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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lermontov has chosen Mr Suicidal as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Fiyero Lermontov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmberg misses with a body kick.
Lermontov moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.
Holmberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lenart Holmberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lermontov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmberg has had enough of the clinch but Lermontov keeps him there for the moment.
Lermontov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmberg's efforts to push away.
Holmberg is trying to break free.
Holmberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmberg is trying to break free.
Holmberg tries to circle away but Lermontov has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Lermontov on the inside.
Holmberg avoids the elbow strike from Lermontov, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lermontov.
Holmberg is trying to force a seperation but Lermontov has the dominant position.
Holmberg blocks an elbow strike from Lermontov.
Holmberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lermontov throws an elbow but misses.
Holmberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Lermontov.
Holmberg is trying to push Lermontov away but Lermontov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lermontov moves out of range as Holmberg throws a body kick.
Lermontov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lermontov tries to clinch up.
Holmberg swings for the body but Lermontov moves out of range.
Holmberg delivers a nice body kick.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmberg throws a leg kick but Lermontov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmberg lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmberg throws a nice head kick!
Lermontov tries to clinch up.
Holmberg misses with a wild body shot.
Lermontov wants to clinch.
Lermontov is looking to clinch.
Holmberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmberg misses with a wild body shot.
Holmberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov moves into range and clinches up with Holmberg.
Lermontov crunches a lovely knee into Holmberg's ribcage.
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!
Holmberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lermontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lermontov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lermontov tries to clinch there but Holmberg circles away.
Holmberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmberg is looking to wear down Lermontov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmberg throws a head kick but Lermontov moves out of range.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmberg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lermontov doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmberg circles away.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Holmberg lands.
Lermontov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lermontov avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Lermontov.
Holmberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmberg throws a sloppy head kick and Lermontov moves out of range easily.
Lermontov wants to clinch up but Holmberg keeps it at a distance.
Lermontov doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmberg circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lermontov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmberg misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Holmberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lermontov avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
Lermontov is looking to clinch but Holmberg is avoiding it.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lermontov moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.
Holmberg misses with a wild body shot.
Lermontov moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.
Holmberg fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov is looking to clinch but Holmberg is avoiding it.
Holmberg misses with a wild body shot.
Holmberg misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lermontov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lermontov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmberg throws a push kick but Lermontov slaps the foot to one side.
Holmberg sizes up Lermontov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holmberg throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Lermontov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holmberg on the side of the head.
Holmberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmberg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holmberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holmberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmberg throws a head kick but Lermontov moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Holmberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lermontov has Holmberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lenart Holmberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lermontov avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holmberg.
Holmberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Lermontov drives through and clinches with Holmberg against the cage.
Holmberg is trying to break free.
Lermontov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lermontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lermontov.
Holmberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Lermontov.
Holmberg is trying to push Lermontov away but Lermontov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lermontov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lermontov.
Lermontov lands a left hand.
It looks like Lenart Holmberg has been cut.
Lermontov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmberg breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lermontov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmberg scores with a push kick.
Holmberg throws a sloppy head kick and Lermontov moves out of range easily.
Holmberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov rushes Holmberg and presses him up against the cage.
Lermontov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lermontov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lermontov throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lermontov.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Lermontov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmberg blocks the elbow strike.
Holmberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Holmberg.
Holmberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lermontov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmberg throws a push kick but Lermontov slaps the foot to one side.
Holmberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Lermontov.
Lermontov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
Lermontov closes the distance and clinches.
Lermontov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmberg backwards.
Holmberg has had enough of the clinch but Lermontov keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov throws an elbow that misses.
Lermontov lands a body shot.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmberg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lermontov misses with an elbow over the top.
Lermontov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmberg wants to break free but Lermontov has control.
Lermontov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lermontov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmberg's efforts to push away.
Holmberg is trying to break free.
Holmberg managing to block the knees to the body from Lermontov.
Lermontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmberg is rocked!
Holmberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Lermontov.
Lermontov lands a left hand.
Oh Holmberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov misses with an elbow strike.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmberg blocking some punches.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmberg.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lermontov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Lermontov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lermontov has a couple of punches blocked by Holmberg.
Lermontov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmberg backwards.
Lermontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmberg wants to break free but Lermontov has control.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmberg working hard to break the clinch.
