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CFC 209: Ambition PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Pereira Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Pereira Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Fredericks.
Fredericks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredericks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fredericks checks a leg kick.
Fredericks stuffs the takedown attempt from Pereira Dos Santos. Pereira Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereira Dos Santos thows a leg kick but Fredericks checks it
and Fredericks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Roberto Pereira Dos Santos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredericks scores with a hook to the body. Pereira Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Pereira Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Fredericks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to score with a low kick but Fredericks moves his leg out of the way.
Pereira Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Fredericks avoids nicely.
That kick from Fredericks tenderised Pereira Dos Santos's leg. Pereira Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters circling a little - Fredericks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fredericks throws a combination. Pereira Dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pereira Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Fredericks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks thumps Pereira Dos Santos with a low kick.
Fredericks is looking to slow Pereira Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Fredericks connects with an inside leg kick.
Fredericks looks to land a combination. Pereira Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roberto Pereira Dos Santos's cut is getting worse.
Fredericks jabs Pereira Dos Santos right on the nose. Pereira Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredericks lands a big uppercut and Pereira Dos Santos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pereira Dos Santos looks OK. Fredericks waves Pereira Dos Santos back to his feet!
Pereira Dos Santos is rocked!
Pereira Dos Santos walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Pereira Dos Santos limp body while Fredericks jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Fredericks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian's entrance music is Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. A fine choice. Wilson has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swings for the body but Kermodian moves out of range.
Wilson connects with a body shot that sends Kermodian's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Kermodian lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Wilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kermodian.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilson blocks the leg kick.
Kermodian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Kermodian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kermodian.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wilson is not content to let Kermodian control the position.
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!
Kermodian working away.
Kermodian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control Kermodian's posture but Kermodian avoids it.
Wilson tries to improve position but can't.
Kermodian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wilson is not content to let Kermodian control the position.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Kermodian keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilson defending against the ground and pound.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wilson trying to pass the guard but Kermodian defending well.
Kermodian tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson stalling away here and it's allowed Kermodian to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Kermodian.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kermodian is retaining full guard.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kermodian is retaining full guard.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Kermodian keeps moving.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Kermodian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kermodian trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is pulling down on Kermodian's head. It's preventing any offense from Kermodian, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kermodian trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kermodian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Kermodian knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Kermodian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kermodian.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Kermodian misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson blocks the body kick.
Kermodian takes one to the chin there.
Kermodian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson is not content to let Kermodian control the position.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Kermodian has control of the leg.
Kermodian is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kermodian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kermodian thows a huge punch but Wilson dodges it nicely.
Kermodian wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson wants to control but Kermodian is keeping busy.
Kermodian trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Kermodian prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kermodian wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Kermodian.
Kermodian wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Kermodian does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kermodian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kermodian tries to clinch up.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Kermodian misses with a double jab.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
A jab lands there for Wilson.
Kermodian throws a leg kick
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Kermodian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermodian misses with a body shot
and Kermodian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kermodian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kermodian lands a jab-cross combination.
Kermodian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wade Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kermodian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Kermodian throws a lazy head kick
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kermodian avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Kermodian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Kermodian's ribs.
Kermodian tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kermodian throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kermodian tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Kermodian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kermodian motions for Wilson to come forward. Kermodian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kermodian is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson dives in and scores a takedown into Kermodian's guard.
Kermodian can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson wants to take a breather but Kermodian is having none of it.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kermodian keeps working.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura but Kermodian is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kermodian tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wade Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kermodian throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Kermodian counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson with a hook.
Kermodian looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Kermodian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kermodian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mark Kermodian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermodian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kermodian.
Wilson digs a good hook to Kermodian's body.
Wilson takes a swing at Kermodian's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Kermodian does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermodian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kermodian tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kermodian was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Kermodian slips under a jab.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kermodian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kermodian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kermodian momentarily.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Mark Kermodian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kermodian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Kermodian getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson is trying to keep Kermodian in close.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kermodian passes into side control.
Wilson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wade Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kermodian moves into full mount! Wilson won't be happy about that!
Kermodian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Kermodian is really struggling to control Wilson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Kermodian maintains control.
