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GSF 13 Tiki vs Oquendo II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
22 - 7 - 2 |
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Solid 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
22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Zeke Acacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Too!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Too swinging wildly here.
Acacia lands a head kick. Too smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Acacia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Too tries to score a power double leg takedown but Acacia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Too somewhat.
Too misses with a takedown attempt - Acacia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Too fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zeke Acacia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
Too throws a sloppy head kick and Acacia moves out of range easily.
Acacia misses with a head kick.
Too shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Too shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acacia is trying to defend but Too finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Acacia trying to control here.
Too prevents Acacia from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Too is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Acacia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Acacia wants to sweep here but Too controlling him for the moment.
Acacia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Too is controlling him.
Too wants to control from the top but Acacia keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acacia is working an open guard so Too takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Acacia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kal Too seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Too rushes Acacia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Too has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Acacia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Too is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Acacia up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acacia trying to get back to his feet but Too is in full control for now.
Acacia is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Too looking for the RNC.
Too is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Acacia defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Too controlling the positon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Acacia covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Acacia staying busy and making it hard for Too to control.
Acacia has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Acacia is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Too keeps control of the position easily here as Acacia tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Too lands a shot to the body.
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.
Acacia has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Too is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Too sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Too throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acacia jabs Too to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Too closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Too lands in his opponent's guard.
Acacia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Too shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Too postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acacia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Too clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacia manages to break the clinch.
Too shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Acacia defends it nicely.
Too uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acacia.
Too shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Acacia defends it nicely.
Too shoots for a double leg takedown but Acacia sprawls well. He's pushed Too's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zeke Acacia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
Acacia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Too.
Too closes the distance but Acacia moves to the side
and Acacia counters with a good, hard body kick but Too shrugs it off.
Too tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Acacia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Too fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too pushes Acacia up against the cage in a clinch.
Acacia manages to break the clinch.
Too fails to land the takedown.
Too is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Acacia lands but Too takes it in his stride.
Acacia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zeke Acacia is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Too throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Acacia was covering up waiting for the punch and Too finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Acacia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Too off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Acacia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acacia is looking to slow Too down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too fails in his attempt to clinch.
Too fails to land the takedown.
Acacia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Too tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acacia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acacia lands a high kick!
Too connects with the punch.
Too sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Too with a poor takedown
and Acacia counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Too.
Zeke Acacia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acacia scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Too stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acacia.
Too avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acacia tries for a takedown but Too sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab from Acacia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acacia.
Acacia leaves Too with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Too gets a double leg takedown into Acacia's guard.
Acacia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Too shoots in and bounces Acacia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Too tries to free his leg and advance position but Acacia is retaining full guard.
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 Zeke Acacia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Acacia delivers a nice body kick.
Acacia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Acacia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Too tries to clinch but Acacia is having none of it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Acacia enables Too to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Acacia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Too stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Too throws a leg kick but Acacia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Too looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Acacia!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acacia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Too trying to control but Acacia is having none of it.
Too avoids the attempt from Acacia to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too has control of Acacia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Acacia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Too controlling from the full mount.
Acacia throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Too is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Acacia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Acacia!
Too controls Acacia momentarily but Acacia frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kal Too has got the better of the ground game so far.
Too has a closed guard, preventing Acacia from standing up.
Acacia preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acacia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acacia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeke Acacia just wasn't active enough.
Acacia stuffs the takedown.
Too clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Too.
Too can't get the takedown.
Acacia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Too doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acacia wants to take the fight to the mat but Too manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Too's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Acacia.
Too clinches up with Acacia and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too drags the fight down to the ground.
Acacia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acacia tries to stand but Too is controlling from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Too has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Acacia doesn't defend quickly enough and Too has managed to lock this one up! Can Acacia escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Too on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kal Too!
In his post fight interview, Kal Too started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brokki Leboswski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexton Furnival has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
267 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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288 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brokki Leboswski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furnival throws a series of strikes that have Leboswski backpedaling.
It looks like Brokki Leboswski has been cut.
Leboswski tries to keep at a distance but Furnival has taken the fight into the clinch.
Furnival prevents a takedown attempt there.
Furnival misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furnival tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leboswski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Furnival is defending well.
Leboswski looking for a takedown.
Sexton Furnival has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brokki Leboswski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnival lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leboswski backwards.
Furnival is pressed up against the cage. Leboswski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Furnival down to the mat. Furnival avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Furnival closes the distance and clinches.
Furnival lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leboswski backwards.
Leboswski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Furnival is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leboswski looks gassed!
Leboswski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Furnival gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Furnival lands with a light punch inside.
Furnival lands an elbow that stopped Leboswski in his tracks for a moment.
Furnival lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Furnival landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furnival.
