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OFC 140: Ang vs Sanavio III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Banks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banks moves into the clinch.
Banks jumps guard but Lewis stands there with Banks around his waist. Banks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banks manages to pull guard.
Lewis stands up over Banks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banks is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banks is controlling Lewis's posture.
Banks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis throws a strike but Banks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Banks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Banks has picked Lewis up and slammed him! Lewis can't keep hold of the triangle and Banks manages to pass to side control!
Lewis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Banks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banks working Lewis over with strikes here.
Lewis can't escape the position.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Banks get's back to his feet.
Banks scores with a jab to the body.
Banks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewisis looking to pass into half guard but Banks pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Banks is in guard.
Lewis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Banks stacks Lewis 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 Banks!
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face as Banks controls the position.
Lewis is looking to regain half guard here but Banks keeps moving and retains side control.
Lewis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Banks keeping control of the position.
Banks wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lewis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Banks is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steven Lewis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Voices. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ronbo is out of range.
Ronbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronbo avoids the body shot from Orton.
Orton scores with a leg kick.
Ronbo pushes Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronbo blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orton.
Ronbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
Orton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
A short right from Orton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronbos head.
Orton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orton trying to control the position but instead, Ronbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orton into the cage.
Ronbo blocks an uppercut.
Orton scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ronbo's head.
Ronbo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronbo pushes Orton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Orton lands an uppercut.
Ronbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronbo connects with a knee to the head.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Ronbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton tries to work over Ronbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orton lands a shoulder strike.
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton prevents a body shot from Ronbo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ronbo tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage.
Ronbo tries to circle away but Orton has him pinned against the cage.
Orton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orton throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronbo.
Ronbo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Orton.
Orton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ronbo tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronbo has had enough of the clinch but Orton keeps him there for the moment.
Ronbo lands an elbow just above Orton 's eye.
Ronbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ronbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orton has him pressed against the cage.
Ronbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronbo closes the distance and pushes Orton back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orton.
Orton swings widly with a right hand
and Ronbo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ronbo prevents a body shot from Orton.
Ronbo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronbo.
A frustrated look appears on Ronbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ronbo tries to throw a body punch but Orton avoids it by throwing Ronbo back against the cage.
Ronbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ronbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orton.
Orton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orton scores with a one two! Ronbo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo clinches.
Ronbo is trying to maintain a safe position but Orton gets an underhook and turns Ronbo into the cage.
Orton scores with a shot to the side of Ronbo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronbo tries to break the clinch but Orton is controlling the position.
Orton lands a right hand.
Ronbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ronbo as Orton tries to tie him up.
Orton lands a shoulder strike.
Ronbo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Orton.
Ronbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orton can't find room to land a body shot as Ronbo controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton lands with a short shot to the head.
Orton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronbo.
Orton is trying to maintain a safe position but Ronbo gets an underhook and turns Orton into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ronbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orton. Ronbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronbo closes the distance and clinches.
Ronbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Orton has double underhooks.
Orton can't find room to land a body shot as Ronbo controls the action.
Ronbo blocking some punches.
Orton struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronbo controls his hands.
Ronbo landing knees to the body.
Ronbo breaks the clinch.
Ronbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orton, pushing him back against the cage.
Ronbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton swinging wildly here.
Orton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronbo's hands.
Orton drives through and clinches with Ronbo against the cage.
Ronbo prevents a body shot from Orton.
Orton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Orton misses with a looping left.
Orton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ronbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orton.
Ronbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ronbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronbo throws a head kick that misses.
Ronbo thumps Orton with a low kick.
Ronbo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ronbo gets a clinch.
Ronbo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ronbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Ronbo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ronbo misses
and Orton counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronbo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orton lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronbo has managed to clinch.
Orton scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronbo blocks an uppercut.
Orton lands with a left to the head.
Orton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ronbo breaks from the clinch.
Orton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ronnie Ronbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orton punishes Ronbo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronbo has Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orton. That's going to slow Ronbo down.
Ronbo moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo is trying to break free.
Ronbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ronbo is trying to break the clinch but Orton has him pressed against the cage.
Orton pushes Ronbo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ronbo blocking some punches.
Orton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orton works on Ronbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Orton tries a knee to the head but Ronbo blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orton.
Orton lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orton scores with a shoulder strike.
Randy Orton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ronbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orton has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orton.
Ronbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton throws a low kick but Ronbo moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton jabs Ronbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orton lands a jab to the head.
Orton connects with a solid leg kick.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Ronbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronbo's elbow.
Orton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orton misses with the head strike.
