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EEC 183 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Vetch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. Vetch has chosen Lamb of God- Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Otto Vetch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vetch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Vetch as Zuko shoots in.
Vetch ducks under a wild hook from Zuko.
Zuko moves out of range of the body kick from Vetch.
Vetch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuko swings widly with a right hand
and Vetch counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vetch tries to keep at a distance but Zuko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zuko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vetch is defending well for now.
Zuko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vetch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vetch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vetch lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vetch.
Still in the clinch, Vetch scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Vetch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vetch throws a head punch that misses.
Vetch misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vetch working aggressively here.
Zuko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuko tries to throw a body punch but Vetch avoids it by throwing Zuko back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vetch fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vetch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zuko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zuko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vetch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vetch working aggressively here.
Zuko 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 Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuko misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vetch after a bit of a struggle.
Zuko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vetch lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vetch.
It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
Vetch has Zuko pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vetch.
Vetch taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vetch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuko blocking some punches.
Vetch scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Vetch.
Zuko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vetch working aggressively here.
Zuko tries a body shot but Vetch blocks it.
Vetch blocks a body shot from Zuko.
Nice body punch from Vetch - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vetch.
Zuko blocks a body shot from Vetch.
Vetch tries a body shot but Zuko blocks it.
Zuko blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vetch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vetch struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuko controls his hands.
Zuko looking to stall.
Vetch misses with the head strike.
Vetch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
Vetch avoiding damage as Zuko throws knees to the body.
Vetch has a couple of punches blocked by Zuko.
Vetch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zuko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vetch's elbow.
Vetch is looking to control Zuko's arms but Zuko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vetch has his back to the cage.
Zuko tries to score a body lock takedown but Vetch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vetch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zuko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vetch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vetch struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuko controls his hands.
Zuko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vetch up against the cage.
Vetch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
Vetch is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vetch misses with a body punch.
Vetch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vetch pushes Zuko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko taking a breather.
Vetch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vetch throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Vetch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zuko shoots in for a double leg but Vetch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vetch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Vetch staying out of range there.
Zuko thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuko checks the leg kick.
Vetch slips under a jab.
Zuko lunges at Vetch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vetch's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vetch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zuko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vetch lands a high kick!
Zuko blocks a head kick by Vetch.
Zuko pushes Vetch up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko is looking to control Vetch's arms but Vetch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zuko has his back to the cage.
Maybe Zuko would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Zuko prevents a body shot from Vetch.
Zuko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zuko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otto Vetch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zuko missing with knees to the body.
Zuko misses with a body punch.
Zuko blocks a body shot from Vetch.
Vetch has a couple of punches blocked by Zuko.
Zuko is trying to maintain a safe position but Vetch gets an underhook and turns Zuko into the cage.
Zuko blocking some punches.
Vetch lands with a short shot to the head.
Zuko blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Vetch.
Zuko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vetch actively working from the bottom here.
Vetch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vetch is just riding it out for now. Zuko eventually gives up the hold.
Vetch keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vetch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zuko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vetch is trying to get back to full guard.
Zuko wants to take a breather but Vetch is having none of it.
Vetch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zuko is working away from the top position though.
Vetch is pressing down on Zuko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vetch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zuko trying to control but Vetch is working from the bottom.
Vetch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zuko defends well.
Vetch looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Zuko is defending well. Vetch quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Zuko has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Vetch celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otto Vetch!
In his post fight interview, Otto Vetch gave a big smile as he said '"He was screaming like my wife."'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tulppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo Tulppu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulppu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Tulppu moved out of range.
Tulppu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tulppu lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Tulppu.
It looks like Mark Kelly has been cut.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tulppu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tulppu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulppu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tulppu avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tulppu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Tulppu misses with the combination.
Tulppu is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kelly like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kelly from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teppo Tulppu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valesquez's choice of entrance music: "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valesquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Tank's sensitive parts.
Le Tank shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Le Tank is trying to control. Valesquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valesquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valesquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Tank is trying to control. Valesquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valesquez tries to kick Le Tank off but Le Tank keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Le Tank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valesquez!
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!
Le Tank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Le Tank throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Valesquez because Le Tank loaded up on that one.
Le Tank sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Le Tank lands a big shot there that rocks Valesquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Le Tank throwing strikes but Valesquez recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Le Tank keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valesquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Tank working over Valesquez with some ground and pound. Valesquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Le Tank working Valesquez over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank is keen to just control but Valesquez is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez moves into full guard.
Le Tank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Le Tank throws a strike but Valesquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valesquez is fighting to break Le Tank's control of his arms but Le Tank is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Valesquez won't allow Le Tank to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Tank wants to get back to his feet but Valesquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Le Tank is pulling down on Valesquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Valesquez, at least for the moment.