Kermodian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kermodian looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kermodian content just to control the position here.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Kermodian tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kermodian trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermodian trying to control the pace.
Wilson wants to control but Kermodian is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kermodian connects with a nice short shot to Wilson's temple.
Kermodian thows a huge punch but Wilson dodges it nicely.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Mark Kermodian.
I think Wilson 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 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Hosseini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosseini has chosen Zulfiqar - Secret Chiefs 3 as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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277 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dino Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Hosseini!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco misses with a hook to the body
and Hosseini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Hosseini as he checks the leg kick.
Falco throws a lazy right hand but Hosseini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falco throws a jab when Hosseini was well out of range.
Hosseini scores with a jab to the body.
Hosseini cracks a nice hook into Falco's ribs.
Falco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco throws an off balance right hand
and Hosseini counters with a left to the body.
Falco is breathing heavily.
Hosseini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falco swings widly with a right hand
and Hosseini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dino Falco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hosseini throws a leg kick but Falco moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and Hosseini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falco thinking.
Falco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hosseini scores with a hook to the body. Falco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hosseini scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hosseini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Falco at a distance.
Jab, jab by Hosseini - just one landing.
Hosseini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hosseini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hosseini 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 Falco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Falco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hosseini is out of range and Falco settles back down.
Hosseini works Falco's body with a nice hook.
Hosseini lands a glancing blow to the side of Falco's head.
Hosseini cracks Falco with an uppercut from hell and Falco crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Hosseini's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hosseini works over Falco with some ground and pound from guard.
Falco is rocked!
Hosseini controlling from the top position.
Hosseini tries to stand but Falco is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hosseini stands up from Falco's guard - Hosseini perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Hosseini. No joy for Falco on that attempt.
Abdullah Hosseini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini tests Falco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hosseini throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Hosseini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falco throws out the jab.
Hosseini looks to score with a jab to the body but Falco is just out of range.
Falco throws an overhand right that lands on Hosseini's shoulder, as Hosseini tries to avoid the shot.
Falco motions for Hosseini to come forward. Falco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hosseini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hosseini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Falco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hosseini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Falco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hosseini thuds his right hand into Falco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hosseini connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Falco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hosseini darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Falco's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hosseini before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdullah Hosseini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. Wilcox has chosen Danger: Wildman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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218 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacoby Wilcox!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilcox misses with a two punch combination.
Charles leaves Wilcox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charles misses with an uppercut. Wilcox saw that one coming.
Charles lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Charles.
Wilcox pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilcox gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles tries to work over Wilcox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
A right hand to the body from Charles.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilcox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilcox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilcox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jacoby Wilcox has been cut.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Wilcox controls the action.
Wilcox has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Wilcox pushes Charles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilcox.
Ray Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Wilcox stalling in the clinch but Charles improves position.
Wilcox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilcox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilcox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilcox looks gassed!
Jab from Charles.
Charles scores with a hook to the body. Wilcox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles stalks Wilcox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilcox's face. Wilcox staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Wilcox misses with a body shot.
Charles slips under a jab from Wilcox.
Wilcox moves forwards but Charles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilcox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charles pushes Wilcox up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilcox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles blocks a body shot from Wilcox.
Charles tries to work over Wilcox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilcox is trying to stall.
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wilcox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Charles lands with a nice body punch.
Charles lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilcox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilcox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilcox defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilcox was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles throws a body punch but Wilcox moves out of range.
Charles swings for the body but Wilcox moves out of range.
Wilcox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Wilcox coming out on top.
Charles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilcox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilcox dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Wilcox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles swings for the body but Wilcox moves out of range.
Charles stuns Wilcox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilcox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Horrible takedown by Wilcox or perhaps it was just good defense by Charles which made him look bad.
Charles looks to land a combination. Wilcox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut there from Charles.
Wilcox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charles is out of range and Wilcox settles back down.
Charles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilcox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Wilcox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilcox doesn't manage to clinch there - Charles circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Charles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilcox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charles lands a right hook to the body.