Orton gets through Ronbo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ronbo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ronbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ronbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ronbo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ronbo moves into the clinch.
Orton has a couple of punches blocked by Ronbo.
Orton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronbo.
A short right from Orton.
Ronbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Orton won't allow it.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronbo breaks the clinch.
Orton rushes Ronbo and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Orton misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronbo tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
Orton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
Ronbo is trying to break the clinch but Orton is controlling him.
Orton avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronbo.
Ronbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orton tries to stall but Ronbo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronbo looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orton blocks an elbow strike from Ronbo.
Orton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronbo wants to break free but Orton has control.
Orton lands a shoulder strike.
Ronbo tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton lands with a left to the head.
Ronbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronbo tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ronbo blocks an uppercut.
Orton misses with some punches.
Orton digs a right hand into Ronbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ronbo's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
Ronbo takes a shot to the head.
Orton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronbo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oh Ronbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronbo is trying to force a seperation but Orton has the dominant position.
Orton cracks Ronbo with a nice body shot.
Orton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
Orton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronbo backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orton.
Orton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orton dips a shoulder and cracks Ronbo with a mighty uppercut! Ronbo falls back against the cage and Orton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ronbo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Orton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Orton!
A pretty intense looking Randy Orton took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Twig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souwer has chosen Metallica-Fuel as his entrance music. 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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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Twig Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Souwer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souwer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones gets to his feet - Souwer follows without any prompting.
Souwer throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Souwer tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souwer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Souwer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souwer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Souwer is tightening it up a little... Jones has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jones reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jones taps out! Nice BJJ there by Souwer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andreas Souwer!
An intense looking Andreas Souwer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks, I love you!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vandebogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet by Creed. Vandebogart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Runnin with the Devil - Van Halen. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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279 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Vandebogart!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandebogart moves away.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair throws a combination. Vandebogart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blair throws a body punch but Vandebogart moves out of range.
Vandebogart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vandebogart moves out of range as Blair strikes.
Vandebogart misses the body punch
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Vandebogart backing up. Vandebogart nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Vincent Vandebogart has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair drops Vandebogart with a beautiful combination! Vandebogart stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blair is looking for the KO!
Vandebogart is rocked!
Blair fakes the body blow, causing Vandebogart to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Vandebogart goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Blair!
In his post fight interview, Hank Blair started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Yoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Damme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fight to Survive. Dave Yoma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Yoma!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Dave Yoma has been cut.
Yoma throws a right and a left that Damme avoids nicely.
Damme throws a series of punches but Yoma avoids them all with ease.
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damme tries to clinch but Yoma moves out of range.
Damme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoma slips a jab and a cross from Damme.
Yoma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damme sprawls well initially but Yoma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Damme wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme taking some punishment here, with Yoma in his half guard.
Damme is looking for a sweep. Yoma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoma is trying to control the action in half guard but Damme is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damme controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Damme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoma.
Damme is trying to control but can't.
Damme is trying to stand.
Damme wants to improve his position but Yoma is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoma uses his free foot to push down on Damme's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoma raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yoma with good strikes from the mount here!
Damme taking shots to the head.
Yoma working Damme over with strikes here.
Damme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yoma trying to control but Damme is having none of it.
Yoma lands a heavy elbow.
Yoma looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damme knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoma on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Damme is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yoma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Damme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yoma landing strikes from the mount and Damme is in trouble!
Yoma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yoma avoids the attempt from Damme to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme is trying to stand up.
Yoma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yoma fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Damme is rocked!
Yoma with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Damme is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damme working to try and regain half guard.
Yoma wants to control the pace but Damme is squirming around nicely.
Yoma has control of Damme's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Damme regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Damme is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Damme seems to have got his legs back now.
Damme tries to hold on but Yoma pushes him away.
Damme holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yoma tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Damme is working to get back to half guard.
Yoma looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damme really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoma avoids the attempt from Damme to control.
Yoma working for a guillotine from mount but Damme is in no mood to give up.
Damme wants to get back to his feet.
Yoma is landing with some decent strikes but Damme is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yoma looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yoma dominating with strikes here.
Damme in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yoma unloads with some shots from mount but Damme bucks and avoids them well.
Yoma is landing with some decent strikes but Damme is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoma misses with a head shot.
Damme gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme wants to get back to his feet.
Damme tries to get to full guard but Yoma has control of the leg.
Yoma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoma seems to be looking for submissions.
Damme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yoma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Damme wants to control but Yoma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yoma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damme's head.
Damme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoma.
Damme is trying to stand.
Yoma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damme keeping hold of Yoma's head, controlling as best he can.
