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WFC 100 - Breaking Point PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Morrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristan Saunders!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saunders pinned against the cage. Saunders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saunders gets a clinch.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morrison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saunders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saunders is defending well.
Saunders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saunders lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Saunders any problems.
Saunders postures up.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saunders!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Saunders can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saunders's face.
Saunders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Saunders is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saunders?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Saunders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Saunders looks gassed!
Morrison landing punches.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saunders in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saunders's face.
Morrison is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cardinal Richelieu (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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140 lbs
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cardinal Richelieu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Richelieu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richelieu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Richelieu does it's job there.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Richelieu fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Richelieu. Those never looked like landing.
Richelieu misses with a series of wild punches.
Richelieu tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Richelieu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richelieu, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith tries for a takedown but Richelieu manages to get underhooks.
Richelieu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Richelieu.
Smith tries to pull guard but Richelieu won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Richelieu.
Richelieu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richelieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richelieu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richelieu with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Richelieu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richelieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith wants to clinch but Richelieu slips to the side
and Richelieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richelieu throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richelieu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richelieu looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Reggie Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richelieu gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Richelieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richelieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Richelieu.
Richelieu can't break the clinch.
Richelieu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries to clinch but Richelieu is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch but Richelieu moves out of range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richelieu, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richelieu pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richelieu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Richelieu circles away.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Richelieu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richelieu keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a head kick but Richelieu moves out of range.
Richelieu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Richelieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richelieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richelieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Richelieu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richelieu to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richelieu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richelieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richelieu tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Richelieu pushes him off.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richelieu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith darts in and clinches Richelieu up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richelieu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith pulls guard.
Richelieu won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richelieu defends well.
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 Reggie Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith looks to clinch
and Richelieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Richelieu blocks a head kick by Smith.
Richelieu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richelieu counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Richelieu.
Richelieu stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Richelieu to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Richelieu counter with a right hand.
Richelieu tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richelieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richelieu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richelieu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardinal Richelieu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Richelieu scores with a jab.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richelieu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Richelieu tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richelieu.
Richelieu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richelieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richelieu.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Richelieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Richelieu circles away.
Richelieu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richelieu tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries to clinch but Richelieu moves away
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Richelieu does no damage.
Richelieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richelieu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Richelieu moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richelieu.
No joy there for Richelieu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Richelieu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richelieu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Richelieu's knee but Richelieu avoids it well.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Richelieu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Richelieu circles away.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Richelieu counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Some wild striking there from Richelieu.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Richelieu counter with a right hand.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richelieu.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Richelieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richelieu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks to clinch
and Richelieu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith is rocked!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richelieu lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith moves to clinch but Richelieu breaks away
and Richelieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Richelieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Richelieu is out of range.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Richelieu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richelieu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richelieu connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Smith! He's out on his feet! Richelieu rushes in and drops Smith with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cardinal Richelieu!
Cardinal Richelieu made sure to mention his sponsor, Gilop® in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle has chosen Leper Messiah by Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bu throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Bu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castle.
Bu throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bu instigates a clinch.
Castle breaks from the clinch.
Bu misses with a double jab
and Castle counters with a nice body kick.
Castle throws a head kick but Bu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle throws a head kick but Bu moves out of range.
Bu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bu throws a combination that misses
and Castle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bu's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Castle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Castle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Castle gets tackled into the cage by Bu. Bu maintains the clinch.
Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castle somewhat.
Bu misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu swinging wildly here.
Bu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castle fails with the takedown
and Bu counters with a series of strikes. Castle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Castle.
Bu swinging wildly here.
Castle shoots for a double leg takedown but Bu sprawls well. He's pushed Castle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but Bu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castle shoots in and drives through. Bu sprawls well.
Bu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle shoots in but no luck this time.
Bu avoids the head kick by Castle.
Bu slaps away a takedown attempt from Castle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bu throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Bu scores with a four punch combination!
Bu avoids the head kick by Castle.
Castle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bu swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu closes the distance and clinches.
Castle wants to get back to striking at distance but Bu won't allow it.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castle misses with a takedown
and Bu counters with a three punch combo that has Castle backing up. Castle nods at Bu to acknowledge the strikes.
Lu Bu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bu misses with a combination
so Castle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle stops Bu from standing up.
Castle is pushing down on Bu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bu is fighting to maintain full guard but Castle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bu is trying to stand up here but Castle is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Castle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Castle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Bu.
Bu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bu!
Bu is squirming around, avoiding Castle's attempts to control the action.
Castle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castle on the side of the head.
Bu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle tries for a takedown but Bu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castle is defended easily by Bu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bu. Those never looked like landing.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bu misses with the combination.
Bu scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bu does no damage.
A head kick misses from Castle.
Bu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castle.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Castle.
Bu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bu's guard.
Castle stays in close to Bu's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Castle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bu's waist but Bu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu throws a one two combo.
Bu leaves Castle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Bu, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Bu against the cage but Bu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Bu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Castle.
Castle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Castle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bu misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bu's waist but Bu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
Lu Bu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bu misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castle 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton comes into the arena with Seven blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverton misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Fujimoto.