Leboswski is rocked!
Furnival works on Leboswski's body with a couple of short punches.
Furnival lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leboswski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leboswski working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Furnival.
Leboswski is still on wobbly legs! Can Furnival finish him?
Furnival lands an uppercut.
Furnival has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Leboswski - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Furnival, and another! Leboswski is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sexton Furnival!
During a confident post fight interview, Sexton Furnival thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Ziribastow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Ziribastow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 - 5 - 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Ziribastow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerabatsos punishes Ziribastow's body with a nice straight punch.
Ziribastow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ziribastow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerabatsos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziribastow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerabatsos moves away.
Ziribastow slips under a jab from Kerabatsos.
Ziribastow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerabatsos scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Kerabatsos misses.
Kerabatsos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ziribastow!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kerabatsos connects with a right hand. Ziribastow shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziribastow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters circling a little - Kerabatsos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kerabatsos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ziribastow under the eye.
Kerabatsos misses with a few strikes there.
Donald Kerabatsos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerabatsos scores with a leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ziribastow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kerabatsos. Kerabatsos obviously looking to wear him down.
Ziribastow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerabatsos.
Ziribastow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ziribastow is rocked!
Kerabatsos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerabatsos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ziribastow ducks right into an uppercut from Kerabatsos.
Ziribastow is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerabatsos finish him?
Kerabatsos throws a head kick but Ziribastow moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ziribastow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerabatsos connects with an inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos is looking to slow Ziribastow down with leg kicks.
Kerabatsos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ziribastow if he has to take too many more of those.
Kerabatsos throws a shot to the body.
Ziribastow seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerabatsos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziribastow. That did some damage!
Ziribastow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Kerabatsos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ziribastow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kerabatsos scores with a head kick.
Kerabatsos scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Ziribastow misses.
Kerabatsos lands a slapping body shot.
Ziribastow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice body punch.
Kerabatsos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ziribastow misses with a wild body shot.
Ziribastow ducks right into an uppercut from Kerabatsos.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerabatsos throws a sloppy head kick and Ziribastow moves out of range easily.
Kerabatsos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziribastow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos scores with a nice strike.
Kerabatsos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ziribastow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kerabatsos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ziribastow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ziribastow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerabatsos can pounce on him.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick but Ziribastow moves out of range.
Ziribastow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kerabatsos misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerabatsos lands a head kick. Ziribastow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Kerabatsos finds it's way through Ziribastow's defenses.
That kick from Kerabatsos tenderised Ziribastow's leg. Ziribastow is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Kerabatsos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that misses.
Kerabatsos stuns Ziribastow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kerabatsos connects with an inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kerabatsos lands a jab to Ziribastow's midsection.
Kerabatsos connects with a leg kick. Ziribastow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kerabatsos lands a brutal head kick. Ziribastow looks out on his feet and Kerabatsos throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Donald Kerabatsos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glorious comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross ft Weezy - I'm a G. Joe Calzaghe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Glorious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Glorious. Beautiful body shot.
Calzaghe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Collin Glorious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glorious misses with a head kick.
Glorious comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calzaghe tries for a takedown but Glorious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glorious scores with a punch to the head.
Calzaghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glorious circles away quickly and effectively.
Glorious feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzaghe's calf.
Calzaghe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Glorious circles away.
Calzaghe shoots for a double leg takedown but Glorious sprawls well. He's pushed Calzaghe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collin Glorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Calzaghe.
Glorious is looking to chop away at Calzaghe's legs.
Glorious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calzaghe is defended easily by Glorious.
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!
Glorious fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorious is looking to score with low kicks.
Calzaghe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Calzaghe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Glorious scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Calzaghe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Glorious tries to hold on but Calzaghe postures up.
Calzaghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glorious is looking to escape.
Glorious keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Calzaghe misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe takes Glorious's back.
Glorious is trapped and Calzaghe is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Glorious is trying to get back to his feet but Calzaghe has full control of the position and if anything, Glorious has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Calzaghe is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Calzaghe has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Glorious is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe controlling well, preventing Glorious from escaping the position.
Glorious rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Calzaghe decides to stand up.
Glorious looks to land a body kick but Calzaghe moved away.
Calzaghe avoids the body shot from Glorious.
Glorious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Glorious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glorious closes the distance and pushes Calzaghe back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorious lands a body punch.
Calzaghe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Glorious avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Glorious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calzaghe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Glorious fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Calzaghe shoots for a double leg takedown but Glorious sprawls well. He's pushed Calzaghe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glorious throws a sloppy head kick
and Calzaghe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glorious thinking.
A low kick from Glorious misses
and Calzaghe counters with a head kick. That will keep Glorious thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glorious lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glorious misses with a body shot.