Yoma is thwarting Damme's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Yoma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Yoma's cut.
That's time! Damme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yoma keeps the fight on the outside.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damme instigates a clinch.
Yoma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoma tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Yoma blocking some punches.
Yoma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damme walks away with a smile on his face. Yoma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Damme tries to clinch but Yoma is having none of it.
Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damme stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damme wants it to stay on the feet.
Yoma keeps the fight on the outside.
Damme lands with a nice combination. Yoma backs away looking to recover.
Damme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damme, right into the meat.
Damme misses with a kick to the body.
Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoma's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damme scores with a push kick.
Yoma misses with a head kick.
Yoma lands a body shot.
Damme blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoma misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damme blocks a head kick by Yoma.
Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Damme tries to clinch but Yoma moves out of range.
Damme tries to clinch but Yoma is having none of it.
Yoma fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Yoma.
Yoma is breathing heavily.
Damme moves into the clinch successfully.
Damme breaks from the clinch.
Yoma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Yoma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damme.
Dave Yoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoma tries to clinch up.
Damme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoma under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoma connects with a right hand. Damme shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damme dodges the punch combination from Yoma.
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoma shoots in for a double leg but Damme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damme throws a head kick that Yoma semi-blocks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damme.
That has opened up Dave Yoma's cut even more.
Damme misses with the combination.
Yoma scoring well with a low kick there.
Damme catches Yoma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme darts in and clinches Yoma up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damme tries to clinch but Yoma is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a two punch combo.
Damme throws a shot to the body.
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damme lands a high kick!
A head kick by Yoma misses
and Damme counters with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoma blocks the leg kick.
Yoma tries to clinch there but Damme circles away.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Yoma avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoma tries to pull guard but Damme forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Damme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoma jumps guard but Damme stands there with Yoma around his waist. Yoma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
The cut above Dave Yoma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yomas head.
Yoma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoma is trying to break the clinch but Damme is controlling him.
Yoma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damme smiles and moves away.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoma's elbow.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Yoma controls the action.
Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yomas head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Yoma as the two fighters clinch.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Yoma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Damme.
Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoma misses with a series of wild punches.
Damme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yoma thuds his right hand into Damme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damme lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoma circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoma scores with a kick to the body.
Yoma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damme uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yoma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Damme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Yoma finds it's way through Damme's defenses.
Yoma tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damme.
Damme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoma takes a step back to recover.
Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoma fails with the takedown.
Damme tries to clinch up but Yoma circles away and keeps his distance.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Yoma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damme smiles and moves away.
Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Yoma.
Yoma shoots in but Damme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a head kick that Yoma semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoma misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damme moves in looking to clinch but Yoma pushes him off.
Yoma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Damme tries to clinch but Yoma is having none of it.
Yoma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dave Yoma's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yoma throws a series of punches but Damme avoids them all with ease.
Damme darts in and clinches Yoma up against the cage.
Yoma manages to break the clinch.
Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damme lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damme feints a jab promting Yoma to slip. Damme then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yoma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yoma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Damme.
Yoma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoma throws a lazy head kick
and Damme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damme is out of range.
Yoma shoots in looking for a takedown but Damme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yoma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damme.
Yoma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yoma throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Damme misses with a two punch combination.
Yoma moves in looking to clinch but Damme pushes him off.
Damme forces Yoma back against the cage and clinches.
Yoma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damme lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoma controls his hands.
Van Damme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoma.
Yoma is trying to pull guard but Damme turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Damme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Yoma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Areeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous comes to the cage accompanied by Rex Tremendae. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Areeno!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areeno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tremendous has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Areeno is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Areeno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tremendous defending well though.
Areeno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tremendous keeps working.
Tremendous is trying to control but can't.
Tremendous moves into full guard.
Areeno looking to pass the guard.
Areeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Areeno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tremendous is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Areeno is aware though and is defending well.
Tremendous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Areeno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tremendous has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Areeno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areeno wants to pass the guard but Tremendous is keeping the position.
Areeno wants to control from the top but Tremendous keeps moving.
Areeno tries to free his leg and advance position but Tremendous is retaining full guard.
Areeno sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tremendous's guard.
Areeno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tremendous does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Areeno prevents Tremendous from improving his position.
Areeno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tremendous keeps working.
Areeno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tremendous kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tremendous manages to get to full guard.
Tremendous looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Areeno is defending well. Tremendous quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Areeno has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tremendous celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rex Tremendous!
After the big win, Rex Tremendous made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by BOOM by P.O.D.. Scott Carson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Carson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson throws the kick towards the body but Orton avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carson.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Carson throws a head kick that misses.