Jacoby Wilcox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilcox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilcox tries to land a leg kick but Charles saw it coming and moves away.
Wilcox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilcox throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Jab from Charles.
Charles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Charles swings for the body but Wilcox moves out of range.
Jacoby Wilcox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles stalks Wilcox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilcox's face. Wilcox staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilcox walks into a left hand.
Wilcox is rocked!
That has opened up Jacoby Wilcox's cut even more.
Wilcox looks up at the clock. Bad move! Charles lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wilcox. Charles pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Charles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sting Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tom Sawyer - Rush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
26 - 13 - 1 |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sting Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner lands with a shot to the body.
Rush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sting Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rush.
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
A slow jab from Rush misses its intended target.
Steiner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steiner misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Steiner is predictable there
and Rush counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steiner's knee momentarily.
Steiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steiner misses with a low kick.
Steiner missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steiner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steiner misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush gets a takedown into half guard.
Steiner is trying to maintain the position but Rush is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Steiner trying to control from the bottom.
Rush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steiner is just riding it out for now. Rush eventually gives up the hold.
Rush seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Sting Steiner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steiner.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steiner checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush blocks a leg kick.
Rush throws a low kick but Steiner avoids it.
A big left from Steiner misses.
Steiner throws a low kick but Rush avoids it.
Steiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Steiner.
Steiner misses with a hook to the body
and Rush counters with a leg kick.
Steiner thumps Rush with a low kick.
Steiner thumps Rush with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Steiner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steiner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush throws a good cross that connects.
Rush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Steiner.
Rush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rush misses with a body kick.
Rush throws a solid leg kick but Steiner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush throws a nice head kick!
Steiner gets caught flat footed, as Rush shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steiner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rush scoring well with a low kick there.
Jesper Rush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Steiner coming out on top.
Rush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rush tries to land a leg kick but Steiner saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Rush.
Rush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steiner misses with a left hand
and Rush counters with a nice body kick.
Rush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steiner.
Rush pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steiner is out of range and Rush settles back down.
Rush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steiner.
Rush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steiner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Steiner.
Rush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steiner.
Steiner misses with a hook. Rush ducked under it nicely.
Rush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steiner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rush slips a jab from Steiner.
Rush throws a leg kick which misses Steiner's front leg but catches the back leg as Steiner tries to avoid it.
Rush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steiner on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rush checks a leg kick.
Steiner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick from Steiner lands but Rush takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rush is out of range and Steiner settles back down.
Rush throws a looping overhand right but Steiner ducks down to avoid it.
Rush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Steiner misses.
Rush scores with a takedown into Steiner's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush distracts Steiner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steiner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steiner keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steiner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rush looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sting Steiner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rush cracks the inside of Steiner's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steiner is looking to slow Rush down with leg kicks.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Rush moved away.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Rush scores with a four punch combination!
Steiner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rush is out of range and Steiner settles back down.
Steiner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rush blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Rush.
Steiner throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Steiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesper Rush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Steiner throws a head kick that misses.
Steiner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rush tries to work over Steiner's front leg with a kick but Steiner checks it.
Steiner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rush. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rush.
Steiner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rush. That one must have hurt.
Rush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steiner checks it well.
Rush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rush.
Rush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steiner throws a head kick that misses.
Steiner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rush is out of range and Steiner settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rush.
Steiner misses with a low kick.
Rush looks to score with a jab to the body but Steiner is just out of range.
Rush fails to land the takedown.
Rush moves out of range as Steiner strikes.
Rush lands a leg kick that knocks Steiner off balance momentarily.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Rush sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rush lands a jab to Steiner's midsection.
Steiner tries to bum rush Rush with a series of wild strikes but Rush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush scoring well with a low kick there.
Steiner misses with a wild body shot.
Rush blocks a low kick nicely.
Steiner motions for Rush to come forward. Steiner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rush wants to slow Steiner down by chopping away at his legs.
Rush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rush misses with a leg kick.
Rush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steiner moves away.
Steiner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rush moves out of range as Steiner throws a body kick.
