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CFC 224: Charles vs Tatum PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (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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166 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter thumps Halike with a low kick.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Halike.
The fighters circling - Halike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Halike counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halike throws out the jab.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halike momentarily.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halike connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter thumps Halike with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Halike misses the target.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a body kick.
Halike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Halike throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Halike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter staying out of range there.
Halike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Halike uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Halike does no damage.
Halike stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Halike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter misses the jab.
Halike scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halike blocks the body kick.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halike sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter avoids the head kick by Halike.
Halike throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Halike.
Halike scores with a leg kick.
Halike lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter moves out of range as Halike throws a body kick.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike thumps Carter with a low kick.
Halike misses with a wild body shot.
Halike misses with a looping left.
Halike lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Halike misses.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Halike's leg but Halike calmly moves out of range.
Carter moves away from the strike by Halike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Halike. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolo Halike will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halike lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Halike moved away.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Halike blocks a low kick nicely.
Halike takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Nikolo Halike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter tries a low kick but Halike avoids it.
Halike slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Halike pushes him off.
Halike lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halike blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halike.
Carter gets through Halike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter is trying to stall.
Halike has Carter pushed against the cage.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halike takes a shot to the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Halike.
Halike dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Halike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter prevents a body shot from Halike.
Halike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halike tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Halike back against the cage.
Halike scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Halike scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halike scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Halike.
A body shot lands from Halike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Halike breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Halike.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halike checks a leg kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Halike dodges the punch combination from Carter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halike throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Halike lands a two punch combo.
Carter is rocked!
Halike lands a body shot.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
Halike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Halike keeps the fight on the outside.
Halike tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Halike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a push kick but Halike slaps the foot to one side.
Carter checks a low kick from Halike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Halike just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Halike catches Carter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halike on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halike doesn't seem phased though.
Halike avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halike misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
Carter scores with a spinning back kick!
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halike moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halike is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halike.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halike moves away.
Carter moves away from the strike by Halike.
Halike lands an overhand right.
Halike misses with a wild body shot.
Halike tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Halike on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halike moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Halike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter looks for the body kick but Halike saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Halike moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Halike moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Halike slips a jab from Carter.
Halike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halike. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter scores with a push kick.
Halike looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Halike's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halike scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halike scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halike has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Crunch! Carter slams his shin into Halike's torso.
Cale Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halike throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Halike smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Halike.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halike throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Halike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halike throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Halike lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter moves out of range as Halike throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter throws a front kick that sends Halike stumbling back into the cage.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cale Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolo Halike!
Nikolo Halike took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Popov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Ryan thows a leg kick but Popov checks it
and Popov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Popov.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Popov controls his hands.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Popov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Popov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popov is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Popov takes one on the button.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popov tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Popov.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan scores with a nice head shot.
Alexander Popov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
Ryan forces Popov back against the cage and clinches.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Popov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ryan is persistently looking for the submission but Popov is defending it well.
Ryan scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Popov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ryan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Popov is defending well though. Ryan let's go of the attempt for now.
Ryan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan struggling to land strikes to the head as Popov covers up.
Ryan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ryan throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ryan lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will Ryan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ryan lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popov covering up well under a series of strikes from Ryan.
Popov prevents Ryan from getting a body triangle.
Ryan cracks Popov with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Popov from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Even with his hooks in, Ryan manages to miss with strikes 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!
Ryan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Popov misses with a double jab.
Popov moves into the clinch.
Ryan blocks the elbow strike.
Popov lands an elbow inside that Ryan shrugs off.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popovs head.
Popov blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Popov is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryan has double underhooks.
Popov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Popov as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Popov breaks from the clinch.
Popov darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan just leaning against Popov, taking a breather.
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov blocks a jab.
Ryan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Popov's half guard.
Ryan trying to control the action but Popov is working from the bottom.
Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popov's head.
Popov is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Popov is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, if Ryan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bart Ryan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Popov moves away and avoids it.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Popov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Popov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Ryan.
Popov ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Popov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popov throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan scores with a one two! Popov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Popov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Popov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan is looking for a takedown.
Ryan avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popovs head.