Orton throws a jab when Carson was well out of range.
Carson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Orton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carson avoids it really well and circles away.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Carson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carson connects with a right hand. Orton shakes it off.
Carson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Carson takes one to the chin there.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carson was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orton checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson misses with a two punch combination.
Carson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carson is rocked!
Carson slips a jab from Orton.
Carson is still on wobbly legs! Can Orton finish him?
Orton lands a huge takedown. Carson is out but the ref is slow to react and Orton lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Carson lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Orton!
Randy Orton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic's entrance music is Guns N' Roses: Paradise City. A fine choice. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I´m Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Austin Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Kilipovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Kilipovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mirko Kilipovic has been cut.
Kilipovic 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.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilipovic throws out the jab.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Kilipovic slips a jab from Smith.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Kilipovic down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Kilipovic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kilipovic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilipovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilipovic. Kilipovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic misses with a double jab.
Kilipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Smith! Kilipovic is out on his feet! Smith rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kilipovic is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kilipovic is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Smith!
Austin Smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
Austin Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by After the Smoke is Clear. Omaly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omaly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Congo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Omaly scores with a jab. Congo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Omaly throws a looping overhand right but Congo ducks down to avoid it.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
Omaly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
Omaly misses with a hook. Congo ducked under it nicely.
Omaly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Congo defends it nicely.
Omaly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Congo but Congo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Omaly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Omaly.
Omaly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo moves out of range as Omaly strikes.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omaly lands with a straight right. Congo didn't see that one coming.
Omaly shoots for a takedown but Congo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghengis Congo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Omaly.
Congo moves into the clinch.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Omaly avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws an elbow that misses.
Omaly managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
Come on Omaly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Congo.
Congo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Omaly has been cut.
Congo leaning against his opponent.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Omaly controls his hands.
Congo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Omaly backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Omaly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Congo walks away with a smile on his face. Omaly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Omaly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omaly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Congo.
Omaly looks gassed!
Congo closes the distance and pushes Omaly back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Congo.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Omaly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Congo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Congo has Omaly pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Congo.
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as Omaly controls the action.
Congo landing knees to the body.
Congo lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Omaly trying to control the position but instead, Congo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omaly into the cage.
Congo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Congo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Omaly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
Congo punishes Omaly's body with a nice straight punch.
Congo is looking to slow Omaly down with leg kicks.
Ghengis Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Omaly.
Congo misses with a looping right.
Congo lands with a cross.
Omaly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Congo to the ground. Omaly is now in Congo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo controlling Omaly's posture.
Omaly is breathing heavily.
Congo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Congo keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.
Omaly throws a big right hand that misses.
Omaly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Congo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Congo trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Ghengis Congo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Omaly shoots in looking for a takedown. Congo tries to sprawl out of it but Omaly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Congo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly misses with a straight left.
Congo throws a nice looking combination but Omaly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Congo misses with a lunging right hand
and Omaly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Congo!
Congo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Omaly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Omaly looking to finish with strikes here!
Congo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Omaly tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Omaly wants to control the pace but Congo is squirming around nicely.
Omaly unloading with bombs!
Omaly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Omaly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Congo hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Congo slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Omaly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Congo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Omaly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Omaly is stalling here but it's allowed Congo to get half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omaly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly throwing shots but Congo is blocking nicely.
Congo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Omaly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Omaly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Congo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Omaly is trying to ground and pound but Congo uses the momentary lack of control by Omaly to regain half guard.
Omaly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Congo is looking for a sweep. Omaly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omaly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Omaly is looking to pass Congo's guard but actually Congo recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo wants to sweep here but Omaly controlling him for the moment.
Omaly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omaly is pushing down on Congo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Congo is fighting to maintain full guard but Omaly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Congo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Omaly.
Congo is trying to maintain the position but Omaly is very close to passing his half guard.
Congo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Omaly misses with a head shot. Congo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Congo keeping full guard, as Omaly tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omaly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Omaly throws a strike but Congo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Omaly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omaly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Congo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Omaly.
Congo is refusing to be controlled, as Omaly sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to control here.
Omaly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Congo is just riding it out for now. Omaly eventually gives up the hold.
Omaly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Omaly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Omaly 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Omaly!
Our winner, Mark Omaly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes into the arena with ACDC- Long Way To The Top blaring out of the sound system. 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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28
194 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang lands a lovely overhand right.
Ang 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.
Sanavio thows a body kick. Ang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ang tries to clinch up but Sanavio circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanavio has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanavio's brow.
Ang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanavio up against the cage.
Ang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanavio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ang tries to throw a body punch but Sanavio avoids it by throwing Ang back against the cage.
