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MLC 28: Nawrocki v. Zapata PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Exterberra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Dante Exterberra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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148 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Exterberra!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exterberra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Exterberra has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Exterberra misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tim Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Exterberra.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Exterberra pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Exterberra circles away and keeps his distance.
Exterberra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Exterberra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Exterberra shoots and misses
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Exterberra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Exterberra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tim Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Exterberra tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Exterberra has the dominant position.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dante Exterberra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Exterberra circles away.
Exterberra fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Exterberra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson leaves Exterberra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Exterberra circles away.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Exterberra with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Exterberra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Exterberra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Exterberra.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Exterberra dives into side control.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Exterberra slows the pace down.
Exterberra is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Exterberra has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tim Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Exterberra fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Exterberra gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson pushes Exterberra off but Exterberra dives into side control.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Exterberra drags him back down.
Exterberra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exterberra staying calm.
Jackson is not content to let Exterberra control the position.
Exterberra prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exterberra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Exterberra working the ground and pound from side control.
Exterberra advances to full mount.
Jackson really wants to buck Exterberra off and get back to his feet.
Exterberra controlling from the full mount.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exterberra controlling from mount.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dante Exterberra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Exterberra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Exterberra's attempts to control the action.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Exterberra stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exterberra shoots and misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Exterberra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tim Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Exterberra.
Exterberra tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Exterberra keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Exterberra.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson clinches up with Exterberra and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Exterberra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Exterberra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Exterberra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Exterberra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Exterberra is avoiding it.
Exterberra misses with a takedown
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Exterberra is avoiding it.
Exterberra shoots in but no luck this time.
Tim Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Exterberra.
Exterberra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Exterberra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exterberra gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Exterberra has the dominant position.
Exterberra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Exterberra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Exterberra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Exterberra moves out of range.
Exterberra swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Exterberra misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Exterberra counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Exterberra passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Exterberra is controlling him well.
Exterberra works his way into side control.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Exterberra in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Exterberra trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Exterberra away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Exterberra gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Exterberra is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Exterberra landing strikes.
Jackson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Exterberra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson is trying to stand but he's just given Exterberra his back.
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 Tim Jackson.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damon Grey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Damon Grey has been cut.
Grey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dubois looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Dubois backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Grey's temple! It sends Grey violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Dubois celebrates and the doctors try to help Grey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Stephan Dubois!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Terlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deryk Tweedle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedle has chosen Mindless Self Indulgence - Stupid MF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Terlecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deryk Tweedle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tweedle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terlecki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Terlecki clinches.
Terlecki tries to circle away but Tweedle has him pinned against the cage.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terlecki is defending well for now.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terlecki.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tweedle tries to land knees in the clinch but Terlecki avoids the damage to the body.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terlecki is defending well for now.
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!
Tweedle misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terlecki avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tweedle obliges.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terlecki's efforts to push away.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terlecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terlecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch but Tweedle keeps him there for the moment.
Terlecki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Terlecki can't break the clinch.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terlecki tries to break free but Tweedle pushes him back against the cage.
Terlecki avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Tweedle lands an elbow just above Terlecki 's eye.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terlecki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tweedle working Terlecki over with knees to the body.
Terlecki is breathing heavily.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Terlecki won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terlecki avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Terlecki dodges an elbow strike from Tweedle.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tweedle keeps control of Terlecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch but Tweedle keeps him there for the moment.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Terlecki won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terlecki working hard to break the clinch.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tweedle obliges.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Terlecki won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Terlecki won't want to take too many of those.
Terlecki avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terlecki avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tweedle.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
Tweedle with a knee to the head.
Terlecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
Tweedle lands an elbow inside that Terlecki shrugs off.
Tweedle landing knees to the body.
Terlecki managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tweedle crunches a lovely knee into Terlecki's ribcage.
Terlecki tries to circle away but Tweedle has him pinned against the cage.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
Terlecki tries to break free but Tweedle pushes him back against the cage.
Tweedle lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Terlecki tries to circle away but Tweedle has him pinned against the cage.
Tweedle with a knee to the head.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
Terlecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terlecki avoids it.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terlecki working hard to break the clinch.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terlecki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deryk Tweedle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terlecki moves into the clinch.
Terlecki can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Terlecki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tweedle misses with an elbow over the top.