Lermontov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lermontov misses with an elbow strike.
Holmberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lermontov has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lermontov.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmberg is trying to force a seperation but Lermontov has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lermontov misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmberg can't break the clinch.
Holmberg blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lermontov throws an elbow but misses.
Lermontov keeps control of Holmberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lermontov pushes Holmberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lermontov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmberg backwards.
Lermontov lands with a light punch inside.
Holmberg blocks the elbow strike.
Holmberg working hard to break the clinch.
Holmberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lermontov keeps control of Holmberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
Holmberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lermontov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmbergs head.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenart Holmberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Lermontov.
Lermontov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lermontov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lermontov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lermontov tries to clinch there but Holmberg circles away.
Holmberg is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Holmberg catches Lermontov right on the button with a cross.
Holmberg lands a nice hook to Lermontov's body. Lermontov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lermontov moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.
Lermontov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Holmberg both land. Nice combination.
Holmberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lermontov counters with a nice uppercut.
Lenart Holmberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmberg throws a head kick that misses.
Lermontov blocks a head kick by Holmberg.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lermontov is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lermontov moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmberg throws the kick towards the body but Lermontov avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holmberg - that will leave a mark!
Lermontov moves out of range as Holmberg throws a body kick.
Holmberg misses with a body shot
and Lermontov moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lermontov.
Holmberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lermontov lands a left hand.
Holmberg tries to break free but Lermontov pushes him back against the cage.
Lermontov misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lermontov throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lermontov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmberg's brow.
Holmberg dodges an elbow strike from Lermontov.
Lermontov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lermontov misses with some punches.
Lermontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov tries a knee to the head but Holmberg blocks it.
Holmberg has had enough of the clinch but Lermontov keeps him there for the moment.
Lermontov misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lermontov tries to land a knee to the head but Holmberg blocks with his arms.
Lermontov lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lermontov misses with an elbow strike.
Holmberg breaks the clinch.
Lermontov avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lermontov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lermontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lermontov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lermontov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lermontov avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmberg circles away.
Lermontov tries to clinch but Holmberg is having none of it.
Holmberg throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Lermontov moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.
Lermontov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lermontov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lermontov tries to clinch but Holmberg is having none of it.
Lermontov tries to clinch there but Holmberg circles away.
Holmberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Lermontov.
Lermontov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmberg swings for the body but Lermontov moves out of range.
Holmberg throws a head kick that misses.
Lermontov takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg is trying to break the clinch but Lermontov has him pressed against the cage.
Holmberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Lermontov has double underhooks.
Lermontov throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmberg.
Holmberg is trying to push Lermontov away but Lermontov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmberg wants to break free but Lermontov has control.
Lermontov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lermontov misses with the head strike.
Holmberg is trying to break free.
Holmberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lermontov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmberg wants to break free but Lermontov has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lermontov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmberg's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lermontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lermontov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lermontov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiyero Lermontov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lermontov 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Lermontov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen Voices as his entrance music. Lyoto Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy Orton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Orton leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Orton managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Orton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
It looks like Lyoto Silva has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Orton.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Orton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Orton tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lyoto Silva just wasn't active enough.
Orton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva pushes Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Orton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Orton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants to break free but Orton has control.
Orton stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Orton won't allow it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Orton.
Orton gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva gets control of Orton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Orton drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Orton off! Orton jumps back into Silva's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva is trying to control the position but Orton postures up.
Orton throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orton's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Orton keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Orton controlling the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva clinches.
Orton has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to pull guard but Orton holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage.
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva working away.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Orton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Orton but he's now mounted!
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Orton is on top in guard.
Silva is trying to keep Orton in close.
Orton trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Orton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Orton keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Orton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Lyoto Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Orton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orton keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Orton moved away.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orton.
Orton scores with a jab.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orton trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Orton to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton works the jab nicely.
Orton misses with a body shot.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orton as he avoids it easily.
Orton stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orton lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orton.
Orton throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva dives in and grabs Orton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Orton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Orton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orton wants it to stay on the feet.
Orton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva rushes Orton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orton misses with the head strike.
Orton throws a head punch that misses.
Orton throws a head punch that misses.
Orton tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Orton back against the cage.
Lyoto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Orton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Orton blocks a body shot from Silva.