Calzaghe jabs Glorious to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glorious throws a low kick but Calzaghe moves out of range easily.
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 Collin Glorious will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Glorious.
Calzaghe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calzaghe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glorious lands a front kick.
Glorious swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Calzaghe counters with a right hand to the body.
Glorious bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calzaghe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glorious misses with a double jab.
Glorious lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glorious. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calzaghe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collin Glorious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calzaghe is defended easily by Glorious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collin Glorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Calzaghe.
Calzaghe shoots in for a double leg but Glorious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Glorious works Calzaghe's body with a nice hook.
Glorious connects with the punch.
Glorious lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glorious swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calzaghe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glorious as he jumps to the side.
Glorious fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Glorious slams his shin into Calzaghe's torso.
Glorious has closed the distance and engaged Calzaghe in a clinch.
Glorious misses with a punch to the body.
Glorious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calzaghe's elbow.
Glorious tries a body shot but Calzaghe blocks it.
Glorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzaghe blocks an uppercut.
Glorious misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe wants a takedown but no success here.
Calzaghe tries to circle away but Glorious has him pinned against the cage.
Glorious lands an uppercut.
Calzaghe has Glorious pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Glorious manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Glorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzaghe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Glorious after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Glorious fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorious presses Calzaghe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Glorious struggles to land a body shot inside as Calzaghe controls his hands.
Glorious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calzaghe wants to take the fight to the mat but Glorious manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Calzaghe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calzaghe is breathing heavily.
Glorious works on Calzaghe's body with a couple of short punches.
Glorious lands a shot to the body.
Glorious presses Calzaghe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Glorious.
Glorious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glorious scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calzaghe tries to score a body lock takedown but Glorious shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzaghe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Glorious prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Glorious.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Glorious.
Glorious pushes Calzaghe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Glorious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calzaghe 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.
Glorious connects with a solid leg kick.
Glorious fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calzaghe.
Glorious darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calzaghe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glorious lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glorious lands a leg kick that knocks Calzaghe off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calzaghe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glorious can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Glorious.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Glorious dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Calzaghe shoots in but Glorious avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Glorious connects with a solid leg kick.
Calzaghe is still on wobbly legs! Can Glorious finish him?
Glorious lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Calzaghe falls backwards - clearly groggy! Glorious dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Collin Glorious!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey comes into the arena with Over - Drake blaring out of the sound system. Shelby has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Nate Shelby told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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167 lbs
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185 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey checks the leg kick.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Aubrey.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shelby slips a jab from Aubrey.
Aubrey misses with a two punch combination.
Shelby checks a leg kick.
Shelby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shelby scores with a jab.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Shelby staying out of range there.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Aubrey moved out of range.
Aubrey throws a leg kick but Shelby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aubrey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shelby.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby swings for the body but Aubrey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Shelby coming out on top.
Aubrey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shelby on the side of the head.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Aubrey avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Aubrey moved out of range.
Aubrey swings for the body but Shelby moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Aubrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Shelby.
Aubrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aubrey lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Shelby.
Aubrey throws a sloppy head kick and Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby cracks Aubrey with a good jab.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aubrey manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shelby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aubrey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aubrey throws a lazy right hand but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aubrey looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Shelby slips a jab from Aubrey.
Aubrey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shelby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Aubrey throws the left hand but Shelby avoids the punch easily.
Aubrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Aubrey.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aubrey moves away.
Aubrey is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shelby's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shelby scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Aubrey's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aubrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aubrey throws a push kick but Shelby slaps the foot to one side.
Shelby throws a body punch but Aubrey moves out of range.
Shelby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shelby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Aubrey.
Shelby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aubrey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shelby misses with a shot to the body
and Aubrey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aubrey stuns Shelby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shelby sizes up Aubrey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shelby connects with a looping right hand.
Aubrey moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Aubrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aubrey tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Aubrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Aubrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aubrey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aubrey closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Aubrey.
A right hook to the body lands for Aubrey.
Aubrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Nate Shelby has been cut.
Aubrey lands with a right to the head.
Shelby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aubrey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Aubrey.
Aubrey avoids the elbow strike from Shelby, against the cage.
Aubrey tries a body shot but Shelby blocks it.
Aubrey tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Aubrey back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shelby blocking some punches.
Aubrey lands a body punch.
Shelby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aubrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
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 Drake Aubrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Shelby'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.
Aubrey connects with a jab.
Aubrey staying out of range there.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aubrey throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
Shelby seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Aubrey shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Shelby is backing up but Aubrey catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Shelby covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Aubrey Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Aubrey!
After winning the bout, Drake Aubrey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo Ramlho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro's entrance music is Carlos Puebla - Y En Eso Llego Fidel. A fine choice. Ramlho has chosen Back To The Primitive - Soulfly as his entrance music. Fidel Castro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
170 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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27
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Pablo Ramlho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Ramlho off balance momentarily.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramlho.