Tweedle lands a nice elbow.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Terlecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terlecki wants to break free but Tweedle has control.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle tries to land knees in the clinch but Terlecki avoids the damage to the body.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
Terlecki is trying to break the clinch but Tweedle is controlling him.
Terlecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terlecki is defending well for now.
Terlecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage.
Terlecki avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terlecki is trying to break free.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terlecki.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terlecki avoids it.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
Deryk Tweedle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
Terlecki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tweedle walks away with a smile on his face. Terlecki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terlecki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tweedle as he jumps to the side.
Michal Terlecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tweedle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tweedle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Terlecki has managed to clinch.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terlecki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terlecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terlecki is defending well for now.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terlecki working hard to break the clinch.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Terlecki's face.
Tweedle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terlecki's efforts to push away.
Terlecki blocks an elbow strike.
Terlecki is trying to pull guard but Tweedle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Terlecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terlecki managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terlecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch but Tweedle keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terlecki can't break the clinch.
Terlecki wants to break free but Tweedle has control.
Tweedle tries to land knees in the clinch but Terlecki avoids the damage to the body.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Terlecki managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Terlecki tries to pull guard but Tweedle won't allow it.
Terlecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage.
Terlecki is trying to push Tweedle away but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terlecki is defending well for now.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terlecki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Tweedle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Terlecki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tweedle to keep the fight standing.
Tweedle lands an elbow just above Terlecki 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terlecki avoids it.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terlecki.
Tweedle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terlecki's defenses.
Terlecki is trying to force a seperation but Tweedle has the dominant position.
Terlecki can't break the clinch.
Terlecki takes an elbow to the temple.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terlecki tries to circle away but Tweedle has him pinned against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terlecki is defending well for now.
Terlecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terlecki avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terlecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terlecki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terlecki is trying to push Tweedle away but Tweedle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tweedle landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deryk Tweedle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tweedle looks to score with a jab to the body but Terlecki is just out of range.
Terlecki throws a right and a left that Tweedle avoids nicely.
Tweedle throws a head kick that half lands.
Terlecki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Terlecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Tweedle is just out of range.
Tweedle tries to clinch but Terlecki moves out of range.
Terlecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tweedle looks for the body kick but Terlecki saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terlecki. Tweedle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terlecki fails with the takedown.
Tweedle moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are 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!
Tweedle lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tweedle.
Terlecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terlecki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terlecki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terlecki tries to pull guard but Tweedle won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Terlecki managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle lands an elbow just above Terlecki 's eye.
Terlecki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tweedle.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terlecki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tweedle lands a damaging elbow.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Terlecki is blocking nicely.
Terlecki avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Tweedle lands an elbow inside.
Terlecki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Terlecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terlecki has had enough of the clinch but Tweedle keeps him there for the moment.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tweedle throws an elbow but misses.
Tweedle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terlecki's efforts to push away.
Tweedle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terlecki's efforts to push away.
Terlecki is looking to break free of the clinch but Tweedle has double underhooks.
Tweedle scores a nice knee to the body.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Terlecki tries to break free but Tweedle pushes him back against the cage.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle scores a nice knee to the body.
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tweedle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terlecki's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Terlecki takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tweedle.
Terlecki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tweedle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Terlecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Terlecki won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle tries to land knees in the clinch but Terlecki avoids the damage to the body.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Terlecki managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle crunches a lovely knee into Terlecki's ribcage.
Tweedle prevents Terlecki from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terlecki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tweedle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Terlecki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tweedle lands an elbow inside that Terlecki shrugs off.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Terlecki can't break the clinch.
Terlecki takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Terlecki managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terlecki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michal Terlecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terlecki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terlecki is trying to break free.
Tweedle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Terlecki takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Deryk Tweedle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tweedle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deryk Tweedle!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Deryk Tweedle made sure he mentioned Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Oliphant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Vulture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Oliphant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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202 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Oliphant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Vulture!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vulture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliphant misses with a double jab.
Vulture slips a jab and a cross from Oliphant.
Oliphant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vulture fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliphant sprawls well initially but Vulture persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vulture is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliphant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vulture.
Vulture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oliphant is trying to stand up here but Vulture is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vulture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliphant's head.
Oliphant trying to control here.