Orton tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orton misses with the head strike.
Orton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Orton won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orton tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Orton.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Silva!
After winning the bout, Lyoto Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skip Foreplay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreplay comes to the cage accompanied by Hip to be Square. Winner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anderson Silva Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skip Foreplay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Winner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreplay moves into the clinch.
Foreplay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Winner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foreplay wants to clinch.
Winner looks to land a combination but Foreplay avoids it well.
Winner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foreplay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foreplay.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Foreplay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner wants to stand but Foreplay is controlling the position.
Foreplay trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Foreplay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreplay controls Winner momentarily but Winner frees himself.
Foreplay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foreplay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner working some strikes from top position.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foreplay trying to control the position.
Winner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winner passes Foreplay's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Foreplay keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Winner tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Foreplay.
Foreplay tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.
Winner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Foreplay sees it coming and defends easily.
Winner wants to control but Foreplay is keeping him busy.
Winner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Winner trying to mount his opponent but Foreplay defends it.
Foreplay is looking for a sweep. Winner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winner unloading with bombs!
It looks like Skip Foreplay has been cut.
Foreplay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winner lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreplay can't escape the position.
Winner drops a big elbow. That's hurt Foreplay! More shots from Winner and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Winner!
After the big win, Milo Winner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Heavier than metal. A fine choice. Zack Miller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Bj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Miller.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Penn wants to clinch.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Bj Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Penn.
Penn works Miller's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Miller walks into a jab.
Penn is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn lands an overhand right.
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller tries for a takedown but Penn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Penn!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller won't let Penn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Miller punching from mount but Penn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Penn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller looking to finish with strikes here!
Penn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller misses with a head shot.
Miller throwing strikes here but Penn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
Penn is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penn misses with a straight left.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Penn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller stops Penn from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Zack Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller wants to stand up but Penn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Miller trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zack Miller.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller slips a jab from Penn.
Miller throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Penn tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Bj Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Bj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Miller.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Miller shoots in.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn wants to clinch.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miller throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn clinches up against the cage.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller looking to stall.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Penn.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a body punch.
Miller blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Penn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Miller prevents a body shot from Penn.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller wants to break free but Penn has control.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller blocks a body shot from Penn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Miller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Penn tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Miller.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body shot.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller blocks a jab.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller takes one on the button.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Zack Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller slips a jab from Penn.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zack Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Penn.
Miller tries for a takedown but Penn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn has managed to clinch.
Penn pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bj Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Penn to keep the fight standing.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Penn tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Penn with a hook.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a hook.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bj Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bj Penn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stalin Starksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Killings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starksson comes into the arena with War is my destiny blaring out of the sound system. Killings has chosen Cypress Hill-I Ain't Going Out Like That as his entrance music. Kevin Killings is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stalin Starksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Killings!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killings dives in and scores a takedown into Starksson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Starksson has a closed guard, preventing Killings from standing up.
Killings wants to pass the guard but Starksson is keeping the position.
Starksson is trying to control the position but Killings postures up.
Starksson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Killings manages to get himself to full guard.
Starksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Killings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starksson looking to pass the guard.
Starksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Killings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Killings utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Killings wants to sweep but no luck.
Starksson advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killings sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starksson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Starksson wants to control the pace but Killings is squirming around nicely.
Killings is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Starksson lands a heavy elbow.
Starksson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Killings is looking to escape.
Killings is in all sorts of trouble here.
Starksson trying to control but Killings is having none of it.
Killings keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Killings in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Starksson 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killings is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Starksson landing punches.
Starksson trying to control but Killings is having none of it.
Starksson controlling the position easily from mount.
Killings is looking to improve his position but Starksson isn't that keen on the idea.
Starksson controlling from the full mount.
Killings sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Killings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starksson tries to pass to full mount but Killings defends it.
Killings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Starksson works his way into full mount!
Starksson lands a big shot there that rocks Killings but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Starksson scoring with strikes but Killings is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starksson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Starksson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Killings looks a forlorn figure.
Starksson connects with a bit shot that sees Killings covering up! More strikes from Starksson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Starksson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stalin Starksson!
During a confident post fight interview, Stalin Starksson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes to the cage accompanied by 26 Bass by Roni Size. Paavo Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Costa's chin.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Costa throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Costa rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
Costa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Costa gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Costa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Costa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Costa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith working the ground and pound.