Nice uppercut lands for Silverton. That snapped Fujimoto's head back.
Silverton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Silverton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Silverton misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Silverton misses.
Fujimoto connects with a high kick.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Silverton's head but Silverton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silverton lands an overhand right.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto swinging wildly here.
Fujimoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silverton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujimoto scrambles back to his feet.
Silverton misses with a wild body shot.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Silverton moves away
and Silverton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton leaning against his opponent.
Fujimoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Silverton is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
Fujimoto is looking to control Silverton's arms but Silverton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fujimoto has his back to the cage.
Fujimoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silverton avoids the elbow strike from Fujimoto, against the cage.
Silverton blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Silverton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujimoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silverton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silverton throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimoto's shoulder, as Fujimoto tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Fujimoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Silverton catches Fujimoto right on the button with a cross.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Silverton.
Silverton gets tackled into the cage by Fujimoto. Fujimoto maintains the clinch.
Silverton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silverton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fujimoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silverton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujimoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Silverton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fujimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Silverton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Silverton.
Silverton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is trying to stall.
Come on Fujimoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silverton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silverton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silverton is defending well for now.
Silverton looking for a takedown.
Silverton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silverton is trying to pull guard but Fujimoto has him pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silverton is defending well for now.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silverton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silverton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silverton blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Silverton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silverton presses Fujimoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silverton blocks the elbow strike.
Silverton has clasped his hands together around Fujimoto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto is trying to control Silverton's posture but Silverton avoids it.
Fujimoto taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronin Fujimoto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silverton misses with an uppercut.
Fujimoto drives through and clinches with Silverton against the cage.
Silverton tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.
Fujimoto looking to stall.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silverton misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silverton.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Silverton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Silverton.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Silverton tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silverton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Fujimoto prevents a body shot from Silverton.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Fujimoto.
A hook to the body from Silverton.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Silverton is blocking nicely.
Silverton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silverton blocks the elbow strike.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton blocks the elbow strike.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silverton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fujimoto can't fight it off and eventually Silverton manages to take the fight to the floor. Fujimoto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silverton wants to pass the guard but Fujimoto is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silverton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronin Fujimoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silverton throws a big shot that misses.
Silverton drives through with a takedown into Fujimoto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silverton looking to pass the guard.
Silverton passes into half guard.
Silverton wants to pass the guard but Fujimoto is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fujimoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fujimoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silverton.
Fujimoto trying to control but Silverton postures up.
Silverton trying to advance position but Fujimoto counters by regaining guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silverton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silverton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silverton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fujimoto wants to control but Silverton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fujimoto has his hands clasped together around Silverton's back. He's all about the action.
Fujimoto is trying to maintain the position but Silverton is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fujimoto is pressing down on Silverton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silverton slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton trying to control the pace.
Silverton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joey Silverton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silverton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujimoto keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silverton trying to mount his opponent but Fujimoto defends it.
Silverton stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Silverton.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Silverton counters with a takedown into side control.
Silverton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fujimoto is trying to escape and Silverton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fujimoto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silverton! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Silverton!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joey Silverton thanked Rōnin for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matmat comes to the cage accompanied by pass tha axe. 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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32
167 lbs
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25
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday throws a push kick but Matmat slaps the foot to one side.
Holliday looks to land a left hand but Matmat moved out of range nicely.
Holliday looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matmat misses with an uppercut. Holliday saw that one coming.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Matmat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holliday slips a jab from Matmat.
Matmat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matmat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holliday is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Holliday.
Holliday closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matmat's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holliday preventing the sweep.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matmat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holliday can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holliday keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matmat's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holliday advances position into side control!
Matmat is looking to regain half guard here but Holliday keeps moving and retains side control.
Matmat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holliday.
Holliday scoring with punches from side control.
Holliday in side control, throwing shots but Matmat defends.
Holliday tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holliday has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holliday scores with punches from side control.
Holliday in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holliday wants to control but Matmat is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matmat prevents Holliday from moving into mount.
Holliday thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matmat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holliday tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matmat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to advance to mount but Matmat denies him.
Matmat is trying to control Holliday's posture but Holliday avoids it.
Holliday cracks Matmat with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Holliday.
Holliday wants to control but Matmat is keeping him busy.
Matmat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Matmat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holliday sees it coming and defends easily.
Holliday is concentrating on defense, preventing Matmat from advancing position.
Holliday is not content to let Matmat control the position.
Holliday is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to roll over but Matmat keeps him under control.
Matmat stops Holliday from getting back to his feet.
Holliday works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matmat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holliday is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matmat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holliday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holliday throwing shots but Matmat is blocking nicely.
Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Matmat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matmat looking for submissions off his back.
Matmat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holliday explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matmat throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
A big left from Matmat misses.
Holliday fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holliday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday punishes Matmat's body with a nice straight punch.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday scores with a shot to the body.
Holliday walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matmat.
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!
Matmat misses with an uppercut.
Matmat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday works Matmat's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Matmat.