Ramlho moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Ramlho throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro tries a low kick but Ramlho avoids it.
Ramlho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramlho.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramlho.
Nice sprawl there from Ramlho as Castro shoots in.
Jab from Ramlho.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Ramlho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramlho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Castro back to the cage. Ramlho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Fidel Castro has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramlho!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro looks to land a body kick but Ramlho moved away.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramlho.
Ramlho throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Ramlho connects with a high kick.
Ramlho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Ramlho's shoulder, as Ramlho tries to avoid the shot.
Castro tries to move into range but Ramlho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan Pablo Ramlho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramlho as he avoids it easily.
Ramlho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Castro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramlho.
A swing and a miss from Ramlho.
Ramlho throws a lazy right hand but Castro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramlho circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramlho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro slips under a jab from Ramlho.
Ramlho lands a nice hook to Castro's body. Castro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramlho misses with a straight left.
Castro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Ramlho misses.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Castro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castro.
Castro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramlho pinned against the cage. Ramlho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Castro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ramlho throws a series of strikes that have Castro backpedaling.
Juan Pablo Ramlho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramlho connects with a leg kick. Castro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramlho loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Ramlho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramlho.
Ramlho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro tries to land a body kick
and Ramlho counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramlho is looking to score with low kicks.
Castro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramlho.
Castro takes a swing at Ramlho's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Ramlho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramlho.
Ramlho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Ramlho's head but Ramlho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramlho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramlho tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramlho lands a jab to Castro's midsection.
Ramlho misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Castro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro looks for a takedown but Ramlho sprawls well.
Ramlho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramlho lands a leg kick that knocks Castro off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramlho.
Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramlho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramlho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Ramlho.
Castro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramlho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramlho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramlho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Ramlho staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramlho scores with a jab.
Ramlho misses with a body shot.
Ramlho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramlho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castro's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Ramlho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Castro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramlho lands with a nice body punch.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramlho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good exchange - Ramlho coming out on top.
Ramlho wants to land a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
Ramlho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramlho's knee momentarily.
Castro moves away from the strike by Ramlho.
Castro lands with a nice combination. Ramlho backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Juan Pablo Ramlho has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramlho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramlho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castro. That did some damage!
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Ramlho coming out on top.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramlho in his tracks.
Ramlho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramlho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castro checks a low kick from Ramlho.
Ramlho misses with a hook.
Ramlho cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramlho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramlho misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramlho. That's going to slow Castro down.
Castro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramlho.
Castro blocks a head kick by Ramlho.
Ramlho misses with an uppercut
and Castro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ramlho won't be happy with that.
Ramlho is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Castro in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ramlho looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Castro turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Castro!
During a confident post fight interview, Fidel Castro 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada comes to the cage accompanied by Super Mario Bros Theme Soundtrack . Nintendo Takada had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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33
184 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
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202 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Takada.
Taylor misses the jab.
Takada lands an overhand right.
Takada fails with a takedown attempt.
Takada connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Takada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Takada swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Takada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takada.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takada to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takada was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Takada shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Takada with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Takada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Takada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Takada persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor swings for the body but Takada moves out of range.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takada was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Takada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takada rather than just go for the knockout.
Takada fails to land the takedown.
Takada throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Takada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takada.
Takada wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Takada 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.
Takada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takada tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takada is one step ahead there.
Takada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takada throwing strikes but missing.
Takada passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Takada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takada tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Takada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taylor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takada.
Takada is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nintendo Takada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takada misses with a body shot.
Takada connects with a high kick.
Takada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Takada persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takada counters with a big head kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Takada lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick from Takada lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
Taylor punishes Takada's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch but Takada is having none of it.
Taylor cracks Takada with an open hand slap.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a hook. Takada ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takada's head.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Takada moved out of range.
Takada misses the shot to the body.
Shane Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada just misses with a punch to the body.
Takada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takada thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Takada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takada goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taylor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Takada but great work by Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working away.
Takada tries to improve position but can't.
Taylor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Takada to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Nice body kick from Takada.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to clinch but Takada moves out of range.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Takada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takada works the jab nicely.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Takada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Takada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takada shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Takada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takada's elbow.
Taylor pushes Takada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Takada.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Takada blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Takada is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Takada tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Takada moves into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Takada fails to land.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Takada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takada is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takada manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Takada is working an open guard so Taylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor throws a jab when Takada was well out of range.
Takada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Takada can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Takada is looking for a takedown.
Takada struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Takada.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Takada avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Takada misses with some punches.