It looks like Carlos Costa has been cut.
Costa struggling a bit here.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Costa gets back to half guard.
Costa wants to get back to full guard.
Smith not doing much here.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Costa is working hard here to advance position.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Costa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith has Costa pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Costa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Costa!
Costa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith is pressing down on Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costa is holding on for now.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Smith is trying to control. Costa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Costa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Costa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Costa is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paavo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Costa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Costa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith is trying for a kimura here. Costa looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Smith wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paavo Smith!
Paavo Smith gave a mention to Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Orange's choice of entrance music: Bob Seger- Turn the Page. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orange counters with a left to the body.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orange scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foreman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orange.
It looks like Aaron Foreman has been cut.
Foreman tries a head kick but it misses.
Orange thuds a left hand into Foreman's body.
Foreman throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foreman throws a body punch but Orange moves out of range.
Orange fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orange scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Foreman misses
and Orange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orange throws out a powerful jab.
Aaron Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orange manages to avoid it.
Orange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aaron Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Orange finds it's way through Foreman's defenses.
Orange tests Foreman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orange avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Orange lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman's sensitive parts.
Foreman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orange manages to avoid it.
Orange works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orange dips to his left and cracks Foreman with an uppercut!
Orange scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Foreman doesn't seem bothered though.
Orange with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Orange throws a front kick that sends Foreman stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange drops Foreman with a beautiful combination! Foreman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Orange is looking for the KO!
Foreman is rocked!
Orange is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Foreman is in big trouble! Orange is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Foreman. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Jake Orange!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jake Orange waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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23
147 lbs
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25
147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Kerabatsos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard lands a slapping body shot.
Leonard throws a hook to the side of Kerabatsos's head but Kerabatsos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook. Leonard ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donald Kerabatsos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that misses
and Leonard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kerabatsos's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerabatsos keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Leonard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nuriel Leonard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerabatsos was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Leonard closes the distance and clinches.
Leonard is trying to pull guard but Kerabatsos has him pressed against the cage.
Leonard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leonard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kerabatsos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kerabatsos stops a takedown attempt from Leonard.
Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Kerabatsos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard successfully pulls guard.
Leonard wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Leonard trying to control the position.
Kerabatsos stopping the sweep attempt from Leonard.
Leonard trying to keep a closed guard but Kerabatsos is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nuriel Leonard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leonard lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerabatsos off the cage and back into range.
Kerabatsos throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerabatsos defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice body kick.
Kerabatsos slips a straight right by Leonard.
Leonard misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerabatsos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Leonard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard swings for the body but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
Leonard throws a jab when Kerabatsos was well out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a chopping leg kick but Leonard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leonard swings for the body but Kerabatsos moves 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!
Kerabatsos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kerabatsos lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Kerabatsos pushes him off.
Leonard wants to land a leg kick but Kerabatsos is out of range.
Leonard cracks Kerabatsos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leonard dodges the punch combination from Kerabatsos.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonard swinging wildly here.
Nuriel Leonard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerabatsos avoids the head kick by Leonard.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Leonard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Leonard.
Kerabatsos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kerabatsos pushes Leonard away with a front kick.
Kerabatsos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kerabatsos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonard tests Kerabatsos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws a right hand that Kerabatsos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerabatsos also avoids with ease.
Leonard digs a good body shot into Kerabatsos's ribs.
Kerabatsos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerabatsos scores with a head kick.
Kerabatsos defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Kerabatsos looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerabatsos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonard.
Kerabatsos works over Leonard's head and body with a nice combination.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerabatsos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Kerabatsos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard tries to clinch but Kerabatsos is having none of it.
Good shot there by Kerabatsos.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Kerabatsos is out of range.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Leonard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonard.
Kerabatsos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonard throws a hook but Kerabatsos avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonard wants to clinch.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Kerabatsos's belly button to the back.
Kerabatsos misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Kerabatsos throws a sloppy head kick
and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Kerabatsos.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerabatsos manages to avoid it.
Kerabatsos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonard's head.
Leonard throws out a loose jab but Kerabatsos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands a nice shot that snaps Kerabatsos's head back.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos scores with the left hand. Leonard knows he should have avoided that one.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerabatsos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerabatsos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard fails with a takedown attempt.