Sting Steiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steiner needs to keep his hands up - Rush had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush defending well as Steiner loads up on a big left hand.
Steiner misses with an uppercut
enabling Rush to counter with a crisp jab.
Sting Steiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steiner throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Rush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steiner tries to score with a low kick but Rush moves his leg out of the way.
Steiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steiner cracks Rush with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steiner throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Steiner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steiner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rush closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steiner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is trying to control the position but Rush postures up.
Jesper Rush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rush content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rush pushing down on Steiner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Rush!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Isildor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isildor comes into the arena with The Hobbit Music blaring out of the sound system. Montana has chosen Push It To The Limit as his entrance music. Antonio Montana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brett Isildor's chin.
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29
184 lbs
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168 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Isildor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isildor swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana defending well as Isildor loads up on a big left hand.
Isildor scores with a kick to the body.
Montana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Isildor throws a low kick but Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Isildor on the side of the head.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Isildor scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Isildor. That's going to slow Montana down.
Brett Isildor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Isildor.
Montana takes a swing at Isildor's ribcage but misses.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Isildor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montana.
Isildor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Montana avoids the head kick by Isildor.
Isildor throws an off balance right hand
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isildor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Isildor moves out of range easily.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Isildor slips the punch.
Isildor misses with a leg kick
and Montana counters with an inside leg kick.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Isildor.
Isildor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Montana.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Isildor is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Isildor throws a head kick that Montana semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Isildor is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isildor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana throws a jab when Isildor was well out of range.
Isildor lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Montana lands.
Montana punishes Isildor's body with a nice straight punch.
Isildor throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a three punch combo that has Isildor backing up. Isildor nods at Montana to acknowledge the strikes.
Montana moves out of range of the leg kick from Isildor.
Isildor slips under a jab from Montana.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Isildor.
Isildor moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Isildor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Isildor scores with a head kick.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Isildor misses with a leg kick.
Isildor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Isildor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Isildor throws a nice head kick!
Isildor blocks a head kick by Montana.
Montana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Isildor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Isildor motions for Montana to come forward. Isildor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Isildor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Montana finds it's way through Isildor's defenses.
Isildor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana jabs Isildor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana throws a low kick but Isildor moves out of range easily.
Isildor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Isildor misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Isildor is predictable there
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Isildor scores with a nice right hand.
Montana scores with a jab to the head.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana looks for the body kick but Isildor saw that one coming.
Montana lands with a hook. Isildor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montana lands a really nice looking cross but Isildor seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Montana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Isildor ducks down to avoid it.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Isildor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Montana lands a jab to Isildor's midsection.
Montana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montana checks the leg kick.
Isildor thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Montana throws a leg kick which misses Isildor's front leg but catches the back leg as Isildor tries to avoid it.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Isildor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Isildor. That one must have hurt.
Isildor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Montana throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isildor is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Isildor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Isildor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Isildor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Isildor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Montana lands a head kick. Isildor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Isildor is rocked!
Isildor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
Oh Isildor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Isildor moves away from the strike by Montana.
Isildor misses with a leg kick
and Montana counters with a nice body kick.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isildor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isildor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Isildor is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isildor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana thuds a left hand into Isildor's body.
Isildor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Montana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Isildor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Isildor misses.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Isildor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Montana there.
Montana connects with a body shot.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montana lands with an uppercut that bounces Isildor off the cage and back into rage.
Isildor blocks a head kick by Montana.
Montana cracks Isildor with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Isildor tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Montana pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Isildor is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Montana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cavalera circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Cavalera keeps the fight on the outside.
Cavalera lands a body shot.
Tatum tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tatum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cavalera finds it's way round the side to connect with Tatum's head.
Cavalera checks a low kick from Tatum.
Cavalera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatum.
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Tatum misses with a hook. Cavalera ducked under it nicely.
Cavalera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cavalera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tatum is trying to get back to half guard.
Cavalera throws an elbow but Tatum slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Cavalera.
Cavalera working the ground and pound.
Tatum tries to improve position but can't.
Tatum sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tatum trying to control but Cavalera postures up.