Takada takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Takada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Takada.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor gets through Takada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada looking for a takedown.
Takada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.
Takada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Takada seems unphased.
Taylor throws the left hand but Takada avoids the punch easily.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Takada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takada moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Takada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takada momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Takada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Takada throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Takada or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Takada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Taylor!
After the fight, Shane Taylor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astra comes to the cage accompanied by Once in a Lifetime. 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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26
167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amadeus Astra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astra closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nongkeeswuit regains half guard there - taking advantage of Astra's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Astra thows a huge punch but Nongkeeswuit dodges it nicely.
Astra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nongkeeswuit defending well though.
Astra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astra frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Astra thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Astra lands a nice shot to the head.
Astra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astra throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Astra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Astra is stalling here but it's allowed Nongkeeswuit to get half guard.
Nongkeeswuit trying to control here.
Astra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nongkeeswuit is staying active underneath Astra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Astra is looking to pass Nongkeeswuit's guard but actually Nongkeeswuit recovers to full guard.
Nongkeeswuit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Astra throws an elbow that misses. Nongkeeswuit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Astra's guard. Nice move by Nongkeeswuit!
Astra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nongkeeswuit is aware though and is defending well.
Astra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nongkeeswuit stacks Astra on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nongkeeswuit!
Nongkeeswuit has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Astra dodges the punch combination from Nongkeeswuit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit slips a straight right by Astra.
Nongkeeswuit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astra.
Astra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Amadeus Astra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nongkeeswuit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nongkeeswuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nongkeeswuit looks to land a combination but Astra avoids it well.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a looping right.
Astra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Astra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Astra looks to throw the jab but Nongkeeswuit is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra throws a body punch but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Astra shoots in for a double leg but Nongkeeswuit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nongkeeswuit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Astra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nongkeeswuit defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Astra.
Nongkeeswuit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Astra scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Astra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Astra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Astra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nongkeeswuit is looking to clinch but Astra is avoiding it.
Nongkeeswuit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nongkeeswuit moves out of range as Astra strikes.
Astra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Astra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nongkeeswuit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Astra lands a nice looking body shot.
Nongkeeswuit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Astra.
Astra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nongkeeswuit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Astra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Astra lands with a cross.
Astra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nongkeeswuit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Astra is in Nongkeeswuit's guard.
Nongkeeswuit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Astra trying to control but Nongkeeswuit is working from the bottom.
Astra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Astra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nongkeeswuit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Astra postures up in Nongkeeswuit's guard and throws a big left but Nongkeeswuit blocks it.
Nongkeeswuit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Astra trying to control but Nongkeeswuit is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nongkeeswuit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Astra controls the pace.
Astra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astra throws an elbow that misses. Nongkeeswuit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Astra's guard. Nice move by Nongkeeswuit!
Astra throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nongkeeswuit escapes and throws Astra's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nongkeeswuit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Astra is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nongkeeswuit is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Astra is looking to get to half guard.
Astra wants to hold on but Nongkeeswuit pushes him away.
Amadeus Astra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Astra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Astra wants to hold on but Nongkeeswuit pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit content just to control the position here.
Nongkeeswuit avoids the attempt from Astra to control.
Astra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Astra 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.
Nongkeeswuit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Astra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astra tries to hold on but Nongkeeswuit pushes him away.
Astra is desperately trying to improve his position but Nongkeeswuit has a good base and remains in mount.
Nongkeeswuit looking to control but Astra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Astra dominated that second round.
That's time! Astra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nongkeeswuit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astra.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nongkeeswuit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nongkeeswuit tries a body shot but Astra blocks it.
Astra ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Astra no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Astra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nongkeeswuit defends well.
Astra is looking for a triangle but Nongkeeswuit pushes his legs off easily.
Nongkeeswuit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Astra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nongkeeswuit has managed to get both his arms back between Astra's legs - danger averted.
Astra has a closed guard, preventing Nongkeeswuit from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Astra looking to control.
Astra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nongkeeswuit stands and steps away. Astra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Astra looks to land a combination but Nongkeeswuit avoids it well.
Nongkeeswuit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Astra tries to clinch there but Nongkeeswuit circles away.
Astra misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Astra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nongkeeswuit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Astra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Astra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nongkeeswuit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Astra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astra misses with a straight left.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a hook.
Nongkeeswuit blocks a jab.
Astra scores with a takedown into Nongkeeswuit's guard.
Astra throws an elbow that misses. Nongkeeswuit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Astra's guard. Nice move by Nongkeeswuit!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit advances position into side control!
Astra is trying to improve his position.
Astra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Nongkeeswuit seems content to control.
Nongkeeswuit gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Astra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nongkeeswuit manages to avoid it.