Matmat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Matmat.
Holliday with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holliday connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matmat momentarily.
Holliday tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matmat moves out of range as Holliday throws a body kick.
Matmat misses with a straight left.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matmat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matmat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Holliday works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holliday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holliday lands a glancing blow to the side of Matmat's head.
Matmat connects with a crisp jab.
Holliday defending well as Matmat loads up on a big left hand.
Matmat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matmat doesn't manage to clinch there - Holliday circles away.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Matmat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Matmat misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Holliday checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday cracks a nice hook into Matmat's ribs.
Matmat misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Matmat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matmat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Matmat misses the target.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matmat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matmat throws a wild body kick that Holliday sees coming a mile off.
Holliday slips a straight right by Matmat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matmat 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 Holliday has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holliday and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matmat misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Matmat blocks a leg kick.
Matmat misses with a low kick as Holliday jumps back.
Matmat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holliday getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holliday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matmat rather than just go for the knockout.
Matmat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holliday avoids a kick to the body.
Matmat checks a low kick from Holliday.
Matmat tries for a takedown but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mat Matmat is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matmat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matmat avoids the head kick by Holliday.
Matmat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holliday can pounce on him.
Holliday throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matmat throws a jab when Holliday was well out of range.
Matmat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Holliday.
Holliday is looking to land body kicks.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matmat shoots for a takedown but Holliday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matmat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holliday cracks Matmat with an open hand slap.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
Holliday avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matmat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holliday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch lands to the side of Matmat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matmat moves out of range as Holliday throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doc Holliday will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Matmat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matmat throws a big shot that misses.
Holliday lands a slapping body shot.
Matmat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holliday misses with a low kick as Matmat jumps back.
Holliday shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matmat eats them both and turns towards Holliday to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holliday defending well as Matmat loads up on a big left hand.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Matmat is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holliday.
The strikes coming from Holliday are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Matmat is trying to improve his position.
Holliday tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holliday working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday tries to move to mount but Matmat blocks the move with his legs.
Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Matmat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holliday creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Holliday tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Holliday trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Holliday slows the pace down.
Holliday working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matmat tries to improve position but can't.
Matmat is working hard here to advance position.
Mat Matmat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Holliday working away.
Holliday in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Matmat tries to buck Holliday off but Holliday is having none of it.
Holliday landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Holliday lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday trying to control the position but Matmat is working away.
Holliday in side control lands a decent elbow.
Matmat manages to get back to half guard.
Matmat is not content to let Holliday control the position.
Matmat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holliday pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday seems to be working for a kimura but Matmat defends the submission attempt.
Matmat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holliday seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matmat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holliday throwing shots but Matmat is blocking nicely.
Holliday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matmat's head.
Matmat moves into full guard.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
Holliday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doc Holliday is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
Matmat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matmat looking for a sweep. Not yet Matmat, not yet.
Matmat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holliday controls the pace.
Holliday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matmat is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Holliday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holliday 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Holliday!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Doc Holliday waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le Tank's choice of entrance music: The Trooper. John Gites has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
132 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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30
141 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Tank moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Tank throws a right and a left that Gites avoids nicely.
Le Tank throws a head kick that misses.
Le Tank misses with a series of wild punches.
Gites shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Le Tank manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Le Tank has control of Gites's left arm, preventing Gites from doing any damage.
Gites with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gites trying to control but Le Tank is working from the bottom.
Gites stays in close to Le Tank's body and controls the position.
Le Tank uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Le Tank throws a head kick but Gites moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gites shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gites was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Le Tank tries to improve his position but instead Gites has taken his back!
Le Tank showing good submission defense here.
Gites is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Le Tank is defending well though. Gites let's go of the attempt for now.
Gites is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Le Tank has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Le Tank covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Gites manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gites is trying to stick to Le Tank's back but Le Tank is turning into Gites. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gites's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Le Tank.
Le Tank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Le Tank sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gites looking for a sweep. Not yet Gites, not yet.
Gites is looking for a triangle here but Le Tank uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gites is looking for a sweep.
Le Tank lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gites down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gites struggling a bit here.
Gites is looking to regain half guard here but Le Tank keeps moving and retains side control.
Gites manages to work his way to half guard, despite Le Tank's best efforts.
Gites is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Tank working Gites over with strikes.
Le Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gites blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Gites is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Le Tank's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Le Tank's back!
Gites is persistently looking for the submission but Le Tank is defending it well.
Le Tank tries to break free.
Le Tank holding on to Gites's left wrist, preventing the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank is in bad spot here.
Gites wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy.
Gites looking for the choke from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gites is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Le Tank defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gites patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gites is looking for a choke. Le Tank gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Le Tank manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Tank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gites dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Le Tank moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gites cracks Le Tank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gites throws a head kick that misses.
Gites throws a shot to the body.
Le Tank decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Le Tank sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gites wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy.
Le Tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gites trying to control from the bottom.
Le Tank is keen to just control but Gites is a slippery customer.
Gites is trying to control but can't.
Le Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gites tries to get to full guard but Le Tank has control of the leg.