Ang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Ang.
Sanavio misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang takes one on the button.
Sanavio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanavio shoots in for a double leg but Ang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanavio misses with a straight right.
Ang moves out of range as Sanavio strikes.
Sanavio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
Sanavio misses with a looping right.
Sanavio looks to land a right hand but Ang moved out of range.
Sanavio cracks Ang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanavio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanavio on the side of the head.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Sanavio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio scores with the left hand. Ang knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanavio moves away.
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanavio throws a body punch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang lands a leg kick that knocks Sanavio off balance momentarily.
Sanavio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ang counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ang. That's going to slow Sanavio down.
Sanavio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ang.
Sanavio throws a body punch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanavio scores with a jab to the body.
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ang throws out a leg kick but Sanavio moves out of range and Ang only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
Sanavio moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanavio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanavio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanavio.
Ang tries to roll over but Sanavio keeps him under control.
Sanavio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throwing shots but Ang is blocking nicely.
Sanavio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanavio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanavio works his way into side control.
Ang dodges the ground and pound from Sanavio.
Ang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a strike aimed at the side of Ang's head but Ang avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanavio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanavio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanavio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ang, who protects the arm well.
Sanavio scoring with punches from side control.
Ang wants to control but Sanavio postures up.
Sanavio is trying to get an arm triangle but Ang is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio throws an elbow but Ang slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sanavio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanavio controlling from side mount.
Sanavio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanavio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanavio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ang preventing the sweep.
Ang throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanavio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanavio 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.
Sanavio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ang trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio wants to advance to full mount but Ang doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sanavio slips nicely into half guard.
Sanavio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ang tries to hold on but Sanavio pushes him away.
Sanavio sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sanavio landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanavio avoids the attempt from Ang to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sanavio tries to pass to full mount but Ang defends it.
Ang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanavio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanavio swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Sanavio connects with the punch.
Sanavio tries to clinch up.
Sanavio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ang sprawls well initially but Sanavio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanavio drops an elbow to the side of Ang's head.
Sanavio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanavio throwing shots but Ang is blocking nicely.
Sanavio is thwarting Ang's attempts to control the position.
Sanavio wants to get back to his feet.
Ang works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio prevents Ang from getting back to his feet.
Sanavio is working Ang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diego Sanavio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanavio looking to pass the guard.
Sanavio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sanavio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ang defending well though.
Sanavio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio prevents Ang from improving his position.
Ang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sanavio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanavio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanavio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ang!
Sanavio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanavio has control of Ang's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ang regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ang blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang is looking to get to half guard.
Sanavio raining down shots from the mount!
Sanavio working for a guillotine from mount but Ang is in no mood to give up.
Ang tries to lock up and control but Sanavio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio scoring with strikes but Ang is staying in there.
BOOM! Sanavio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanavio throws some wild stikes that Ang manages to avoid easily.
Sanavio throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ang holds on, trying desperately to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanavio lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanavio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Ang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanavio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ang at a distance.
Ang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio pushes Ang away with a front kick.
Ang moves forwards but Sanavio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body
and Ang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanavio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanavio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanavio throws a push kick but Ang slaps the foot to one side.
Sanavio lands a nice hook to Ang's body. Ang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio scores with a push kick.
Ang moves out of range as Sanavio throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ang moves away.
Sanavio digs a good body shot into Ang's ribs.
Ang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanavio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanavio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanavio is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ang throws a shot from downtown. Sanavio moves away and avoids it.
Sanavio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ang's waist but Ang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanavio off to one side.
Ang closes the distance and clinches.
Ang tries to work over Sanavio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ang misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sanavio.
Ang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio can't break the clinch.
Ang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ang is stalling here.
Sanavio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ang controls his hands.
Ang is looking to control Sanavio's arms but Sanavio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ang has his back to the cage.
Sanavio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ang controls his hands.
Ang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanavio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ang controls his hands.
Ang throws an elbow that misses.
Ang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanavio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rodney Ang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanavio.
Sanavio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanavio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanavio blocks an uppercut.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanavio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ang.
Sanavio lands a shot to the body.
Ang prevents a body shot from Sanavio.
Ang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanavio's defenses.
It looks like Diego Sanavio has been cut.
Sanavio takes a shot to the head.
Rodney Ang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanavio misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ang.
Sanavio is rocked!
Ang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanavio is still on wobbly legs! Can Ang finish him?
Ang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanavio with a big uppercut! Sanavio tries to clinch up but Ang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanavio to the mat! Sanavio covers up and Ang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang retains his middleweight title!
Rodney Ang took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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