Oliphant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vulture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vulture thows a huge punch but Oliphant dodges it nicely.
Oliphant trying to hold on to Vulture's head to control him but Vulture postures up.
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. Vulture connects with a nice short shot to Oliphant's temple.
Oliphant is refusing to be controlled, as Vulture sits in half guard.
Vulture passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oliphant!
Vulture looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vulture with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliphant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Vulture! Oliphant is hurt baaadly! Vulture is firing away with more strikes - Oliphant is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Vulture!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Martin Le Corre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sinner by Drowning Pool. Kain Kennedy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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201 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Martin Le Corre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Corre gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Le Corre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Le Corre is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kennedy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Le Corre gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kennedy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Le Corre lets go of the hold and Kennedy can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Martin Le Corre!
Jean Martin Le Corre gave a mention to Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rude's choice of entrance music: Gunslinger. Dominic Rude has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lane Andrews's chin.
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Andrews.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rude. That's going to slow Andrews down.
Andrews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Rude misses the target.
Andrews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rude.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rude.
Rude misses with a body kick.
Rude fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude throws a solid leg kick but Andrews takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rude.
Rude scores with a leg kick.
Andrews misses with a double jab
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Andrews. Those never looked like landing.
Andrews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rude lands a right hook to the body.
Rude with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude connects with an inside leg kick.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Andrews throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrews moves forwards but Rude connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrews misses with a straight left.
Andrews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rude scores with a nice head shot.
Rude is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Rude.
Rude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andrews misses with a double jab
enabling Rude to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A good leg kick by Rude.
Andrews misses with a straight left.
Andrews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andrews moves away from the strike by Rude.
Donk. Rude catches Andrews right on the button with a cross.
Andrews throws a hook to the side of Rude's head but Rude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rude.
Rude throws out a powerful jab.
Andrews fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrews looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Andrews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rude.
An inside leg kick lands from Rude.
A lazy left from Rude finds it's target.
Andrews takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rude scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rude lands a front kick.
Rude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andrews's calf.
Nice defenses there by Andrews.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Andrews saw that one coming.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Andrews saw that one coming.
Rude throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrews misses with a combination
and Rude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rude counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andrews is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rude fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lane Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews misses with a double jab
and Rude makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rude lands a nice shot that snaps Andrews's head back.
Andrews throws a body punch but Rude moves out of range.
Rude stalks Andrews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andrews's face. Andrews staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrews 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude moves out of range as Andrews strikes.
A jab from Rude finds it's way through Andrews's defenses.
Andrews walks into a left hand.
Andrews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rude.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with a hook.
Rude fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rude with a nice cross.
Rude connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rude sizes up Andrews with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrews tests Rude's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrews under the eye.
Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rude.
Rude slips a jab from Andrews.
Andrews walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrews throws a right and a left that Rude avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrews throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rude counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andrews's knee momentarily.
Rude is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Andrews had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rude.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rude.
Andrews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rude connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrews's hands.
Andrews tries to bum rush Rude with a series of wild strikes but Rude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrews misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Andrews might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rude bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rude thuds his right hand into Andrews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andrews is rocked!
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rude.
Oh Andrews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rude misses with a head kick.
Andrews misses with a jab to the body
and Rude counters with a good, hard body kick but Andrews shrugs it off.
A jab from Rude does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews 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.
Rude feints with a jab and clips Andrews right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Andrews is sent crashing into the canvas and Rude leaps in for the kill! Andrews tries to get to his feet but Rude is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Andrews is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Rude!
A very excited looking Dominic Rude made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Gorawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Savagery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorawski comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - It's a fight. Savagery has chosen The Victory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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22
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Gorawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Savagery !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savagery works Gorawski's body with a nice hook.
Savagery fails to land with a series of punches.
Savagery tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savagery shoots in looking for a takedown but Gorawski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savagery 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Savagery throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Savagery . That snapped Gorawski's head back.
Gorawski thuds a left hand into Savagery 's body.
Savagery shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry Savagery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savagery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gorawski as he jumps to the side.
Mariusz Gorawski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Savagery .
Gorawski lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savagery misses with the combination.
Gorawski lands with a good body shot.
Savagery dives in and grabs Gorawski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gorawski pushes down on Savagery 's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gorawski!
A nice combination there by Gorawski.