Astra looks to score with a jab to the body but Nongkeeswuit is just out of range.
Amadeus Astra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra throws a series of strikes that have Nongkeeswuit backpedaling.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a straight right.
Astra throws a lazy right hand but Nongkeeswuit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astra lands with a right hand.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Astra avoids them all with ease.
Astra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a nice combination. Astra backs away looking to recover.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Astra with that takedown attempt.
Astra tries to keep at a distance but Nongkeeswuit has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nongkeeswuit can't find room to land a body shot as Astra controls the action.
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 Amadeus Astra.
Well Astra 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeus Astra!
Amadeus Astra made sure to mention his sponsor, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (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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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bracha.
That kick from Bracha tenderised Jawo's leg. Jawo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bracha moves away.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bracha lands an overhand right.
Bracha lands a nice shot that snaps Jawo's head back.
Jawo staying out of range there.
Bracha cracks Jawo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bracha. Jawo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo throws a push kick but Bracha slaps the foot to one side.
Nice jab there from Jawo.
Jawo slips under a jab from Bracha.
Bracha throws a series of punches but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bracha.
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Bracha.
Bracha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jawo is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bracha looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bracha pinned against the cage. Bracha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bracha gets a clinch.
Jawo is pushing Bracha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bracha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jawo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jawo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brachas head.
Jawo has Bracha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bracha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Protacio Jawo.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo takes an elbow to the temple.
Jawo lands a right hand.
Jawo lands a left hand.
Jawo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jawo scores with a shot to the side of Bracha's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha misses with an elbow over the top.
Jawo lands an uppercut.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Jawo.
Bracha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawo working aggressively here.
Jawo lands a knee to the body.
Jawo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bracha looking to slow down the pace here.
Bracha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jawo backwards.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bracha is trying to improve his position.
Bracha dodges the ground and pound from Jawo.
Jawo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha wants to control but Jawo postures up.
Bracha is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Jawo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bracha struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Jawo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jawo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jawo is working Bracha over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bracha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jawo throws an elbow but Bracha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jawo wants to control but Bracha is keeping him busy.
Jawo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo working the head and body with strikes.
Bracha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bracha is working hard here to advance position.
Bracha is trying to control Jawo's posture but Jawo avoids it.
Bracha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jawo on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo working the ground and pound from side control.
Jawo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jawo 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.
Jawo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha is looking for a sweep.
Jawo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bracha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bracha avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jawo swings for the body but Bracha moves out of range.
Bracha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jawo connects with a body shot.
Jawo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bracha should have avoided that one.
Bracha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jawo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bracha swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Bracha connects with an inside leg kick.
Jawo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bracha throws a push kick but Jawo slaps the foot to one side.
Jawo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bracha rather than just go for the knockout.
Jawo lands a jab to Bracha's midsection.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bracha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jawo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jawo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bracha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bracha tries to escape but Jawo is in control.
Jawo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jawo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bracha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jawo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jose Protacio Jawo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jawo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jawo working the body and head with strikes.
Jawo lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo moves into full mount!
Bracha is looking to improve his position but Jawo isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo with good strikes from the mount here!
Jawo lands with some strikes.
Bracha blocking the ground and pound.
Jawo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jawo working Bracha over with strikes here.
Jawo looking to ground and pound but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Jawo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bracha's face.
Jawo prevents Bracha from getting the reversal.
Jawo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jawo breaks from Bracha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bracha is squirming around, avoiding Jawo's attempts to control the action.
Jawo looking to finish Bracha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bracha!
Jawo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bracha badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jawo around the waist but Jawo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jawo is the winner by TKO! Jawo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Protacio Jawo!
Jose Protacio Jawo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki comes into the arena with Ratatat - Loud Pipes blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tatu Tikki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Oquendo.
Tikki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oquendo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tikki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Tikki misses its intended target.
Tikki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oquendo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tikki throws a looping overhand right but Oquendo ducks down to avoid it.
Oquendo scores with a punch to the head.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Tikki moves out of range.
Oquendo connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Tatu Tikki has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo tries to work over Tikki's front leg with a kick but Tikki checks it.
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Tikki.
Oquendo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tikki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tikki blocks a low kick nicely.
Tikki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tikki scores with a hook to the body. Oquendo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Tikki gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki working over Oquendo with some ground and pound. Oquendo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tikki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oquendo's head.
Oquendo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tikki.
Tikki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oquendo's head.
Oquendo wants to get back to his feet.
Tikki looks to land a strike but Oquendo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Oquendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tikki postures up in Oquendo's guard and throws a big left but Oquendo blocks it.
Tikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tikki is looking to work some ground and pound but Oquendo has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikki cracks Oquendo with a solid left hand.
Oquendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tikki throwing strikes but missing.