Popov tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Popov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Popov tries to clinch
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Popov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan moves into range and clinches up with Popov.
Ryan avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov blocking some punches.
Popov manages to break the clinch.
Popov needs to keep his hands up - Ryan had a free shot at his head there.
Ryan scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Popov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Popov darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexander Popov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Popov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Popov's efforts to push away.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Popov blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov blocks an uppercut.
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Popov is keeping busy.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Ryan digs a right hand into Popov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Popov's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan works on Popov's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Popov.
Ryan is pushing Popov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Popov tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Alexander Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan avoids the head kick by Popov.
Popov is looking to clinch.
A jab from Popov does it's job there.
Bart Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Popov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexander Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Ryan!
A victorious Bart Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's time for war. Alan Kolodin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
251 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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245 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Kolodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Winner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolodin fails with the takedown.
Kolodin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winner.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolodin.
Winner throws a right hand that Kolodin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolodin also avoids with ease.
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kolodin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kolodin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winner to the ground. Kolodin is now in Winner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolodin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kolodin trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Kolodin controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alan Kolodin.
Kolodin dodges the punch combination from Winner.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Winner throws a right hand that Kolodin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolodin also avoids with ease.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner throws a right and a left that Kolodin avoids nicely.
Kolodin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kolodin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winner keeping full guard, as Kolodin tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to stand but Kolodin is controlling the position.
Kolodin postures up in Winner's guard and throws a big left but Winner blocks it.
Kolodin stops Winner from standing up.
Kolodin is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alan Kolodin just wasn't active enough.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winner defends it nicely.
Kolodin looks for a takedown but Winner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Kolodin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolodin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winner circles away.
Kolodin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kolodin counters with a stiff right hand.
Winner misses with a combination
and Kolodin counters with a single leg into guard. Winner didn't expect that.
Kolodin trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winner wants to stand up but Kolodin is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Alan Kolodin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kolodin counters with a shoot takedown. Winner fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolodin wants to pass the guard but Winner is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Kolodin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolodin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kolodin.
Winner wants to land a leg kick but Kolodin is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Kolodin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Winner to the mat! Winner manages to get full guard.
Kolodin trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Kolodin is standing up over Winner. Winner looks to escape but Kolodin dives into side control.
Winner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kolodin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kolodin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kolodin happy to just control the position for now.
Kolodin misses with the ground and pound.
Kolodin swings around for an armbar but Winner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kolodin's guard.
Kolodin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Huey Winner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kolodin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winner scores with a three punch combo!
Huey Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner misses with the combination.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but Winner shows good takedown defense.
Kolodin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Kolodin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner leaves Kolodin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kolodin throws a leg kick that misses.
Kolodin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
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!
Winner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner drives through and clinches with Kolodin against the cage.
Kolodin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kolodin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Winner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Winner wants to break free but Kolodin has control.
Winner working hard to break the clinch.
Winner has had enough of the clinch but Kolodin keeps him there for the moment.
Winner manages to break the clinch.
Kolodin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Winner is fending him off so far but Kolodin persists. Nope, Winner circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolodin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kolodin is trying to control. Winner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin tries to pass to full mount but Winner defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alan Kolodin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kolodin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Kolodin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Winner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winner.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Winner throws a right hand that Kolodin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolodin also avoids with ease.
Winner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolodin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolodin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kolodin is looking to take a break and control but Winner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Winner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alan Kolodin.
Winner swinging wildly here.
Winner looks to land a right hand but Kolodin moved out of range.
Kolodin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolodin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kolodin looks for a takedown but Winner sprawls well.
Kolodin lands a nice hook to Winner's body. Winner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kolodin shoots for a double leg takedown but Winner sprawls well. He's pushed Kolodin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Kolodin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolodin shoots in but no luck this time.
Kolodin dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Kolodin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kolodin seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin trying to control from half guard but Winner is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kolodin in particular looking to stall.
Kolodin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin wants to finish this one by submission but Winner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kolodin.
Kolodin working for a guillotine from mount but Winner is in no mood to give up.
Huey Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolodin lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Kolodin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kolodin, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Kolodin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruoska has chosen Sympathy for the Devil as his entrance music. Mauri Ruoska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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31
161 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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27
169 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman fails to land the takedown.