Gorawski looks to land a right hand but Savagery moved out of range.
Savagery takes one to the side of the head.
Gorawski scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorawski misses the jab.
Gorawski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savagery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorawski with a nice cross.
Savagery tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorawski moves out of range as Savagery throws a body kick.
Savagery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savagery misses with a double jab
enabling Gorawski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski scores with the left hand. Savagery knows he should have avoided that one.
Gorawski looks to throw the jab but Savagery is out of range.
Gorawski connects with the punch.
Savagery dodges the punch combination from Gorawski.
Gorawski slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savagery .
Savagery looks to land a combination but Gorawski avoids it well.
Gorawski scores with a hook.
Mariusz Gorawski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorawski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savagery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorawski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savagery is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gorawski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Savagery .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savagery is rocked!
Gorawski lands with a right and another and another! Savagery is in big trouble! Gorawski lands again and this time it's lights out for Savagery ! A quality knockout there for Gorawski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mariusz Gorawski!
Mariusz Gorawski gave a mention to Gilop® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Sisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiremu Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisko comes to the cage accompanied by Crooked (Remix) by the Bassbin Twins. Wiremu Williams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Sisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wiremu Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Sisko moves out of range easily.
Sisko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sisko moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sisko blocks a leg kick.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Sisko falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Sisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Sisko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams cracks Sisko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sisko has managed to clinch.
Sisko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sisko pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sisko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Sisko.
Sisko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Williams clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko is persistently looking for the submission but Williams is defending it well.
Sisko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Williams defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
Can Williams hold on?! Sisko is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sisko cracks Williams with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Williams from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Williams is rocked!
Sisko is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Sisko finish him?
Sisko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sisko is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Williams is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Sisko!
Andreas Sisko gave a mention to White Gorilla Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Pleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deshawn Wallace (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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220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Pleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deshawn Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wallace misses with a head shot. Pleman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Pleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pleman postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Pleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleman.
Wallace controlling Pleman's posture.
Pleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pleman stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace pulls Pleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Pleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pleman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace trying to control the position but Pleman is working away.
Wallace scores with punches from side control.
Wallace tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wallace trying to control the action but Pleman is working from the bottom.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with the ground and pound but Pleman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pleman's head.
Wallace is trying to control. Pleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pleman wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Pleman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wallace.
Pleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Pleman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pleman wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Pleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleman is one step ahead there.
Pleman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleman pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Pleman.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pleman tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pleman is defended easily by Wallace.
Pleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pleman throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Pleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wallace's guard now.
Gray Pleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deshawn Wallace.
Pleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Pleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Pleman controlling him for the moment.
Pleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pleman looking to sit in guard and control but Wallace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pleman working a defensive guard here.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wallace throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pleman regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wallace's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pleman keeps working.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pleman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wallace seems content to control.
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Pleman is working away.
Pleman tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallace not doing much here.
Wallace is trying to control. Pleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deshawn Wallace has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pleman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Wallace. No joy for Pleman on that attempt.
Wallace shoots in and drives through. Pleman sprawls well.
Pleman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pleman clinches with his opponent.
Pleman jumps guard.
Deshawn Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Pleman keeps moving.
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 Gray Pleman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Pleman thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace is pulling down on Pleman's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace is pulling down on Pleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Pleman, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pleman trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Deshawn Wallace was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pleman tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Pleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pleman lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleman trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wallace has Pleman pulled in close to control his posture.
Pleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Pleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleman trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gray Pleman.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wallace enables Pleman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wallace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pleman slips nicely into half guard.
Pleman wants to take a breather but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Pleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pleman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to roll over but Pleman keeps him under control.
Pleman throws a strike but Wallace avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pleman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pleman passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pleman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wallace is just riding it out for now. Pleman eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace is trying is best to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Pleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pleman 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gray Pleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Nawrocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zapata comes to the cage accompanied by Tres Delinquentes. Nawrocki has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Zapata!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Nawrocki!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nawrocki avoids a kick to the body.
Zapata missing with a left hand there. Nawrocki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nawrocki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Piotr Nawrocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nawrocki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zapata.
Nawrocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zapata throws a low kick but Nawrocki moves out of range easily.
Nawrocki throws a body punch but Zapata moves out of range.