Valesquez trying to control but Le Tank is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valesquez moves out of range of the body kick from Le Tank.
Le Tank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Tank misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Le Tank misses.
Le Tank changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Valesquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Le Tank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valesquez, who protects the arm well.
Le Tank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez stops Le Tank from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valesquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Le Tank in side control, throwing shots but Valesquez defends.
Valesquez sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Le Tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Le Tank lands a nice short elbow.
Valesquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valesquez misses with a hook
and Le Tank counters by clinching up.
Le Tank has picked Valesquez up - he's going for a ride! Le Tank dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Valesquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Tank winds up and cracks Valesquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank working over Valesquez with some ground and pound. Valesquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Le Tank wants to take a breather but Valesquez is having none of it.
Valesquez tries to kick Le Tank off but Le Tank keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Tank working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Le Tank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valesquez!
Valesquez is breathing heavily.
Le Tank working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank looking to finish Valesquez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valesquez!
Valesquez tries to hold on but Le Tank pushes him away.
Valesquez is bucking up trying to escape but Le Tank cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Le Tank looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Le Tank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le Tank dominating with strikes here.
Le Tank with shots to the head and body - Valesquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Valesquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Tank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le Tank raining down hammerfists from mount.
Le Tank is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le Tank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Le Tank landing strikes from the mount and Valesquez is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Le Tank breaks from Valesquez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Le Tank with good strikes from the mount here!
Valesquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valesquez tries to lock up and control but Le Tank gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Le Tank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valesquez is bucking up trying to escape but Le Tank cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valesquez is rocked!
Le Tank can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valesquez is looking to escape.
Valesquez is still in real trouble! Can Le Tank finish him?
Le Tank lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank throwing strikes but Valesquez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Valesquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Tank is pulling down on Valesquez's head to control his posture.
Valesquez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Le Tank is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Le Tank has escaped and now he's on top!
Le Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Le Tank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valesquez is keeping the position for now.
Le Tank with a nice head shot there.
Le Tank postures up in Valesquez's guard and throws a big left but Valesquez blocks it.
Le Tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Valesquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Le Tank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valesquez can do to turn this around?
Le Tank wants to pass the guard but Valesquez is keeping the position.
Le Tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Le Tank throwing strikes but missing.
Le Tank scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Le Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valesquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valesquez keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.
Valesquez wants to stand up but Le Tank is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Le Tank.
It looks like Fabricio Valesquez has been cut.
Le Tank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Tank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valesquez checks it well.
Valesquez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Tank fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valesquez sprawls well initially but Le Tank persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Tank seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Le Tank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valesquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Le Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valesquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Tank looking for a submission but Valesquez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Le Tank is working Valesquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Le Tank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Tank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valesquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Le Tank looking to pass the guard.
Le Tank working some strikes from top position.
Le Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hank Le Tank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Le Tank wants to control from the top but Valesquez keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Tank stopping the sweep attempt from Valesquez.
Le Tank throws an elbow that misses. Valesquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Le Tank's guard. Nice move by Valesquez!
Le Tank is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Tank is pulling down on Valesquez's head to control his posture.
Hank Le Tank has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Valesquez throws the left hand but Le Tank avoids the punch easily.
Le Tank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valesquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hank Le Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valesquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valesquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le Tank misses with a leg kick
and Valesquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hank Le Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valesquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Tank misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Tank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Le Tank working the ground and pound.
Le Tank lands a few punches from side control.
Le Tank looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Le Tank trying to control the position but Valesquez is working away.
Fabricio Valesquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Tank working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Le Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Tank has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Le Tank!
Hank Le Tank decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Grand Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vlad the Impaler. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Grand Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Antonio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Antonio is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Antonio's knee but Antonio avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Antonio down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antonio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonio was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Antonio down with leg kicks.
Antonio shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Antonio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonio throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Antonio's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Antonio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonio thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
Thor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Le Grand Antonio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Antonio in a clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Antonio blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Antonio's head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Antonio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antonio.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Antonio moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Antonio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antonio thows a body shot but no joy.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonio is controlling him.
Antonio postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Antonio scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antonio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva is trying to stand.
Antonio working Silva over with strikes.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antonio on the ground.
Silva is looking to control Antonio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Antonio is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Antonio wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Le Grand Antonio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spock comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones- 2000 Light Years. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Avila was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
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156 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Avila!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spock misses with a wild combination.
Spock checks a low kick from Avila.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Avila blocks the low kick.
Spock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Avila throws a low kick but Spock moves out of range easily.
Spock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Avila is able to avoid easily.
Avila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Spock down.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch but Avila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Spock moved away.
Avila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Avila throws a leg kick which misses Spock's front leg but catches the back leg as Spock tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila lands a nice looking body kick.