Le Tank seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gites trying to control here.
Gites is looking for a sweep. Le Tank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Le Tank throwing shots but Gites is blocking nicely.
Le Tank throws a strike but Gites avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gites throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites is pulling down on Le Tank's head to control his posture.
Le Tank passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Le Tank is working for a submission of some sort.
Le Tank working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gites works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gites is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Le Tank defends well.
Gites utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gites can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Le Tank controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Gites has wrist control.
Gites is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gites is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Le Tank defends well.
Gites avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gites is trying to keep Le Tank in close.
Gites looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Le Tank passes into half guard.
Gites is looking to improve his position.
Le Tank lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gites blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gites wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy.
Gites is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gites defending well though.
Le Tank tries to pass to full mount but Gites defends it.
John Gites overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Tank thows a huge punch but Gites dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gites is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gites is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Le Tank is tapping! Great win for Gites!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Gites!
John Gites really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rōnin logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gim Allon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayton Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin' as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gim Allon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dayton Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke throws a body punch but Allon moves out of range.
Allon with a jab.
It looks like Dayton Clarke has been cut.
Clarke swings for the body but Allon moves out of range.
Clarke lands with a nice body punch.
Allon misses with a two punch combination.
Allon tries for a takedown but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke looks to land a left hand but Allon moved out of range nicely.
Allon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Allon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke with a jab.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
Allon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allon misses with a series of wild punches.
Allon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a straight right.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke thuds his shin into the meat of Allon's side.
Allon misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
Allon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clarke. Clarke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clarke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allon rather than just go for the knockout.
Allon throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Allon swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Allon ducks down to avoid it.
Allon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allon's head backwards.
Clarke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clarke scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Allon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clarke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
Clarke slips a straight right by Allon.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Allon misses with a left hand
and Clarke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allon misses with a takedown attempt - Clarke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gim Allon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allon slips under a jab.
Allon missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Allon throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Allon lands a jab to the head.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allon misses with a two punch combination.
Allon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allon. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clarke takes a swing at Allon's ribcage but misses.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but Allon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarke scores with a nice head shot.
Clarke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allon tries a head kick but it misses.
Allon avoids a kick to the body.
Clarke cracks Allon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Allon to counter with a crisp jab.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Allon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clarke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clarke in his tracks.
That has opened up Dayton Clarke's cut even more.
Clarke scores with a punch to the head.
Allon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Allon throws a leg kick
and Clarke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Clarke lands.
Clarke throws a right hand that Allon ducks under and follows up with a left that Allon also avoids with ease.
Clarke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Allon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Allon punishes Clarke's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dayton Clarke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dayton Clarke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Allon misses.
Gim Allon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarke.
Allon misses with a wild combination.
Clarke misses with a kick to the body.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dayton Clarke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarke throws a head kick but Allon moves out of range.
Allon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke slips under a jab.
Allon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Clarke misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a right hand that Allon ducks under and follows up with a left that Allon also avoids with ease.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Allon saw that one coming.
Dayton Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allon manages to avoid it.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clarke clinches up with Allon and pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allon blocks a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke digs a right hand into Allon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allon's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allon's elbow.
Clarke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allon or not.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Allon controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Allon fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clarke.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Allon avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clarke as Allon tries to tie him up.
Clarke misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allon jumps into guard, dragging Clarke to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Allon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke tries to stand but Allon is controlling from the bottom.
Clarke preventing the sweep.
Clarke tries to stand but Allon is controlling from the bottom.
Allon keeping full guard, as Clarke tries to pass.
Clarke wants to stand and escape but instead Allon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Allon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Allon stops Clarke from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke wants to sweep but no luck.
Allon trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Allon trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clarke throws a right hand that Allon ducks under and follows up with a left that Allon also avoids with ease.
Allon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clarke finds it's way round the side to connect with Allon's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dayton Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dayton Clarke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
Clarke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clarke throws the kick towards the body but Allon avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Clarke blocks the leg kick.
Allon lands a nice hook to Clarke's body. Clarke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good exchange - Allon coming out on top.
Allon misses with a two punch combination.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allon looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Allon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Allon. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allon on the side of the head.
Allon throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Allon does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Clarke. No joy for Allon on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allon was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke slips a jab from Allon.
Allon avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke throws a body punch but Allon moves out of range.
Allon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarke throws a hook but Allon avoids it easily.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Clarke.
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Allon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clarke misses its intended target.
Allon misses with a double jab.
Clarke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Allon tries to clinch up but Clarke circles away and keeps his distance.
Clarke lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke looks to land a left hand but Allon moved out of range nicely.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allon.
Allon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Allon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Clarke as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clarke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gim Allon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Allon controls his hands.
Dayton Clarke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Allon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clarke lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clarke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allon blocks a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke lands with a right to the head.
Clarke keeps control of Allon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Clarke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Allon controls the action.
Clarke tries to work over Allon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Allon controls the action.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Allon controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke taking a breather.
Allon is pushing Clarke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clarke lands with a light punch inside.