Cavalera is looking for a kimura here.
Cavalera is working for a kimura but Tatum is defending it quite comfortably.
Cavalera seems to be working for a kimura but Tatum defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera wants to free his trapped foot but Tatum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tatum is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tatum moves into full guard.
Tatum looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatum, not yet.
Cavalera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalera throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum keeping full guard, as Cavalera tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tatum holds on and takes a little breather.
Tatum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cavalera's guard.
Cavalera keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Tatum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cavalera keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cavalera is on top in guard.
Cavalera advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum can't do much from the bottom here.
Tatum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cavalera off and has taken his back!
Tatum is looking to control Cavalera but Cavalera is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cavalera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tatum's guard. Nice work there by Cavalera.
Cavalera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatum is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tatum is nestled in close to Cavalera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tatum takes the fight into the clinch.
Cavalera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tatum up against the cage.
Cavalera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Cavalera controls the action.
Tatum tries to circle away but Cavalera has him pinned against the cage.
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
Cavalera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tatum tries to keep at a distance but Cavalera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cavalera has clasped his hands together around Tatum's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tatum gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavalera seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cavalera is working away from the top position though.
Cavalera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tatum doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cavalera.
Cavalera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatum is controlling Cavalera's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera throws a strike but Tatum avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cavalera won't allow Tatum to sweep him here.
Cavalera throws and elbow that misses. Tatum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cavalera's guard. Nice move by Tatum!
Cavalera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tatum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tatum thows a big elbow that misses.
Tatum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cavalera's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavalera wants to hit a switch here but Tatum passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cavalera there!
Tatum prevents Cavalera from getting the reversal.
Drederick Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cavalera is bucking up trying to escape but Tatum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cavalera is looking to improve his position but Tatum isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tatum working Cavalera over with strikes here.
Cavalera is rocked!
Tatum looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cavalera covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drederick Tatum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boss Battle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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24
168 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Laurent's calf.
Raiden pushes St Laurent up against the cage in a clinch.
St Laurent tries to work over Raiden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent lands a nice uppercut.
St Laurent tries to work over Raiden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent misses with some punches.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
Raiden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raiden lands a leg kick that knocks St Laurent off balance momentarily.
St Laurent shoots in for a takedown but Raiden shows good takedown defense.
St Laurent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Laurent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raiden can pounce on him.
Raiden connects with a body shot.
Raiden walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Laurent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raiden moves out of range of the body kick from St Laurent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent tries a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
St Laurent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raiden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raiden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raiden closes the distance and clinches.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
Raiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Laurent blocks a body shot from Raiden.
Raiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raiden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden wants to stall.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
Raiden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raiden blocking some punches.
St Laurent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden misses with some punches.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raiden avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raiden.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raiden tries to throw a body punch but St Laurent avoids it by throwing Raiden back against the cage.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Laurent looks gassed!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Laurent as Raiden tries to tie him up.
Raiden lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
Raiden lands an elbow inside.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Laurent avoids it.
Raiden taking a breather.
St Laurent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raiden misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raiden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raiden.
Raiden prevents a body shot from St Laurent.
Raiden manages to break the clinch.
St Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raiden slips under a jab from St Laurent.
St Laurent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raiden throws a lazy right hand but St Laurent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Laurent throws a body punch but Raiden moves out of range.
St Laurent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from St Laurent is predictable there
and Raiden counters with an inside leg kick.
Raiden throws a leg kick but St Laurent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Laurent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent moves out of range as Raiden strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiden. St Laurent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiden scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raiden.
St Laurent looks to land a right hand but Raiden moved out of range.
St Laurent takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raiden scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raiden backwards.
St Laurent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Laurent misses with a punch on the inside.
Raiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quan Raiden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Laurent digs a good hook to Raiden's body.
Raiden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Laurent.
St Laurent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raiden counters with a nice uppercut.
Raiden fails to land with a series of punches.
Raiden swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
Quan Raiden is winning the standup battle so far.
St Laurent shoots in looking for a takedown but Raiden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Laurent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Laurent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raiden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Laurent moves into the clinch.