Spock throws a series of strikes that have Avila backpedaling.
Avila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spock.
Spock misses with a body kick.
Avila throws a leg kick but Spock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spock but Spock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Avila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avila is looking to score with low kicks.
Tommy Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spock checks a leg kick nicely.
Avila misses with a takedown attempt - Spock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Avila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Avila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Spock misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila moves out of range of the strikes.
Avila slips under a jab from Spock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avila, right into the meat.
Avila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spock is out of range and Avila settles back down.
Spock throws a low kick but Avila avoids it.
Avila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avila cracks the inside of Spock's front leg.
Avila throws a chopping leg kick but Spock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Avila tries to work over Spock's front leg with a kick but Spock checks it.
Avila looking to score a takedown here. Spock is defending well but Avila drives through and ends up in Spock's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spock pulls Avila in close to prevent any damage.
Spock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avila on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila wants to pass the guard but Spock is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Avila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Spock.
Spock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avila in his tracks.
Avila checks a low kick from Spock.
Spock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Spock throws a leg kick but Avila sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spock misses with a straight left.
Spock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Spock.
Avila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spock tried to score with a low kick but Avila checks it.
Avila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Spock blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Spock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Avila's knee momentarily.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mister Spock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spock misses with a low kick as Avila jumps back.
Spock misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Spock blocks the low kick.
Avila throws a leg kick
and Spock counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Avila will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Avila throws a push kick but Spock slaps the foot to one side.
Spock misses with a hook. Avila ducked under it nicely.
Avila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spock looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
Spock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Avila thumps Spock with a low kick.
Avila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spock will feel that in the morning.
Spock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avila manages to avoid it.
Avila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spock.
A right-left combo lands from Spock.
Avila blocks a low kick nicely.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Spock moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Spock throws a hook but Avila blocks it.
Spock tries to clinch up
and Avila counters with a single leg into guard. Spock didn't expect that.
Spock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spock trying to keep a closed guard but Avila is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spock checks a leg kick.
Avila misses with the body kick
and Spock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Avila thinking.
An inside leg kick from Avila misses.
Spock throws a push kick but Avila slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila motions for Spock to come forward. Avila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spock checks a leg kick.
Tommy Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila throws a leg kick
and Spock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Spock blocks the low kick.
Avila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spock connects with a leg kick. Avila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spock connects with a looping right hand.
Spock loads up on a big right hand but Avila slips the punch.
Avila takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Avila throws a low kick but Spock moves out of range easily.
Avila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Spock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock tests Avila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Avila throws a low kick, looking for Spock's leg but Spock calmly moves out of range.
Spock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avila. That did some damage!
Avila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Avila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Avila defending well as Spock loads up on a big left hand.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avila moves away.
Spock lands with a hook. Avila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Avila is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from Spock does no damage.
Spock throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spock misses with a wild body shot.
Avila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Avila tenderised Spock's leg. Spock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Avila shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spock pinned against the cage. Spock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Avila tried to score with a low kick but Spock checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila blocks a jab.
Spock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spock lands a nice hook to Avila's body. Avila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Avila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spock.
Avila drops his hands momentarily and Spock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mister Spock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Avila lands with a right hand.
Good work by Avila as he checks the leg kick.
Avila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spock is out of range.
Avila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spock looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
Avila ducks under a wild hook from Spock.
Avila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Avila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spock. That did some damage!
Spock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Spock.
Avila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spock.
Spock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spock throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
Spock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Avila. That one must have hurt.
Spock pushes Avila up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Spock.
Avila stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Avila receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Avila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spock.
Avila has Spock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Avila has hold of one of Spock's legs. Spock is fighting the takedown attempt but Avila gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Spock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Avila preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mister Spock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spock. That's going to slow Avila down.
Avila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spock digs a good body shot into Avila's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spock.
Avila throws a leg kick
and Spock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spock.
Spock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Avila's calf.
The fighters circling - Spock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spock tries to clinch
and Avila counters with a leg kick.
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Avila keeps the fight on the outside.
Avila misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila slips under a jab from Spock.
Avila is looking to slow Spock down with leg kicks.
Spock misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
Spock blocks the body kick.
Spock just misses with a punch to the body.
Spock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avila.
Good work by Spock as he checks the leg kick.
Avila throws a right hand that misses
and Spock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Avila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spock thows a body shot but no joy.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avila swats away the attempt to clinch by Spock.
Avila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spock is out of range.
Avila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spock.
Avila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avila throws a low kick, looking for Spock's leg but Spock calmly moves out of range.
Spock thuds a left hand into Avila's body.
Spock just misses with a punch to the body.
Spock throws a sloppy head kick and Avila moves out of range easily.
Spock misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avila counters with a leg kick.