Tikki throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikki throws an elbow that misses. Oquendo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tikki's guard. Nice move by Oquendo!
Oquendo wanted to stand there but Tikki had control of the position.
Tikki trying to control the position.
Tikki wants to get back to his feet but Oquendo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tikki looking to control but Oquendo passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki trying to control here.
Oquendo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oquendo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tikki defending well though.
Oquendo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tikki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tikki lands a nice looking body shot.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikki.
Tikki needs to keep his hands up - Oquendo had a free shot at his head there.
Tikki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oquendo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tikki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tikki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tikki throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oquendo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tikki.
Oquendo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tikki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikki throwing strikes but missing.
Oquendo wants to stand but Tikki is controlling the position.
Tikki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo wants to get back to his feet but Tikki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Tikki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatu Tikki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tikki scores with a body shot.
Oquendo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tikki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oquendo misses with a two punch combination.
Oquendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tikki.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Tikki moved out of range nicely.
Tikki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose Oquendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oquendo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tikki moves out of range of the leg kick from Oquendo.
A shot to the liver by Tikki. Beautiful body shot.
Oquendo throws a sloppy body shot
and Tikki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tikki connects with a leg kick. Oquendo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oquendo slips a jab from Tikki.
Oquendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tikki.
Oquendo walks into a left hand.
Tikki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oquendo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Tikki to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oquendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oquendo looks to land a body kick but Tikki moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tikki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tikki takes a swing at Oquendo's ribcage but misses.
Oquendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikki.
Oquendo throws a wild body kick that Tikki sees coming a mile off.
Oquendo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tikki is out of range and Oquendo settles back down.
Tikki looks to land a left hand but Oquendo moved out of range nicely.
Tikki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oquendo throws a body kick that misses.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikki.
Oquendo lands a leg kick that knocks Tikki off balance momentarily.
Oquendo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikki doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Oquendo misses.
A shot to the liver by Oquendo. Beautiful body shot.
Tikki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oquendo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo 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.
Oquendo misses with a hook. Tikki ducked under it nicely.
Tikki shoots in but no luck this time.
Oquendo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tikki.
Oquendo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tikki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tikki throws a big right hand that misses.
Tatu Tikki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tikki scoring with some ground and pound.
Tikki throws an elbow that misses. Oquendo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tikki's guard. Nice move by Oquendo!
Oquendo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tikki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tikki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Oquendo postures up.
Tikki is working an open guard so Oquendo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tikki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tikki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oquendo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tikki throws an elbow that misses. Oquendo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tikki's guard. Nice move by Oquendo!
Oquendo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo wants to stand but Tikki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oquendo stands and steps away. Tikki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oquendo tried to score with a low kick but Tikki checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikki lands a two punch combo.
Tikki misses with a head kick.
Tikki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oquendo.
Oquendo jabs at Tikki's body.
Oquendo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tikki's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki misses the shot to the body.
Tikki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oquendo throws out the jab.
Oquendo swings for the body but Tikki moves out of range.
A big left from Tikki misses.
The fighters circling - Oquendo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Oquendo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tatu Tikki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tikki, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Jose Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tikki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oquendo is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tikki checks a leg kick.
Tikki throws a hook but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Tikki misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
Tikki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oquendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oquendo slips a jab from Tikki.
Tikki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tikki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oquendo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tikki.
Oquendo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikki manages to avoid it.
Tikki looks to land a left hand but Oquendo moved out of range nicely.
Oquendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tikki.
Oquendo throws a push kick but Tikki slaps the foot to one side.
Tikki tries for a takedown but Oquendo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tikki blocks the low kick.
Oquendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tikki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a two punch combination.
Tikki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws an off balance right hand
and Tikki counters with an outside leg kick.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Tikki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oquendo lands a front kick.
Tikki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oquendo scores with a nice head shot.
Oquendo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oquendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tikki looks to score with a jab to the body but Oquendo is just out of range.
Jose Oquendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oquendo misses with a hook.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
Oquendo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikki.
Tikki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Tikki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jose Oquendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tikki cracks Oquendo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tikki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oquendo moves away.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
Tikki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oquendo is able to avoid easily.
Tikki throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikki moves out of range of the body kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a right hand that Tikki ducks under and follows up with a left that Tikki also avoids with ease.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikki.
Tikki lands with a shot to the body.
Tikki looks to score with a jab to the body but Oquendo is just out of range.
Oquendo tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Tikki with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tikki throws a head kick but Oquendo moves out of range.
Good shot there by Tikki.
Oquendo cracks Tikki with a good jab.
Oquendo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oquendo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tikki misses with a few strikes there.
Tikki fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatu Tikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oquendo connects with a nice looking jab.
Oquendo missing with a left hand there. Tikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oquendo thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
Tikki fails with the takedown.