Nawrocki misses with an uppercut. Zapata saw that one coming.
Zapata throws a nice looking combination but Nawrocki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zapatas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zapata, right into the meat.
Nawrocki scores with a decent looking hook.
Nawrocki throws a shot from downtown. Zapata moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nawrocki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zapata.
Nawrocki lands with a hook. Zapata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nawrocki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zapata counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nawrocki swings for the body but Zapata moves out of range.
Nawrocki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zapata manages to avoid it.
Zapata misses with a looping left.
Nawrocki looks for the body kick but Zapata saw that one coming.
Zapata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nawrocki.
Jab from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Nawrocki misses
and Zapata counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Nawrocki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata throws a hook but Nawrocki avoids it easily.
Nawrocki throws a shot from downtown. Zapata moves away and avoids it.
Zapata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nawrocki.
Zapata lands with a nice body punch.
Zapata lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nawrocki throws out the jab.
Nawrocki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nawrocki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zapata throws a shot from downtown. Nawrocki moves away and avoids it.
Zapata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nawrocki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nawrocki swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki misses the shot to the body.
Zapata lands an overhand right.
Nawrocki misses with a body shot.
Nawrocki throws a lazy uppercut
and Zapata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alejandro Zapata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zapata does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zapata misses with a body shot.
Nawrocki misses with a wild body shot.
Zapata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nawrocki.
Zapata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nawrocki's head backwards.
Zapata misses the jab.
Zapata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nawrocki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zapata scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki cracks Zapata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nawrocki throws a looping overhand right but Zapata ducks down to avoid it.
Zapata leaves Nawrocki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Nawrocki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nawrocki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zapata lands with a good body shot.
Nawrocki misses with a shot to the body
and Zapata counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Nawrocki misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nawrocki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Zapata lands but Nawrocki takes it in his stride.
It looks like Piotr Nawrocki has been cut.
Zapata moves out of range as Nawrocki strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Zapata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Nawrocki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nawrocki slips under a jab.
Zapata throws the left hand but Nawrocki avoids the punch easily.
Alejandro Zapata is winning the standup battle so far.
Zapata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zapata moves away from the strike by Nawrocki.
Zapata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nawrocki was well out of range. Poor timing from Zapata.
A swing and a miss from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nawrocki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zapata sprawls well. Zapata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nawrocki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nawrocki throws the left hand but Zapata avoids the punch easily.
Zapata throws a one two combo.
Nawrocki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nawrocki. Those never looked like landing.
Zapata thows a body shot but no joy.
Nawrocki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zapata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zapata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nawrocki in his tracks.
Zapata walks into a straight right hand from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki misses with a hook.
Zapata's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nawrocki under the eye.
Nawrocki throws a shot from downtown. Zapata moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata throws a right hand that Nawrocki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nawrocki also avoids with ease.
Zapata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nawrocki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zapata was well out of range. Poor timing from Nawrocki.
Zapata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nawrocki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zapata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Nawrocki. Those never looked like landing.
Nawrocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nawrocki throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nawrocki lands with a hook. Zapata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nawrocki moves away.
Zapata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zapata.
Zapata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nawrocki.
Nawrocki throws a lazy uppercut
and Zapata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nawrocki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zapata at a distance.
Zapata moves out of range of the strikes.
Zapata stuns Nawrocki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zapata feints and then cracks Nawrocki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nawrocki down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nawrocki is breathing heavily.
Zapata lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nawrocki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nawrocki misses the target.
Zapata checks a leg kick nicely.
Zapata sizes up Nawrocki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zapata avoids a kick to the body.
Nawrocki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nawrocki misses with a hook
and Zapata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zapata slips a jab from Nawrocki.
Zapata looks to land a body kick but Nawrocki moved away.
Zapata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Zapata dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Nawrocki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nawrocki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nawrocki slips under a jab.
Nawrocki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nawrocki throws out a loose jab but Zapata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zapata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nawrocki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zapata throws a leg kick but Nawrocki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nawrocki throws a lazy right hand but Zapata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nawrocki scores with a nice strike.
Zapata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zapata slips a jab from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki throws a body punch but Zapata moves out of range.
Nawrocki looks to land a left hand but Zapata moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nawrocki throws a shot from downtown. Zapata moves away and avoids it.
Nawrocki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zapata.