Kerabatsos connects with a body shot that sends Leonard's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leonard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerabatsos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kerabatsos throws a series of punches but Leonard avoids them all with ease.
Kerabatsos misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Kerabatsos does it's job there.
Kerabatsos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kerabatsos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerabatsos.
Nice takedown defense from Kerabatsos. No joy for Leonard on that attempt.
Leonard misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Kerabatsos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerabatsos, pushing him back against the cage.
Leonard lands a left hand.
Kerabatsos prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kerabatsos after a bit of a struggle.
Leonard can't break the clinch.
Leonard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kerabatsos is defending well.
Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Leonard tries to pull guard but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Kerabatsos blocking some punches.
Kerabatsos is pressed up against the cage. Leonard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kerabatsos down to the mat. Kerabatsos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donald Kerabatsos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonard.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonard digs a good hook to Kerabatsos's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerabatsos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerabatsos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Kerabatsos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonard on the side of the head.
Kerabatsos lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard feints and as Kerabatsos raises his hands in defense, Leonard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kerabatsos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kerabatsos is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is looking to escape.
Leonard trying to control but Kerabatsos postures up.
Leonard tries to get to full guard but Kerabatsos has control of the leg.
Nuriel Leonard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kerabatsos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerabatsos misses with a low kick.
Leonard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuriel Leonard.
Well Leonard 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard!
Our winner, Nuriel Leonard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salmon comes to the cage accompanied by Heartbeats. Cleon Salmon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon swings for the body but Ivanovich moves out of range.
Cleon Salmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovich throws out a leg kick but Salmon moves out of range and Ivanovich only half commits.
Salmon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salmon.
It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Salmon misses with a hook.
Salmon throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanovich moves out of range easily.
Salmon throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovich misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salmon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovich moves away.
Ivanovich throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovich lands with a cross.
Ivanovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salmon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salmon fails to land the takedown.
Ivanovich takes a swing at Salmon's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovich lands a high kick!
Salmon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanovich slips under a jab from Salmon.
Salmon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salmon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salmon shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanovich sprawls well. He's pushed Salmon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivanovich counters with an outside leg kick.
Salmon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salmon misses with a wild combination.
Salmon shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanovich sprawls well. He's pushed Salmon'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 Cleon Salmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salmon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ivanovich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ivanovich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Salmon.
Salmon just content to control the position.
Ivanovich defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Salmon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmon is putting a hurting on Ivanovich here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here as Salmon stalls from top position.
Salmon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Salmon lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Salmon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Salmon.
Salmon scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salmon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ivanovich sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salmon misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Salmon crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Salmon crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salmon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The cut above Igor Ivanovich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Ivanovich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cleon Salmon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Duster (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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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Duster!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
Christopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Christopoulos misses with a shot to the body
and Duster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christopoulos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duster as he jumps to the side.
Duster connects with an inside leg kick.
Duster connects with a solid leg kick.
Christopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Christopoulos takes a swing at Duster's ribcage but misses.
Christopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christopoulos there as he acknowledges the 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!
Duster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christopoulos's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Christopoulos.
Christopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckle Duster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duster blocks a jab.
Christopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Duster lands a leg kick that knocks Christopoulos off balance momentarily.
Christopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duster lands a nice shot to the body.
Duster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christopoulos.
Christopoulos is breathing heavily.
Duster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christopoulos's calf.
Jason Christopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christopoulos in his tracks.
Duster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christopoulos.
Christopoulos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duster, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duster.
Duster lands a big head kick that sends Christopoulos tumbling to the mat! Duster takes a step backwards and waves Christopoulos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Duster scores with a leg kick.
Duster lands with a cross.
Christopoulos takes a swing at Duster's ribcage but misses.
Duster scoring well with a low kick there.
Duster connects with a leg kick. Christopoulos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duster feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Christopoulos sprawling to the canvas! Christopoulos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Duster finish him?!
Christopoulos is rocked!
Jason Christopoulos's cut is getting worse.
Duster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Christopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duster drops Christopoulos with a naaaaasty hook - Christopoulos is in real trouble here! Duster dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckle Duster!
Knuckle Duster is the new light heavyweight champion!
Knuckle Duster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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