Oquendo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikki.
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!
Oquendo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tikki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
Oquendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikki.
Oquendo scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tikki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oquendo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oquendo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tikki blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Tikki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oquendo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Oquendo.
Tikki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oquendo wants to land a leg kick but Tikki is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo scores with a head kick.
Tikki takes a swing at Oquendo's ribcage but misses.
Oquendo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tikki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Oquendo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatu Tikki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oquendo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tikki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oquendo's waist but Oquendo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tikki off to one side.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Tikki avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oquendo, right into the meat.
Oquendo is looking to slow Tikki down with leg kicks.
Oquendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo throws a front kick aimed at Tikki's knee but Tikki avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Oquendo.
A head kick from Tikki lands but Oquendo takes it in his stride.
Tikki thuds his right hand into Oquendo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oquendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo tries to work over Tikki's front leg with a kick but Tikki checks it.
Oquendo looks for the body kick but Tikki saw that one coming.
Oquendo misses with a kick to the body
and Tikki counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tikki misses.
Tikki connects with an inside leg kick.
Oquendo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oquendo lands with a nice body kick.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oquendo tries to score with a low kick but Tikki moves his leg out of the way.
Oquendo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oquendo throws a nice looking combination but Tikki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oquendo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Tikki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Tikki scores with a leg kick.
Tikki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oquendo stuns Tikki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tikki throws a leg kick but Oquendo moved away.
Oquendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tikki.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo takes a swing at Tikki's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tikki throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tikki throws a leg kick which misses Oquendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Oquendo tries to avoid it.
Tikki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oquendos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oquendo defending well as Tikki loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Oquendo misses
and Tikki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tikki checks a leg kick nicely.
Oquendo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tikki misses with a hook.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oquendo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oquendo ducks right into an uppercut from Tikki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
Oquendo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tikki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oquendo.
Tikki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oquendo lunges at Tikki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tikki's hand.
Tikki misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Tikki.
A solid body kick from Oquendo.
Tikki throws a looping overhand right but Oquendo ducks down to avoid it.
Tikki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oquendo misses with a straight left.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
Tikki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oquendo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tikki blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Tikki blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Tikki throws a poor cross that misses
and Oquendo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oquendo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tikki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikki connects with a looping right hand.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Tikki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oquendo tries to score with a low kick but Tikki moves his leg out of the way.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses.
Tikki throws the left hand but Oquendo avoids the punch easily.
Oquendo throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oquendo.
Tikki throws a sloppy head kick and Oquendo moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tikki is just out of range.
Oquendo tried to score with a low kick but Tikki checks it.
Oquendo blocks a jab.
Tikki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jose Oquendo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tatu Tikki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tikki moves out of range of the strikes.
Tikki takes one to the chin there.
Tikki avoids the head kick by Oquendo.
Tikki swings for the body but Oquendo moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Oquendo. Those never looked like landing.
Tikki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tikki throws a jab when Oquendo was well out of range.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tikki scores with a nice head shot.
Tikki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oquendo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikki.
Tikki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tikki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oquendo.
Tikki misses the shot to the body.
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tikki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oquendo on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tikki checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a head kick.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikki.
Oquendo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tikki.
Oquendo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oquendo wants it to stay on the feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tikki throws a hook but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Oquendo. Those never looked like landing.
Oquendo blocks a jab.
Tikki throws a body punch but Oquendo moves out of range.
Tikki blocks a leg kick.
Tikki misses with a looping right.
Tikki missing with a left hand there. Oquendo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Tikki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Tikki misses.
Tikki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatu Tikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tikki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oquendo.
Tikki blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikki is looking to chop away at Oquendo's legs.
Oquendo thuds his shin into the meat of Tikki's side.
Tikki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Tikki moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Oquendo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oquendo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tikki moves out of range of the leg kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a low kick but Tikki avoids it.
Oquendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikki.
Tikki lands an overhand right.
Tikki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Tikki or perhaps it was just good defense by Oquendo which made him look bad.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick.
Tikki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Tikki moved out of range nicely.
Oquendo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tikki.
Oquendo lands with a good body shot.
Oquendo misses with a hook.
Oquendo 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.
Oquendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Tikki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oquendo connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Tikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oquendo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatu Tikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oquendo is able to avoid easily.
Oquendo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tikki blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo tries to sprawl but Tikki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tikki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tikki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tikki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jose Oquendo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tikki looks to land a strike but Oquendo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tikki throws an elbow that misses. Oquendo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tikki's guard. Nice move by Oquendo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikki 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.
Tikki has a closed guard, preventing Oquendo from standing up.
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 Tatu Tikki.
I think Oquendo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Oquendo!
Jose Oquendo is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Jose Oquendo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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