Allon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke throws a hook but Allon avoids it easily.
Allon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clarke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dayton Clarke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clarke scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dayton Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clarke 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dayton Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Quid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pep connects with a solid leg kick.
Quid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Quid. Those never looked like landing.
Quid slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep tries to clinch but Quid is having none of it.
Quid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pep. That did some damage!
A big right from Quid misses.
Quid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quid misses with a body shot.
Quid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pep manages to avoid it.
Quid misses with a body punch
and Pep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep lands a head kick. Quid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pep blocks a jab.
Quid misses with a series of wild punches.
Pep takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quid scores with a jab. Pep acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quid tries to keep at a distance but Pep has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quid is looking to control Pep's arms but Pep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quid has his back to the cage.
Quid manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pep to score with a decent uppercut.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
Quid throws a lazy uppercut
and Pep counters with a nice body shot.
Quid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pep throws a leg kick but Quid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pep clinches up with Quid and pushes him back against the cage.
Quid scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Quid.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pep tries a body shot but Quid blocks it.
Pep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pep is trying to stall.
Pep tries to work over Quid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid prevents a body shot from Pep.
Pep tries to work over Quid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Quid fails to land.
Pep tries to break free but Quid pushes him back against the cage.
Quid can't find room to land a body shot as Pep controls the action.
Pep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pep stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pep has Quid pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quid.
A nice left hand lands by Quid.
Quid blocks an elbow strike.
Pep trying to control the position but instead, Quid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pep into the cage.
Pep lands a shoulder strike.
Quid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pep up against the cage.
Pep lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pep.
Quid tries a body shot but Pep blocks it.
Nice body punch from Pep.
Quid working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quid is trying to break the clinch but Pep is controlling him.
Quid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Quid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pep is keeping busy.
Pep tries a body shot but Quid blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep trying to land knees to the body.
Pep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quid breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid 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.
Pep moves out of range as Quid strikes.
Quid lands a jab-cross combination.
Pep thumps Quid with a low kick.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pep is out of range.
Quid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Pep takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pep takes one to the chin there.
Pep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pep moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep wants to clinch.
Pep stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pep.
Pep cracks Quid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnny Quid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep throws a lazy uppercut
and Quid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quid avoids the head kick by Pep.
Quid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pep throws a low kick, looking for Quid's leg but Quid calmly moves out of range.
Pep on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Quid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quid throws a right hand that Pep ducks under and follows up with a left that Pep also avoids with ease.
Quid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quid looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Pep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quid.
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep rushes Quid and presses him up against the cage.
Quid misses with the head strike.
Quid trying to control the position but instead, Pep has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quid into the cage.
Pep misses with a punch to the body.
Quid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Quid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quid tries to throw a body punch but Pep avoids it by throwing Quid back against the cage.
Pep makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pep tries to stall but Quid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pep scores with a punch to the head.
Quid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pep. That did some damage!
Pep lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pep.
Nice body kick from Pep.
Quid digs a good hook to Pep's body.
Quid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pep throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Quid misses.
Pep swings for the body but Quid moves out of range.
Quid misses with a wild body shot.
Pep blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid looks to land a body kick but Pep moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Quid is out of range.
Pep defending well as Quid loads up on a big left hand.
Quid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Quid misses with a straight left.
Pep throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pep walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quid misses with a body shot.
Quid throws a body kick the misses
and Pep counters with a leg kick.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A cross from Quid lands.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quid manages to avoid it.
Quid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Pep lunges at Quid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quid's hand.
Pep moves out of range as Quid throws a body kick.
Quid scores with a leg kick.
Pep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quid.
Quid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pep's head.
Quid feints and then cracks Pep's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pep down.
Quid clobbers Pep with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pep doesn't seem bothered though.
Pep avoids the body shot from Quid.
Quid lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep misses with a wild combination.
Quid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quid throws a lazy uppercut
and Pep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pep pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quid throws a shot from downtown. Pep moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quid, right into the meat.
Quid connects with a single shot there.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pep.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pep.
Pep clobbers Quid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quid throws a sloppy head kick and Pep moves out of range easily.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Quid pushes him off.
Pep pushes Quid away with a front kick.
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!
Quid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pep can pounce on him.
Quid throws a lazy right hand but Pep sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quid is looking to land body kicks.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Quid.
Quid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pep.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quid manages to avoid it.
Pep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Quid misses.
Quid gets tackled into the cage by Pep. Pep maintains the clinch.
Quid breaks the clinch.
Quid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pep swinging wildly here.
Quid throws a hook but Pep avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Pep.
Pep takes a swing at Quid's ribcage but misses.
Pep ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quid is looking to slow Pep down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid misses the jab.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Frankie Pep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quid throws a jab when Pep was well out of range.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Johnny Quid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pep thumps Quid with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quid checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quid, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!
Johnny Quid made sure to mention his sponsor, Rōnin in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Ziyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine has chosen Slaughter - Billy Preston as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tariq Ziyad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine throws a leg kick but Ziyad checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ziyad is defended easily by Raine.