Raiden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raiden lands an elbow inside.
St Laurent misses with the head strike.
Raiden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Laurent avoiding damage as Raiden throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Raiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden breaks the clinch.
St Laurent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Laurent rushes Raiden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raiden blocks it with crossed arms.
Raiden breaks the clinch.
St Laurent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, jab by Raiden - just one landing.
Raiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Laurent.
St Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raiden manages to avoid it.
Raiden slips a straight right by St Laurent.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raiden is looking to clinch but St Laurent is avoiding it.
St Laurent shoots in looking for a takedown. Raiden tries to sprawl out of it but St Laurent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raiden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raiden misses with a hook
and St Laurent counters with a three punch combo that has Raiden backing up. Raiden nods at St Laurent to acknowledge the strikes.
Raiden tries to clinch there but St Laurent circles away.
St Laurent slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raiden swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
St Laurent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raiden circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from St Laurent misses.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Laurent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Laurent misses with a double jab
and Raiden counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden keeps the fight on the outside.
Raiden cracks St Laurent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Laurent steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raiden. That one must have hurt.
St Laurent is breathing heavily.
St Laurent misses with a looping left.
Louis St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Laurent.
Raiden avoids the body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a body punch
and Raiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raiden scores with a head kick. St Laurent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raiden looks to land a combination. St Laurent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St Laurent misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow St Laurent down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raiden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Laurent tries a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Laurent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Raiden moves away
enabling Raiden to counter with a crisp jab.
St Laurent instigates a clinch.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
St Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Laurent avoids it.
Raiden blocks a body shot from St Laurent.
Raiden throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiden scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Quan Raiden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raiden swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
Raiden ducks under a wild hook from St Laurent.
Raiden checks a leg kick nicely.
St Laurent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Laurent misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Laurent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Laurent.
St Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
Raiden misses with a kick to the body
and St Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Laurent moves out of range of the leg kick from Raiden.
Raiden staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent checks a low kick from Raiden.
Raiden throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Raiden is having none of it.
St Laurent swings for the body but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the head but St Laurent blocks with his arms.
St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent blocking some punches.
Raiden lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Laurent.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raiden blocks it with crossed arms.
St Laurent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raiden is defending well for now.
St Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis St Laurent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raiden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden lands an elbow inside that St Laurent shrugs off.
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raiden lands a good knee to the midsection. St Laurent won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raiden.
Raiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raiden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Raiden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raiden lands with a left to the head.
Louis St Laurent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiden lands with a right to the head.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Raiden.
St Laurent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raiden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Laurents head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raiden.
Raiden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Laurent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Laurent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raiden tries to work over St Laurent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raiden lands an elbow inside.
Raiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raiden pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Laurent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Laurent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Laurent working hard to break the clinch.
St Laurent misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raiden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raiden breaks the clinch.
St Laurent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Laurent checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quan Raiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Laurent misses with a series of wild punches.
Raiden lands the left hand.
St Laurent throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Laurent throws a hook to the side of Raiden's head but Raiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raiden throws a series of strikes that have St Laurent backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quan Raiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raiden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quan Raiden!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro's entrance music is Jungle Ugly. A fine choice. Experiment I has chosen Dancing Queen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Okoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment I!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Okoro.
Okoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okoro staying out of range there.
Experiment I takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Experiment I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okoro can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Okoro. Those never looked like landing.
Okoro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okoro checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Okoro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment I throws a jab when Okoro was well out of range.
Experiment I blocks a jab.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Experiment I lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment I.
Experiment I tries to clinch but Okoro moves out of range.
Okoro throws a jab when Experiment I was well out of range.
Okoro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Experiment I.
Manu Okoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro misses with an uppercut. Experiment I saw that one coming.
Okoro throws a hook to the side of Experiment I's head but Experiment I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okoro is looking to slow Experiment I down with leg kicks.
Okoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Experiment I scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment I goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okoro.
Okoro lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment I misses with a body shot.
Okoro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment I looks gassed!
That kick from Okoro tenderised Experiment I's leg. Experiment I is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Okoro. That snapped Experiment I's head back.
