the body.
Prasoetram prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Prasoetram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffin.
Prasoetram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Prasoetram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prasoetram is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Prasoetram's body.
Prasoetram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Tanchanok Prasoetram has been cut.
Griffin has managed to clinch.
Griffin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griffin digs a right hand into Prasoetram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prasoetram's gas tank.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Prasoetram prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prasoetram backwards.
Prasoetram trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin presses Prasoetram against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griffin lands with a light punch inside.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prasoetram backwards.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
Griffin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prasoetram.
Griffin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works on Prasoetram's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Griffin as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griffin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prasoetram.
A short right from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Griffin as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Griffin.
Griffin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Prasoetram takes a shot to the head.
Griffin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffin.
Prasoetram is rocked!
Griffin pushes Prasoetram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Prasoetram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin lands with a right to the head.
Prasoetram blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Prasoetram avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Prasoetram seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Prasoetram avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Prasoetram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin tries a body shot but Prasoetram blocks it.
Prasoetram takes a shot to the head.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
Prasoetram misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Griffin.
Good body shot from Griffin.
A short left from Griffin.
Good body shot from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin digs a right hand into Prasoetram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prasoetram's gas tank.
Griffin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Griffin.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
Griffin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griffin works on Prasoetram's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Griffin.
Griffin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Prasoetram with a big uppercut! Prasoetram tries to clinch up but Griffin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Prasoetram to the mat! Prasoetram covers up and Griffin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Honest Griffin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Action Crackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts has chosen AINT THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Crackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts throws a head kick but Crackson moves out of range.
Batts throws a solid leg kick but Crackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batts.
Crackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crackson is one step ahead there.
Crackson wants to pass the guard but Batts is keeping the position.
Crackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crackson 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.
Batts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crackson!
Crackson wants to control but Batts is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Batts controlling his opponent.
Crackson tries to reverse the position but Batts maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts looking to control and managing it successfully.
Billy Batts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crackson scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batts jabs at Crackson's body.
Billy Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crackson at a distance.
Batts loads up on a big right hand but Crackson slips the punch.
Crackson lands with a kick to the temple. Batts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Batts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crackson moves away.
Batts throws the left hand but Crackson avoids the punch easily.
Crackson throws a hook to the side of Batts's head but Batts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. Crackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billy Batts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batts missing with a left hand there. Crackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crackson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Crackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Batts swings for the body but Crackson moves out of range.
Crackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a nice looking combination but Crackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Crackson misses.
Crackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackson looks to throw the jab but Batts is out of range.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Batts throws the kick towards the body but Crackson avoids it.
Crackson shoots in for a takedown but Batts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by Batts.
Crackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts moves away.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batts dips to his left and cracks Crackson with an uppercut!
Good work by Crackson as he checks the leg kick.
Crackson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Batts will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
Batts lands a body shot.
Batts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crackson moves in looking to clinch but Batts pushes him off.
Batts throws a low kick but Crackson moves out of range easily.
Batts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crackson slips under a jab.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crackson.
Crackson is looking to land body kicks.
Batts lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Action Crackson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crackson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts misses with a head kick.
Batts looks to land a body kick but Crackson moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batts.
Batts digs a good body shot into Crackson's ribs.
Crackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Batts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crackson scrambles back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Batts.
Crackson has his takedown stuffed
and Batts counters with a nice body shot.
Batts feints and then cracks Crackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crackson down.
Batts throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crackson misses with an uppercut. Batts saw that one coming.
Batts connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Batts lands with an overhand left.
Batts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batts tests Crackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Batts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crackson moves away.
Batts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Batts misses with a straight left.
Batts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Batts jabs Crackson right on the nose. Crackson blinks but takes it well.
Batts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crackson.
Batts stuns Crackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Batts is trying to improve his position.
Batts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Batts's head.
Crackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Batts sees it coming and defends easily.
Crackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Batts manages to get to full guard.
Crackson thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crackson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Batts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Action Crackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Batts tries to land a leg kick but Crackson saw it coming and moves away.
Batts connects with a jab.
Batts misses with a kick to the body.
Batts throws a front kick aimed at Crackson's knee but Crackson avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Crackson.
Crackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crackson dives in and grabs Batts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Batts pushes down on Crackson's head and hops out.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
Batts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batts sprawls well. Batts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Batts misses with an uppercut. Crackson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands with a shot to the body.
Batts swinging wildly here.
Batts throws a front kick aimed at Crackson's knee but Crackson avoids it well.
Batts throws a shot to the body.
Crackson blocks the body kick.
Batts misses with the body kick
enabling Crackson to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Crackson finds it's way through Batts's defenses.
Batts avoids the body shot from Crackson.
Batts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crackson's sensitive parts.
Billy Batts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Batts is out of range and Crackson settles back down.
Batts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Batts misses with a straight right.
Batts thumps Crackson with a low kick.
Crackson takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crackson misses the shot to the body.
Crackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Batts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crackson is in Batts's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Batts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Batts holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Crackson throws a strike but Batts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Batts puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Crackson is in trouble now - Batts has advanced to mount!
Crackson tries to hold on but Batts pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crackson is working to get back to half guard.
Batts looking to control but Crackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Batts controlling the position easily from mount.
Crackson tries to hold on but Batts postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Batts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pramuk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Inferno Veil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Pramuk.
Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Pramuk throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson takes a swing at Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Pramuk walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Pramuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jet Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Pramuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pramuk tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it.
Pramuk blocks a jab.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Pramuk is out of range.
Thompson lands a jab to Pramuk's midsection.