Ziyad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ziyad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raine's knee momentarily.
Ziyad misses with a body kick.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ziyad wants to land a leg kick but Raine is out of range.
Raine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ziyad misses with a kick to the body.
Raine misses with a kick to the body.
Raine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziyad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ziyad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raine throws out the jab.
Raine misses with a kick to the body
and Ziyad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Raine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziyad throws a leg kick that misses.
Ziyad throws a head kick but Raine moves out of range.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raine takes the fight into the clinch.
Ziyad blocks an uppercut.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ziyad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ziyad.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raine stalling the fight.
Ziyad goes for a takedown attempt but Raine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ziyad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ziyad tenderised Raine's leg. Raine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ziyad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raine as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raine checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad avoids a kick to the body.
Ziyad blocks a head kick by Raine.
Ziyad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad drops an elbow to the side of Raine's head.
Raine is looking for a sweep. Ziyad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raine is trying to keep Ziyad in close.
Ziyad 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.
Raine pulls Ziyad in close to his closed guard and prevents Ziyad from doing any damage or advancing position.
Raine keeping moving, preventing Ziyad from controlling successfully.
Raine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ziyad manages to get himself to full guard.
Ziyad trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziyad pulls Raine in close to prevent any damage.
Raine preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziyad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raine manages to get himself to full guard.
Raine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ziyad trying to control but Raine is working from the bottom.
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 Tariq Ziyad will probably get the nod.
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.
Ziyad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raine throws a low kick, looking for Ziyad's leg but Ziyad calmly moves out of range.
Raine blocks a head kick by Ziyad.
Ziyad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ziyad slips under a jab.
Raine closes the distance and clinches.
Raine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Raine tries to work over Ziyad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziyad is trying to drag Raine to the mat but Raine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Raine scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a shoulder strike.
Raine misses with a punch on the inside.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ziyad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raine pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziyad keeps Raine at a distance using the push kick.
Raine moves out of range of the body kick.
Raine blocks a head kick by Ziyad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raine pinned against the cage. Raine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziyad shoots in and drives through. Raine sprawls well.
Ziyad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raine misses with a head kick.
Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ziyad avoids it.
Raine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Raine.
Raine digs a right hand underneath Ziyad's ribcage. Ziyad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ziyad tries to pull guard but Raine won't allow it.
Ziyad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Raine throws a leg kick
and Ziyad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ziyad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine swings for the body but Ziyad moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ziyad lands a head kick!
Ziyad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raine is out of range and Ziyad settles back down.
Raine lands with a slapping head kick.
Raine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ziyad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine throws a push kick but Ziyad slaps the foot to one side.
Tariq Ziyad is winning the standup battle so far.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine avoids the head kick by Ziyad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raine is looking to clinch.
Raine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ziyad rather than just go for the knockout.
Raine misses with a wild combination.
Raine is looking to land body kicks.
Raine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ziyad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziyad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raine pulls Ziyad in close to his closed guard and prevents Ziyad from doing any damage or advancing position.
Raine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziyad.
Ziyad wants to control from the top but Raine keeps moving.
Ziyad lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Raine holds on and takes a little breather.
Ziyad throwing strikes but missing.
Raine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ziyad wants to pass the guard but Raine is keeping the position.
Raine keeping moving, preventing Ziyad from controlling successfully.
Ziyad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raine seems keen to control Ziyad's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aldo Raine was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Raine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ziyad's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Ziyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raine, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Raine is looking to clinch.
Raine throws a leg kick that misses.
Raine is looking to clinch but Ziyad is avoiding it.
Raine tries to clinch but Ziyad moves out of range.
Raine rushes Ziyad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ziyad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Ziyad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raine forces Ziyad back against the cage and clinches.
Raine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ziyad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ziyad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ziyad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raine after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Ziyad avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Raine digs a right hand underneath Ziyad's ribcage. Ziyad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Ziyad controls his hands.
Ziyad prevents a body shot from Raine.
Ziyad is trying to pull guard but Raine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raine lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ziyad - that will leave a mark!
Ziyad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ziyad fails with a takedown attempt.
Ziyad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raine.
Raine looks to land a right hand but Ziyad moved out of range.
Raine throws a sloppy head kick
and Ziyad counters with a thumping low kick.
Raine closes the distance and clinches.
Ziyad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ziyad backwards.
Ziyad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Raine swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ziyad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine tries a body shot but Ziyad blocks it.
Ziyad jumps guard but Raine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad tries to pull guard but Raine won't allow it.
Raine wants to stall.
Ziyad blocks an uppercut.
Raine throws a head punch that misses.
Ziyad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raine misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Raine fails to land.
Raine avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aldo Raine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Ziyad avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Ziyad tries to score a body lock takedown but Raine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ziyad's elbow.
Ziyad blocking some punches.
Raine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raine misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ziyad blocks an uppercut.
Raine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Ziyad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Ziyad blocks it.
Raine gets through Ziyad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ziyad blocks an uppercut.
Raine is working Ziyad over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ziyad prevents a body shot from Raine.
Raine misses with a punch to the body.