Okoro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Experiment I checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okoro thows a leg kick but Experiment I checks it
and Experiment I holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Okoro tries a body shot but Experiment I blocks it.
Experiment I goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment I throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment I throws an elbow that misses.
Okoro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I working aggressively here.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiment I avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment I swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment I tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okoro backwards.
Okoro is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Experiment I avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Experiment I misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment I trying to land knees to the body.
Experiment I struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
Experiment I makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Experiment I fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Okoro managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Experiment I in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Experiment I tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Okoro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Experiment I.
Okoro managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Experiment I's ribcage.
Okoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment I's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Russian Experiment I has been cut.
Okoro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment I blocks it with crossed arms.
Okoro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Experiment I has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiment I avoids the damage to the body.
Okoro is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment I has double underhooks.
Experiment I scores with a shot to the side of Okoro's head.
Okoro connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Experiment I's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Experiment I misses with a looping right.
Experiment I walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Experiment I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okoro.
Experiment I avoids the head kick by Okoro.
Good shot there by Okoro.
Experiment I pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okoro tries a head kick but it misses.
Okoro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okoro throws a hook to the side of Experiment I's head but Experiment I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Okoro misses with an uppercut.
Experiment I on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro misses with a low kick as Experiment I jumps back.
Okoro misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Okoro tenderised Experiment I's leg. Experiment I is trying to keep his angry face on.
Experiment I throws a hook but Okoro avoids it easily.
A jab from Okoro does it's job there.
Okoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment I.
Manu Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Okoro catches Experiment I right on the button with a cross.
Experiment I lands with a shot to the body.
Okoro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment I looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro scores with a spinning back kick!
Experiment I tries to work over Okoro's front leg with a kick but Okoro checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okoro.
Experiment I is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Experiment I takes one on the button.
Experiment I takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okoro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Experiment I is rocked!
Okoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment I.
Experiment I is still on wobbly legs! Can Okoro finish him?
Experiment I blocks a head kick by Okoro.
Experiment I seems to have recovered his senses.
Okoro is looking to slow Experiment I down with leg kicks.
Experiment I pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okoro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Experiment I's guard.
Okoro 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.
Experiment I wants to stand and escape but Okoro is having none of it.
Experiment I looking to control.
Okoro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Okoro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Manu Okoro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A lazy body kick from Experiment I
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
Okoro misses with a body kick.
Okoro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Experiment I's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I throws the left hand but Okoro avoids the punch easily.
Okoro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Experiment I eats them both and turns towards Okoro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Okoro.
Okoro connects with the punch.
Okoro looks for the body kick but Experiment I saw that one coming.
Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okoro.
Okoro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment I checks a low kick from Okoro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Experiment I takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okoro connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russian Experiment I's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okoro.
Experiment I throws a head kick that misses.
Okoro throws a shot to the body.
Okoro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okoro lands with a slapping head kick.
Okoro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Okoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Okoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okoro.
Experiment I tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Okoro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Experiment I takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okoro misses with a wild combination.
Okoro connects with the punch.
Experiment I throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Experiment I steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okoro.
Okoro cracks Experiment I with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
Okoro lands a glancing blow to the side of Experiment I's head.
Experiment I defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment I swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okoro lands with a hook. Experiment I tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okoro cracks Experiment I with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Okoro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Experiment I counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Okoro as he connects with a hook.
Okoro throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment I's shoulder, as Experiment I tries to avoid the shot.
Experiment I takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okoro throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Experiment I walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Experiment I misses with an uppercut. Okoro saw that one coming.
Okoro misses with a series of wild punches.
Okoro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Okoro.
Experiment I has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okoro.
Okoro connects with a crisp jab.
Okoro lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment I's head.
Okoro lands a big right hand that sends Experiment I crashing to the mat! Okoro stays standing though and waves Experiment I back to his feet!
Okoro is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Experiment I is in big trouble! Okoro is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Experiment I. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Manu Okoro!
Manu Okoro retains his light heavyweight title!
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