Ruoska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woleman ducks under a wild hook from Ruoska.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruoska misses the target.
Ruoska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woleman is out of range.
Ruoska tries to move into range but Woleman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruoska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Woleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Woleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman trying to control but Ruoska is working from the bottom.
Woleman 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Woleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruoska counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruoska defending well as Woleman loads up on a big left hand.
Woleman dives in and scores a takedown into Ruoska's guard.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Ruoska keeps moving.
Woleman is really struggling to control Ruoska but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruoska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woleman trying to control but Ruoska is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruoska is trying to control the position but Woleman postures up.
Woleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woleman trying to move into half guard but instead Ruoska has managed to sweep!
Woleman 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.
Ruoska won't allow Woleman to sweep him here.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
Woleman striking off his back but it's not causing Ruoska any problems.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
Ruoska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruoska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
Ruoska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruoska postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruoska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woleman pulls Ruoska in to control the position.
Woleman tries to strike from the bottom.
Woleman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman keeping full guard, as Ruoska tries to pass.
Woleman is pulling down on Ruoska's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruoska, at least for the moment.
Woleman scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruoska won't allow Woleman to sweep him here.
Woleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruoska's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruoska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woleman.
Woleman connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruoska looking to control.
Woleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman 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.
Woleman scores with a punch to the head.
Woleman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruoska doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruoska has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woleman looks to land a combination but Ruoska avoids it well.
Woleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Woleman shoots in but Ruoska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Woleman throws a right and a left that Ruoska avoids nicely.
Ruoska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woleman swings for the body but Ruoska moves out of range.
Woleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruoska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruoska sprawls well. He's pushed Woleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woleman.
Good shot there by Ruoska.
Woleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruoska throws an off balance right hand
and Woleman counters with a three punch combo that has Ruoska backing up. Ruoska nods at Woleman to acknowledge the strikes.
Woleman throws a body punch but Ruoska moves out of range.
Woleman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruoska's head backwards.
Woleman throws a shot to the body.
Woleman is looking to wear down Ruoska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Woleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruoska which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woleman lands with a hook. Ruoska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Woleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruoska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruoska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman cracks a nice hook into Ruoska's ribs.
Woleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruoska slips under a jab.
Ruoska swings for the body but Woleman moves out of range.
Woleman ducks under a wild hook from Ruoska.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Woleman as Ruoska shoots in.
Ruoska misses with a looping left.
Woleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruoska's waist but Ruoska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woleman off to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woleman.
Woleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruoska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Woleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woleman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruoska slaps away a takedown attempt from Woleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruoska circles away quickly and effectively.
Woleman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ruoska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman.
Ruoska trying to control but Woleman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman is looking to advance position but Ruoska won't allow it.
Mark Woleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruoska's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruoska's head.
Ruoska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Woleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruoska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woleman.
Woleman feints and as Ruoska raises his hands in defense, Woleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woleman throwing strikes but missing.
Woleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman throwing strikes but missing.
Woleman postures up in Ruoska's guard and throws a big left but Ruoska blocks it.
Woleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruoska keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
Woleman landing with the ground and pound.
Mauri Ruoska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Woleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska keeping full guard, as Woleman tries to pass.
Woleman pushing down on Ruoska's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Woleman is keen to just control but Ruoska is a slippery customer.
Woleman trying to control the pace.
Woleman is looking to advance position but Ruoska won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Woleman lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woleman.
Nice straight punches there by Woleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woleman.
Woleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruoska can do to turn this around?
Ruoska misses with a left hand
and Woleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruoska throws a hook but Woleman avoids it easily.
Woleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruoska circles away.
A big left from Woleman misses.
Ruoska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruoska. Woleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ruoska!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
Mark Woleman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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148 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sim Heer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riviera moves away from the strike by Heer.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Riviera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riviera as he jumps to the side.
Riviera throws a lazy right hand but Heer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riviera circles away quickly and effectively.
Heer looks to land a left hand but Riviera moved out of range nicely.
Riviera throws a hook but Heer avoids it easily.
Heer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heer blocks a jab.