Raine misses with a body punch.
Raine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ziyad blocks a body shot from Raine.
Ziyad is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Raine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Ziyad avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Ziyad tries to pull guard but Raine won't allow it.
Ziyad gets control of Raine's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ziyad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ziyad has his foot on Raine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raine works his way back into a safe position though.
Raine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raine stands up from Ziyad's guard - Raine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Good leg kick by Ziyad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad staying out of range there.
Ziyad looks to land a body kick but Raine moved away.
Ziyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziyad manages to avoid it.
Ziyad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziyad looks to land a body kick but Raine moved away.
Raine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raine just misses with a punch to the body.
Tariq Ziyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziyad misses with a takedown attempt - Raine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad connects with a leg kick. Raine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Ziyad pushes him off.
Ziyad tries to score with a low kick but Raine moves his leg out of the way.
Ziyad throws a wild body kick that Raine sees coming a mile off.
Raine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raine.
Raine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raine misses with a wild body shot.
Ziyad avoids a kick to the body.
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raine scores with a shot to the body.
Raine is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raine!
Raine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziyad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raine connects with a solid leg kick.
Ziyad misses with a kick to the body.
Raine throws a chopping leg kick but Ziyad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raine lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziyad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziyad scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raine 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine! Aldo Raine retains his middleweight title!
Aldo Raine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Quaritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miles Quaritch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkemakolam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quaritch is looking to slow Nkemakolam down with leg kicks.
Quaritch misses with the body kick
and Nkemakolam counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quaritch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nkemakolam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quaritch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quaritch misses with a low kick.
Quaritch misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Nkemakolam blocks the low kick.
Quaritch misses with a low kick.
Quaritch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nkemakolam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam throws a sloppy head kick and Quaritch moves out of range easily.
Jab by Nkemakolam.
It looks like Miles Quaritch has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nkemakolam misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaritch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nkemakolam is out of range and Quaritch settles back down.
A head kick misses from Quaritch.
Nkemakolam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quaritch lands a head kick!
Nkemakolam scores with a takedown into Quaritch's guard.
Nkemakolam forces his way into half guard.
Quaritch pushes Nkemakolam off looking to stand but Nkemakolam dives back in and keeps control.
Nkemakolam is nestled in close to Quaritch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quaritch won't allow Nkemakolam to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nkemakolam there.
Nkemakolam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nkemakolam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Quaritch wants to get back to his feet.
Quaritch kicks Nkemakolam off and gets back to his feet.
Nkemakolam throws a one two combo.
That has opened up Miles Quaritch's cut even more.
Quaritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miles Quaritch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quaritch slips a straight right by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Nkemakolam.
Jobe Nkemakolam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nkemakolam.
Quaritch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nkemakolam's calf.
Quaritch fakes the leg kick and cracks Nkemakolam in the body.
A left lands for Nkemakolam.
Quaritch looks for the body kick but Nkemakolam saw that one coming.
Quaritch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nkemakolam looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaritch is just out of range.
Quaritch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nkemakolam is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quaritch.
Quaritch closes the distance and clinches.
Quaritch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quaritch breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch throws a head kick but Nkemakolam moves out of range.
Quaritch tries to land a leg kick but Nkemakolam saw it coming and moves away.
Nkemakolam throws a big shot that misses.
Quaritch lands a big head kick that sends Nkemakolam tumbling to the mat! Quaritch takes a step backwards and waves Nkemakolam back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jobe Nkemakolam has been cut.
A low kick from Quaritch misses
and Nkemakolam counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam loads up on a big right hand but Quaritch slips the punch.
Nkemakolam moves out of range of the body kick from Quaritch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quaritch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nkemakolam throws out the jab.
Nkemakolam 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.
Quaritch throws a low kick, looking for Nkemakolam's leg but Nkemakolam calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Quaritch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nkemakolam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quaritch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miles Quaritch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nkemakolam wants to land a leg kick but Quaritch is out of range.
Miles Quaritch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quaritch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nkemakolam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quaritch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quaritch throws a low kick but Nkemakolam avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Quaritch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Quaritch throws a low kick but Nkemakolam moves out of range easily.
Nkemakolam throws a solid leg kick but Quaritch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick as Quaritch jumps back.
Nkemakolam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick as Quaritch jumps back.
Nkemakolam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quaritch but Quaritch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quaritch throws a chopping leg kick but Nkemakolam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaritch throws a head kick that misses.
Nkemakolam avoids a kick to the body.
Quaritch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nkemakolam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nkemakolam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Nkemakolam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nkemakolam checks a leg kick.
Quaritch tried to score with a low kick but Nkemakolam checks it.
Nkemakolam throws a series of punches but Quaritch moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam blocks a head kick by Quaritch.
Quaritch throws a body kick the misses
and Nkemakolam counters with a nice body kick.
Nkemakolam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quaritch's hands.
Nkemakolam misses the shot to the body.
Nkemakolam lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quaritch checks a leg kick.
Nkemakolam misses with an uppercut. Quaritch saw that one coming.