Thompson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk staying out of range there.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pramuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Pramuk.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Pramuk throws a head kick that Thompson semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Pramuk pushes him off.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pramuk connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook. Pramuk ducked under it nicely.
Pramuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pramuk misses with a looping right.
Thompson throws a right hand that misses
and Pramuk counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pramuk moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Pramuk avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pramuk.
Pramuk throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
That kick from Pramuk tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Pramuk moved out of range.
Pramuk feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buakaw Pramuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson'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.
Pramuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pramuk manages to avoid it.
Pramuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pramuk, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pramuk.
Thompson gets a clinch.
Pramuk is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Pramuk into the cage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pramuk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pramuk.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Pramuk controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pramuk.
Pramuk connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Pramuk.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson throws the left hand but Pramuk avoids the punch easily.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pramuk's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Pramuk catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
Pramuk tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pramuk counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson misses with a hook. Pramuk ducked under it nicely.
Thompson takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Thompson throws a body punch but Pramuk moves out of range.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pramuk manages to avoid it.
Pramuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pramuk staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pramuk's head.
Thompson lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Pramuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pramuk is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Pramuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Jet Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Pramuk.
Pramuk ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Pramuk stalling against the cage.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Pramuk avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Pramuk avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Pramuk blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Pramuk can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Pramuk keeps him there for the moment.
Pramuk tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Pramuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pramuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pramuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pramuk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily.
Pramuk slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pramuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pramuk misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Pramuk's head but Pramuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pramuk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson lands with a right hand.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pramuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pramuk tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk scores with a leg kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Pramuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Pramuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pramuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pramuk wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pramuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jet Thompson.
I think Thompson 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Botanovic (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botanovic tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Botanovic instigates a clinch.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
Botanovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Botanovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Botanovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pacquiao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Botanovic 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 Pacquiao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacquiao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
Botanovic blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Botanovic with a knee to the head.
Botanovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Botanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
Botanovic looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Botanovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pacquiao passes into half guard.
Pacquiao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Botanovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pacquiao wants to stand up but Botanovic has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pacquiao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking to improve his position.
Pacquiao stalling.
Pacquiao prevents Botanovic from improving his position.
Botanovic is pressing down on Pacquiao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Botanovic is pulling down on Pacquiao's head to control his posture.
Pacquiao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Botanovic's guard.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Herman Pacquiao wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Botanovic ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Botanovic. That one must have hurt.
Botanovic misses with a head kick.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Botanovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Botanovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Botanovic misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Botanovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Botanovic. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
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!
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacquiao throws out a leg kick but Botanovic moves out of range and Pacquiao only half commits.
Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Botanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao throws out a leg kick but Botanovic moves out of range and Pacquiao only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Botanovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Botanovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquiao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pacquiao takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Botanovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Botanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao clinches up with Botanovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao is pressed up against the cage. Botanovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pacquiao down to the mat. Pacquiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Botanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Botanovic fails to land the takedown.
Botanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Botanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
Botanovic defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Botanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Botanovic looking to stall.
Botanovic has Pacquiao pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Botanovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pacquiao tumbling to the mat - Botanovic dives into Pacquiao's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botanovic trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pacquiao has his hands on Botanovic's head, controlling the position.
Botanovic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Botanovic is avoiding it.
Botanovic throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Pacquiao jumps back.
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 Herman Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Botanovic throws a nice head kick!
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Botanovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Botanovic's front leg.
Botanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao cracks Botanovic with an open hand slap.
Pacquiao gets a clinch.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pacquiao lands an elbow inside that Botanovic shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Botanovic moves out of range easily.
Herman Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pacquiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Botanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Botanovic misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pacquiao cracks Botanovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Botanovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Botanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands the left hand.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Pacquiao checks it.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Botanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Botanovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Botanovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Botanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Botanovic blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Pacquiao looks to land a body kick but Botanovic moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Botanovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Botanovic tries to clinch up
and Botanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Botanovic thows a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao cracks Botanovic with a good jab.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Botanovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Botanovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquiao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Botanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Botanovic.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Botanovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
Pacquiao cracks Botanovic with an open hand slap.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Botanovic looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
Botanovic moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Botanovic keeps Pacquiao at a distance using the push kick.
Pacquiao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Botanovic.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Botanovic.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Pacquiao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Botanovic saw that one coming.
Botanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Botanovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Botanovic is out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Botanovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Botanovic off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Botanovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botanovic manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacquiao blocks the leg kick.
Botanovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Botanovic's head.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Botanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Botanovic lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Botanovic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Botanovic avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao had his way with Bot Botanovic in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Botanovic 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.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao scores with a jab. Botanovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pacquiao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pacquiao throws an elbow but misses.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Botanovic keeps it at a distance.
Botanovic fails with the takedown.
Botanovic motions for Pacquiao to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Botanovic counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Pacquiao cracks Botanovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot that sends Botanovic's belly button to the back.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Botanovic's ribs.
Botanovic tries to move into range but Pacquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Botanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Herman Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Botanovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Botanovic seems unphased.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
Botanovic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
Both fighters circling a little - Pacquiao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Botanovic avoids it easily.
Botanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
Botanovic throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Botanovic is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Botanovic throws a lazy head kick
and Pacquiao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Botanovic avoids the damage to the body.
Botanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Botanovic taking a breather.
Bot Botanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao is pressed up against the cage. Botanovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pacquiao down to the mat. Pacquiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Botanovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Botanovic scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Pacquiao finds it's target.
A jab from Pacquiao finds it's way through Botanovic's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao retains his welterweight title!
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