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heer at a distance.
Riviera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heer is defended easily by Riviera.
Heer forces Riviera back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera avoids the elbow strike from Heer, against the cage.
Heer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Riviera.
Riviera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heer wants to stall.
Riviera looking to stall.
Heer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riviera. Riviera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riviera circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sim Heer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riviera lands a nice shot that snaps Heer's head back.
Riviera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heer has time to react.
Heer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Riviera misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riviera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heer slips under a jab from Riviera.
A slow jab from Riviera misses its intended target.
Riviera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heer throws a right hand that Riviera ducks under and follows up with a left that Riviera also avoids with ease.
Heer darts in and clinches Riviera up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riviera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riviera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heer is trying to break the clinch but Riviera has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Riviera to work.
Riviera trying to control the position but instead, Heer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riviera into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands an elbow inside that Heer shrugs off.
It looks like Sim Heer has been cut.
Heer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riviera backwards.
Heer has a couple of punches blocked by Riviera.
Riviera letting Heer take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heer throws an elbow but misses.
Heer with a knee to the head.
Riviera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riviera lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riviera's brow.
Heer trying to land knees to the body.
Riviera is looking to control Heer's arms but Heer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riviera has his back to the cage.
Riviera stalling the fight.
Heer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera has a couple of punches blocked by Heer.
Heer is trying to break the clinch but Riviera has him pressed against the cage.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
Heer tries to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling the position.
Riviera avoiding damage as Heer throws knees to the body.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heer backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Heer.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Riviera.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera trying to stall but Heer improves his position.
Riviera managing to block the knees to the body from Heer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riviera managing to block the knees to the body from Heer.
Riviera gets through Heer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riviera lands a body punch.
Riviera tries a body shot but Heer blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sim Heer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heer moves forwards but Riviera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Riviera slips a jab from Heer.
Heer slips a jab and a cross from Riviera.
Heer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heer looks to clinch
and Riviera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heer scores with a nice head shot.
Riviera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riviera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riviera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riviera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heer scrambles back to his feet.
Heer misses with a looping left.
Riviera ducks under a wild hook from Heer.
Heer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Jab, jab by Riviera - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riviera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Riviera slips a straight right by Heer.
Heer cracks Riviera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riviera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Riviera.
Riviera looks to score with a jab to the body but Heer is just out of range.
Riviera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heer backs up against the cage.
Heer walks into a left hand.
Riviera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heer is rocked!
Riviera lands with a big left! Heer is wobbled badly! Riviera comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Heer to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sting Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
196 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sting Steiner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch but Steiner moves away
and Steiner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James clinches up against the cage.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James breaks from the clinch.
Steiner scores with a leg kick.
James tries to clinch but Steiner is having none of it.
Steiner circles away from the clinch attempt.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steiner just misses with a punch to the body.
James lands with a hook. Steiner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James rushes Steiner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steiner misses with the head strike.
James leaning against his opponent.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steiner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James is pushing Steiner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
Steiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steiner stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
James lands a damaging elbow.
James gets through Steiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steiner misses with a punch on the inside.
Steiner misses with a body punch.
Steiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James is looking to clinch.
Steiner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting James counter with a right hand.
James throws the kick towards the body but Steiner avoids it.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Steiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is looking to clinch but Steiner is avoiding it.
James checks the leg kick.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steiner misses with a leg kick.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Steiner seems unphased.
Freddy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steiner misses with a body shot.
Steiner throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Steiner with a good jab.
James scores with a jab. Steiner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James misses with a double jab.
Steiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James wants to clinch.
James lands a jab to the nose.
James avoids the head kick by Steiner.
James closes the distance and pushes Steiner back into the cage.
Steiner takes a shot to the head.
Steiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
James lands a jab.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Steiner wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Steiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steiner avoids the body shot from James.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Steiner throws a hook but James blocks it.
Steiner throws a leg kick
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James misses with a looping right.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James wants to clinch.
James lands an overhand right.
James looks to land a combination but Steiner avoids it well.
Steiner swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James gets a clinch.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Steiner controls the action.
James misses with some punches.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Steiner avoids the damage to the body.
Steiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Steiner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Steiner is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James feints a jab promting Steiner to slip. James then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steiner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Steiner throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
Nice defenses there by Steiner.