Avila tries to land a leg kick but Spock saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Avila. Avila circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Avila tries to land a front kick but Spock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spock jabs at Avila's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mister Spock.
I think Spock 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano's entrance music is Got Yourself a Gun . A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Boris Brejcha - Openminded as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Soprano keeps it at a distance.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.
Soprano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Soprano.
Soprano manages to break the clinch.
Soprano throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Soprano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie slips under a jab from Soprano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie has Soprano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soprano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Soprano fails to land.
Soprano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soprano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soprano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soprano throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Soprano throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soprano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Crunch! Soprano slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Donk. Soprano catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
That's two 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!
Soprano throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soprano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie slips a jab from Soprano.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soprano.
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Soprano to the ground. Gracie is now in Soprano's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie prevents Soprano from getting back to his feet.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Soprano blocks nicely.
Gracie passes Soprano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Soprano is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soprano's head.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soprano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soprano defends it well.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soprano sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soprano's head.
Gracie works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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 Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Soprano shows good takedown defense.
Soprano throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Soprano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soprano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soprano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soprano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Soprano is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Soprano's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Soprano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Soprano blocks nicely.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soprano pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Soprano.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Soprano is retaining full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soprano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soprano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Soprano.
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soprano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soprano working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Soprano.
Soprano wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Soprano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soprano wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Soprano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soprano manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Soprano's guard.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Soprano's guard and throws a big left but Soprano blocks it.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Soprano blocks nicely.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Soprano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Soprano looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Soprano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soprano cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Soprano sprawls well.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soprano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Soprano.
Soprano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soprano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Soprano maintains control.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soprano trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Soprano prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano controlling the pace for now.
Soprano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gracie trying to control the action but Soprano just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Soprano just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soprano keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Gracie.
I think Gracie 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sukh Knight. John Esposito has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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308 lbs
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285 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Esposito won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Esposito tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown looks to land a strike but Esposito avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown stops Esposito from standing up.
Brown wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Esposito can do anything to dispel that myth.
Esposito is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Esposito wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown postures up in Esposito's guard and throws a big left but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esposito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Esposito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Esposito controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Esposito wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esposito trying to control the position.
Esposito wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Esposito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Esposito takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
A big right from Brown misses.
Esposito throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown lands with a cross.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown slips under a jab.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Esposito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Esposito, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Esposito against the cage but Esposito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Esposito scores with a jab.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Esposito cracks Brown with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown moves away from the strike by Esposito.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito misses with a double jab.
Esposito slips a jab from Brown.
Esposito throws a good cross that connects.
Esposito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Esposito sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown throws a series of punches but Esposito moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Esposito takes one on the button.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Esposito was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esposito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Esposito blocks with his arms.
Esposito slows down the pace here.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Esposito. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Esposito regains guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Esposito wants to sweep but no luck.
Esposito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Esposito is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito misses the jab.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Esposito.
Brown misses with the combination.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito checks a low kick from Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown pushes Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown keeps control of Esposito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esposito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Esposito shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Esposito digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esposito cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Esposito misses with the combination.
Esposito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Esposito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Esposito dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Esposito slips a straight right by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Esposito scores with a decent looking hook.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Ricardo Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esposito, as that shot connected.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito lands a big uppercut and Brown crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brown looks OK. Esposito waves Brown back to his feet!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Brown has been cut.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Esposito drops Brown with a huge uppercut! Brown drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Esposito is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Esposito!
John Esposito opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, STOMP!!! by The Brothers Johnson!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
277 lbs
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240 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Mir looks to land a combination. Watson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mir takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Mir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson connects with a crisp jab.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Watson.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Watson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mir on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
Mir looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Mir slips under a jab.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws out a leg kick but Mir moves out of range and Watson only half commits.
Watson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mir throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Mir throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Watson tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Mir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Mir's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling the position.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mason Watson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mir throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Watson throws a chopping leg kick but Mir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson works Mir's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Watson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into range.
Mir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mason Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir slips a jab from Watson.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
Mir scores with a head kick.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
A good leg kick by Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Watson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Watson sees coming a mile off.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Mir's belly button to the back.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Mir is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mir tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Mir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Mir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mir's head.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Watson misses
and Mir counters with a straight right hand.
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir wants to clinch.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watson tries to score with a low kick but Mir moves his leg out of the way.
Mir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Watson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Watson there.
Mir slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Mir takes one on the button.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Frankestein Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir moves away from the strike by Watson.
Mir throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mir will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Mir scores with a punch to the head.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watson scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Frankestein Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson misses with a straight right.
A big right from Watson misses.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a good low kick that Mir was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Mir dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Watson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Mir slips under a jab from Watson.
Mir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mir on the side of the head.
Mir is rocked!
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson cracks Mir with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mir falls to his knees and Watson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Watson!
Mason Watson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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