Nawrocki defending well as Zapata loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Nawrocki misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nawrocki misses the target.
Nawrocki throws a body punch but Zapata moves out of range.
Nawrocki misses the jab.
Nawrocki blocks a jab.
Zapata throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nawrocki counter with a right hand.
Nawrocki ducks under a wild hook from Zapata.
Zapata misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Zapata blocks the leg kick.
Zapata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nawrocki counters with a two punch combo.
Nawrocki misses the jab.
A big left from Nawrocki misses.
Zapata needs to keep his hands up - Nawrocki had a free shot at his head there.
Zapata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nawrocki shoots in and drives through. Zapata sprawls well.
Zapata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nawrocki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zapata moves away.
Nawrocki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zapata is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Zapata is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zapata sneaks back into half guard.
Zapata wants to control but Nawrocki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nawrocki throws a series of punches but Zapata moves out of range.
Nawrocki misses with a double jab.
Zapata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alejandro Zapata did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Piotr Nawrocki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zapata lands with an overhand left.
Nawrocki swings for the body but Zapata moves out of range.
Nawrocki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zapata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nawrocki throws a hook to the side of Zapata's head but Zapata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nawrocki loads up on a big right hand but Zapata slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zapata.
Nawrocki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zapata.
Nawrocki misses with a takedown attempt - Zapata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zapata slips under a jab.
Nawrocki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zapata counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zapata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nawrocki tries for a takedown but Zapata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zapata lands a lovely overhand right.
Nawrocki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nawrocki misses with a hook. Zapata ducked under it nicely.
Nawrocki shoots in for a double leg but Zapata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alejandro Zapata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Nawrocki.
Zapata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nawrocki misses the target.
Zapata connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Nawrocki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zapata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nawrocki tries to score with a low kick but Zapata moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki throws a combination. Zapata tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapata takes a swing at Nawrocki's ribcage but misses.
Zapata scores with a nice head shot.
Nawrocki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zapata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zapata moves away from the strike by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zapata scores with a jab to the head.
Zapata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nawrocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zapata does it's job there.
Zapata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nawrocki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nawrocki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zapata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zapata connects with a body shot.
Zapata clinches with his opponent.
Zapata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zapata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zapata lands an elbow inside that Nawrocki shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zapata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata misses with a punch on the inside.
Zapata working aggressively here.
Zapata lands an uppercut.
Nawrocki trying to control the position but instead, Zapata has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nawrocki into the cage.
Zapata is leaning against Nawrocki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
Nawrocki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zapata slows down the pace here.
Zapata lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Zapata had his way with Piotr Nawrocki in that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Nawrocki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Zapata.
Nawrocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata connects with a jab.
Zapata throws a hook but Nawrocki blocks it.
Nawrocki lands with a nice body punch.
Zapata misses with an uppercut
letting Nawrocki counter with a right hand.
Zapata slips a straight right by Nawrocki.
Zapata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nawrocki throws an off balance right hand
and Zapata counters with a nice leg kick.
Zapata shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nawrocki eats them both and turns towards Zapata to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nawrocki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zapata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nawrocki in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nawrocki throws a poor cross that misses
and Nawrocki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zapata throws out a loose jab but Nawrocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nawrocki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nawrocki with a nice cross.
Zapata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nawrocki lands with a nice body punch.
Nawrocki misses the body punch
and Zapata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nawrocki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zapata does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nawrocki looks to score with a jab to the body but Zapata is just out of range.
Zapata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki slips a straight right by Zapata.
Nawrocki shoots in looking for a takedown. Zapata tries to sprawl out of it but Nawrocki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zapata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zapata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nawrocki at a distance.
Nawrocki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zapata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nawrocki scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapata is looking to improve his position but Nawrocki isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki wants to control the pace but Zapata is squirming around nicely.
Zapata is working to get back to half guard.
Alejandro Zapata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nawrocki controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nawrocki looking to control but Zapata is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Piotr Nawrocki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Piotr Nawrocki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nawrocki throws a big shot that misses.
Nawrocki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nawrocki loads up on a big right hand but Zapata slips the punch.
Nawrocki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zapata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawrocki.
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 Alejandro Zapata.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zapata, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Zapata!
Alejandro Zapata retains his light heavyweight title!
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