James throws a nice head kick!
Steiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James scores with a head kick. Steiner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steiner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Steiner circles away.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steiner moves away.
James throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steiner counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Steiner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Steiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steiner misses with a straight left.
Steiner cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steiner misses with a series of wild punches.
Steiner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steiner.
Freddy James is winning the standup battle so far.
James connects with a crisp jab.
Steiner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steiner throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steiner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
Freddy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James tries to clinch but Steiner is having none of it.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steiner.
James is looking to clinch.
Steiner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James cracks a nice hook into Steiner's ribs.
Steiner is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steiner is looking to chop away at James's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James has managed to clinch.
Steiner breaks from the clinch.
James scores with a three punch combo!
Steiner connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steiner.
James throws a series of punches but Steiner avoids them all with ease.
James rushes Steiner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James breaks from the clinch.
James tries to clinch there but Steiner circles away.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steiner's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James connects with the punch.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steiner throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steiner throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steiner.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James scores with a hook.
Steiner throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a thumping low kick.
Steiner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from James does no damage.
James scores with a jab to the body.
James jabs at Steiner's body.
Steiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steiner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Steiner misses.
Steiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James is looking to clinch but Steiner is avoiding it.
Steiner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Steiner circles away.
Steiner throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Steiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James pushes Steiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Steiner pressing his opponent against the cage.
James manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Steiner.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Steiner digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steiner.
James breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a double jab.
James connects with a single shot there.
James tries to clinch there but Steiner circles away.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steiner can do to turn this around?
Steiner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James throws a right hand that Steiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Steiner also avoids with ease.
Steiner lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James lands with a nice combination. Steiner backs away looking to recover.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Steiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
Steiner looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
Steiner looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Steiner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steiner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steiner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steiner swings away with a body shot that misses
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James staying out of range there.
Sting Steiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a series of punches but Steiner avoids them all with ease.
James lands with a nice body kick.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steiner.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James has closed the distance and engaged Steiner in a clinch.
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!
James is pushing Steiner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
James lands a nice elbow.
Freddy James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James'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.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steiner throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy James!
A victorious Freddy James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War drums. Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurosawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurosawa circles away.
A jab from Kurosawa misses.
Kurosawa walks into a jab.
Man avoids the head kick by Kurosawa.
Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kurosawa is looking for a sweep.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Kurosawa is not content to let Man control the position.
Kurosawa is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kurosawa to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man forces Kurosawa back against the cage and clinches.
Man prevents a body shot from Kurosawa.
Man stalling against the cage.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kurosawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Akira Kurosawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ip Man.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Nice jab there from Man.
A punch combination from Kurosawa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kurosawa blocks a leg kick.
Kurosawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man clobbers Kurosawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kurosawa clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man rushes Kurosawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosawa tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurosawa blocks a body shot from Man.
Kurosawa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kurosawa from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ip Man.
Man feints and then cracks Kurosawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurosawa down.
Kurosawa throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Man looks to land a right hand but Kurosawa moved out of range.
Kurosawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosawa swinging wildly here.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurosawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Kurosawa.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurosawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurosawa throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Kurosawa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kurosawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Man thows a body kick. Kurosawa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kurosawa is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Kurosawa off balance momentarily.
Man takes a swing at Kurosawa's ribcage but misses.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Kurosawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Kurosawa down.
Man works Kurosawa's body with a nice hook.
Man misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a series of punches but Kurosawa avoids them all with ease.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Kurosawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man throws the left hand but Kurosawa avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that round.
That's time! Kurosawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man wants to clinch.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurosawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Kurosawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosawa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man has Kurosawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Man lands a right hand.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Kurosawa jumps guard but Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Man lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurosawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kurosawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kurosawa is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ip Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurosawa. That did some damage!
Kurosawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurosawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body 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!
Kurosawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Kurosawa misses with the head strike.
Man manages to pull guard.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kurosawa is controlling him.
Man trying to control the position.
Man pulls Kurosawa in close to his closed guard and prevents Kurosawa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Man is trying to control the position but Kurosawa postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ip Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kurosawa lands with an overhand left.