Quaritch 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam blocks a head kick by Quaritch.
Nkemakolam misses the shot to the body.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick
and Quaritch counters with a head kick. That will keep Nkemakolam thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam misses with a hook.
Quaritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Nkemakolam lands.
Nkemakolam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaritch manages to avoid it.
Nkemakolam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quaritch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quaritch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quaritch.
Nkemakolam moves into range and connects with a jab.
The cut above Miles Quaritch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nkemakolam misses with a left hand
and Quaritch counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam dives in and grabs Quaritch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quaritch pushes down on Nkemakolam's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nkemakolam misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nkemakolam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quaritch moves away from the strike by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam thows a body shot but no joy.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quaritch.
Nkemakolam throws a hook but Quaritch avoids it easily.
A jab from Nkemakolam misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nkemakolam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nkemakolam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quaritch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nkemakolam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quaritch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quaritch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nkemakolam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quaritch tries a low kick but Nkemakolam avoids it.
Quaritch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nkemakolam misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quaritch lands a big head kick that sends Nkemakolam tumbling to the mat! Quaritch takes a step backwards and waves Nkemakolam back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Nkemakolam misses with the combination.
Quaritch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quaritch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaritch thows a body kick. Nkemakolam tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nkemakolam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quaritch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nkemakolam moves out of range as Quaritch throws a body kick.
Quaritch throws a sloppy head kick and Nkemakolam moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Quaritch.
Quaritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nkemakolam just misses with a punch to the body.
Quaritch tries to land a front kick but Nkemakolam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nkemakolam throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quaritch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quaritch moves out of range of the strikes.
Quaritch ducks under a wild hook from Nkemakolam.
Quaritch throws a leg kick which misses Nkemakolam's front leg but catches the back leg as Nkemakolam tries to avoid it.
Quaritch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nkemakolam is able to avoid easily.
Quaritch throws a chopping leg kick but Nkemakolam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quaritch throws a nice head kick!
Quaritch throws a head kick but Nkemakolam moves out of range.
Nkemakolam misses the shot to the body.
Nkemakolam swats away the attempt to clinch by Quaritch.
Quaritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the side of Quaritch's head but Quaritch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaritch throws a head kick that misses.
Quaritch throws a head kick but Nkemakolam moves out of range.
Nkemakolam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nkemakolam moves out of range as Quaritch throws a body kick.
Nkemakolam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quaritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Quaritch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice right hand.
Nkemakolam blocks a head kick by Quaritch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam swinging wildly here.
Nkemakolam shoots in looking for a takedown. Quaritch tries to sprawl out of it but Nkemakolam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quaritch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nkemakolam misses the jab.
Nkemakolam fails with a takedown attempt.
Quaritch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quaritch but Quaritch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jobe Nkemakolam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quaritch checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Quaritch really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quaritch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nkemakolam is able to avoid easily.
Quaritch throws a wild body kick that Nkemakolam sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Quaritch.
Nkemakolam throws a solid leg kick but Quaritch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nkemakolam.
Nice shot by Nkemakolam.
Quaritch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quaritch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a front kick that sends Quaritch stumbling back into the cage.
Quaritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Quaritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nkemakolam misses with a hook. Quaritch ducked under it nicely.
Nkemakolam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quaritch is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaritch scoring well with a low kick there.
Nkemakolam tries for a takedown but Quaritch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quaritch looks to land a body kick but Nkemakolam moved away.
Nkemakolam misses the shot to the body.
Quaritch is looking to score with low kicks.
Nkemakolam misses with a straight right.
Quaritch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nkemakolam throws out the jab.
Nkemakolam scores with a jab.
Nkemakolam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quaritch tries to move into range but Nkemakolam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nkemakolam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quaritch misses with a head kick.
Nkemakolam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Quaritch is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nkemakolam lands the left hand.
Quaritch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A combination from Nkemakolam does no damage.
Quaritch staying out of range there.
Quaritch throws out a leg kick but Nkemakolam moves out of range and Quaritch only half commits.
Quaritch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nkemakolam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quaritch scrambles back to his feet.
Nkemakolam lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quaritch.
Quaritch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nkemakolam can pounce on him.
Nkemakolam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quaritch fakes the leg kick and cracks Nkemakolam in the body.
Nkemakolam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nkemakolam cracks Quaritch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Nkemakolam finds it's way through Quaritch's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaritch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quaritch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam connects with the punch.
Quaritch slips under a jab from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam pushes Quaritch away with a front kick.
Quaritch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nkemakolam with a hook.
Nkemakolam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miles Quaritch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Quaritch blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Quaritch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam scores with a hook to the body. Quaritch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nkemakolam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quaritch at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam had his way with Miles Quaritch in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quaritch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nkemakolam. Nkemakolam obviously looking to wear him down.
Nkemakolam lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nkemakolam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quaritch's sensitive parts.
Nkemakolam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nkemakolam throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nkemakolam connects with the punch.
Quaritch is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miles Quaritch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jobe Nkemakolam!
Jobe Nkemakolam retains his heavyweight title!
Jobe Nkemakolam took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Rōnin for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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