Akira Kurosawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurosawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kurosawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Kurosawa throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man tries to clinch there but Kurosawa circles away.
Man throws a low kick but Kurosawa avoids it.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man thows a body kick. Kurosawa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kurosawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurosawa ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ip Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man forces Kurosawa back against the cage and clinches.
Kurosawa is trying to stall.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Kurosawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Man to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kurosawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Kurosawa is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kurosawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurosawa working a defensive guard here.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurosawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man lands a couple of digs.
Kurosawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man is looking to clinch.
Kurosawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man has Kurosawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man has Kurosawa pressed against the cage.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man is trying to trip Kurosawa. He has hold of a leg but Kurosawa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Man persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Man is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosawa is looking for a triangle but Man pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man trying to control but Kurosawa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurosawa managing to control the position.
Kurosawa is looking for a triangle but Man pushes his legs off easily.
Kurosawa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.
Kurosawa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Man is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kurosawa tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scoring with strikes but Kurosawa is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man trying to control but Kurosawa is having none of it.
Kurosawa wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Man landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kurosawa is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Kurosawa is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kurosawa is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Man working the ground and pound effectively.
Man lands a big shot there that rocks Kurosawa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kurosawa can't escape the position.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man wants to control the pace but Kurosawa is squirming around nicely.
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Akira Kurosawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Kurosawa is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ip Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ip Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man breaks from Kurosawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kurosawa is rocked!
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Kurosawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man controlling his opponent.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man content just to control the position here.
A big strike lands for Man! That's really hurt Kurosawa and he's turned his back - Man keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Man jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ip Man!
During a confident post fight interview, Ip Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C G Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, C G Stark!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws out a loose jab but McKendrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark tried to score with a low kick but McKendrick checks it.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark tries to bum rush McKendrick with a series of wild strikes but McKendrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKendrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark swings for the body but McKendrick moves out of range.
C G Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark throws a front kick aimed at McKendrick's knee but McKendrick avoids it well.
McKendrick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
McKendrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
McKendrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKendrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKendrick misses with a wild combination.
McKendrick looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but McKendrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKendrick tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKendrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKendrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stark leaves McKendrick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick misses the shot to the body.
McKendrick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by McKendrick.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKendrick.
Jab from Stark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKendrick.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
McKendrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McKendrick gets a double leg takedown into Stark's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McKendrick looking to pass the guard.
McKendrick won't allow Stark to get back to his feet.
McKendrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKendrick looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stark is looking to stand up but McKendrick won't let him.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKendrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick is looking for a triangle here but Stark uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McKendrick tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
Stark decides to stand back up. Stark steps back and let's McKendrick get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKendrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
C G Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKendrick slips a straight right by Stark.
McKendrick moves away from the strike by Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C G Stark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark connects with a good right hand that stumbles McKendrick. McKendrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stark slips under a jab from McKendrick.
McKendrick shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
McKendrick throws a head kick that misses.
McKendrick moves away from the strike by Stark.
Stark with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for McKendrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark 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 McKendrick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McKendrick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKendrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but McKendrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Stark misses with a shot to the body
and McKendrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stark won't be happy with that.
McKendrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
McKendrick tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
McKendrick tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
McKendrick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKendrick tries to move to mount but Stark blocks the move with his legs.
McKendrick working the ground and pound but Stark is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
McKendrick tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McKendrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stark is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stark is trying to improve his position.
McKendrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Stark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to control McKendrick's posture but McKendrick avoids it.
McKendrick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stark sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McKendrick has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McKendrick goes for an armbar but Stark turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark wanted to stand there but McKendrick had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luke McKendrick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stark misses with a left hand
and McKendrick counters by clinching up.
McKendrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
McKendrick keeps control of Stark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKendrick tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as McKendrick controls the action.
Stark stalling against the cage.
Stark trying to stall but McKendrick improves his position.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luke McKendrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKendrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Stark misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick misses with a wild combination.
McKendrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKendrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
C G Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark moves away from the strike by McKendrick.
A cross from McKendrick lands.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stark jabs at McKendrick's body.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McKendrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKendrick avoids the body shot from Stark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark lands an overhand right.
Stark looks to land a left hand but McKendrick moved out of range nicely.
McKendrick defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Stark misses
and McKendrick counters with a single leg into guard. Stark didn't expect that.
McKendrick distracts Stark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - McKendrick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McKendrick is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stark is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luke McKendrick!
Luke McKendrick gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox comes to the cage accompanied by With a little help from my friends. Ford has chosen Mötley Crüe - Wild Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Josie Jo Ford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
A big right from Pox misses.
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Pox needs to keep his hands up - Ford had a free shot at his head there.
Ford with a nice cross.
Ford moves out of range as Pox strikes.
Ford checks a low kick from Pox.
Pox misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Ford scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Big Pox has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Pox finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Pox throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox throws a leg kick that misses.
Ford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Pox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pox is breathing heavily.
Ford scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
Pox is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Pox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford thuds a left hand into Pox's body.
Ford fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pox out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Josie Jo Ford!
A very excited looking Josie Jo Ford rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has chosen Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Charles has closed the distance and engaged Tatum in a clinch.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charles tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Charles won't allow it.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Tatum breaks from the clinch.
Charles connects with a body shot that sends Tatum's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Charles.
Charles moves into range and clinches up with Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands a body punch.
Charles prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Charles catches Tatum right on the button with a cross.
Charles jabs at Tatum's body.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Charles counters with a shoot takedown. Tatum fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Charles wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charles looking to sit in guard and control but Tatum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Tatum is proving a slippery customer.
Charles might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tatum kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tatum won't allow Charles to sweep him here.
Tatum drops back looking for a leg! Charles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charles manages to kick Tatum off! Tatum jumps back into Charles's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum with a nice head shot there.
Tatum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Charles is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.
Tatum throwing strikes from guard but Charles blocks nicely.
Charles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tatum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Charles is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.
Tatum postures up in Charles's guard and throws a big left but Charles blocks it.
Tatum throws an elbow that misses. Charles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatum's guard. Nice move by Charles!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Charles stopping the sweep attempt from Tatum.
Tatum looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tatum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray Charles hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Charles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tatum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charles thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charles lands a jab to Tatum's midsection.
Charles digs a good hook to Tatum's body.
Charles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Charles tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Charles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Charles throws a hook but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum drops his hands momentarily and Charles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Charles wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws a combination. Tatum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charles closes the distance and clinches up with Tatum, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes Tatum against the cage but Tatum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charles tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Charles connects with a body shot.
Charles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Charles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Tatum digs a right hand into Charles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Charles's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Charles tries to work over Tatum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tatum breaks from the clinch.
Charles stuffs the takedown.
Charles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Charles tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Charles misses with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a nice body kick.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Charles shoots in but Tatum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tatum clobbers Charles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tatum rather than just go for the knockout.
Charles misses with a hook. Tatum ducked under it nicely.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tatum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tatum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles drives through and clinches with Tatum against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
That's time! Tatum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charles throws a sloppy body shot
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Tatum is leaning against Charles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Tatum lands a body punch.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum catches Charles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatum swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tatum throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Tatum tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Tatum lands a body shot.
Charles misses with some punches.
Charles tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles lands a body punch.
Tatum tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Charles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Tatum slips a straight right by Charles.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tatum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. Charles tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Charles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charles throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Tatum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Drederick Tatum did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles clobbers Tatum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Charles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
A right handed body shot lands from Tatum.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatum.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tatum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drederick Tatum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
Tatum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Charles throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Charles tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown but Charles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tatum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tatum with a jab.
Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.
Charles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Charles throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles jabs Tatum right on the nose. Tatum blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tatum's head backwards.
Charles misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charles, as that shot connected.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Tatum slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles wants to clinch.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatum blocks a jab.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Charles lands a nice hook to Tatum's body. Tatum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Tatum slips the punch.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles lands a slapping body shot.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Tatum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charles's calf.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
A short right from Charles.
Tatum is trying to stall.
Tatum tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drederick Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Charles has the dominant position.
Tatum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Charles won't allow it.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Charles keeps him there for the moment.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charles 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!
Ray Charles is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ray Charles made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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