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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer Longbird has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Polski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbird stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Longbird wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer Longbird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longbird but Longbird pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Longbird forces Polski back against the cage and clinches.
Longbird looking to throw knees to the head but Polski is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Longbird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Polski tries to circle away but Longbird has him pinned against the cage.
Longbird tries a knee to the head but Polski blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Longbird.
Polski tries to land knees in the clinch but Longbird avoids the damage to the body.
Polski has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Longbird regains guard immediately.
Longbird is adopting a defensive guard.
Polski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Longbird is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Polski, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Longbird landing some decent shots from guard.
Longbird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Longbird will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Polski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longbird is controlling him.
Longbird with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Longbird gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Longbird throws a nice outside leg kick.
Polski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Longbird misses the target.
Polski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbird getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Polski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer Longbird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Polski.
Good leg kick by Longbird there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Longbird takes a swing at Polski's ribcage but misses.
Polski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Longbird jabs Polski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Longbird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longbird defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polski.
Polski looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Longbird.
Polski is rocked!
A good leg kick by Longbird.
Polski is still on wobbly legs! Can Longbird finish him?
Longbird plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Polski swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Polski face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hammer Longbird!
During a confident post fight interview, Hammer Longbird 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiel Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes into the arena with Diabolic- Modern Day Future blaring out of the sound system. Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiel Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay misses with a looping left.
Flay missing with a left hand there. Van damm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Van damm 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.
Flay wants to hold on but Van damm pushes him away.
Van damm landing punches.
Van damm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Van damm is working for a guillotine from mount but Flay frees his head quite easily.
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!
Van damm looking to control but Flay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van damm looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay is squirming around, avoiding Van damm's attempts to control the action.
Van damm is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van damm lands a nice shot to the head.
Van damm controlling from mount.
Van damm goes for an armbar but Flay turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Flay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm looking to control.
Van damm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van damm's head.
Van damm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van damm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flay tries to free his leg and advance position but Van damm is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm has control of Flay's left arm, preventing Flay from doing any damage.
Van damm keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Van damm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tong Van damm was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Van damm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flay. Flay obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiel Flay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flay checks a low kick from Van damm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Flay misses its intended target.
Flay lands with an uppercut that bounces Van damm off the cage and back into range.
Flay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flay misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van damm tries to clinch there but Flay circles away.
Flay moves out of range as Van damm strikes.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Flay swings for the body but Van damm moves out of range.
Flay gets caught napping as Van damm dives in and scores a takedown. Flay manages to retain guard.
Flay controls Van damm momentarily but Van damm frees himself.
Van damm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van damm trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Van damm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Flay keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van damm ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van damm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van damm is out of range and Flay settles back down.
Flay tried to score with a low kick but Van damm checks it.
Van damm connects with a leg kick. Flay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van damm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flay pinned against the cage. Flay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flay takes a step back to recover.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van damm checks it well.
Van damm throws a low kick but Flay moves out of range easily.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Van damm moves into range and clinches up with Flay.
Van damm manages to break the clinch.
Flay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van damm. That did some damage!
Flay throws a push kick but Van damm slaps the foot to one side.
Flay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van damm's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay avoids the body shot from Van damm.
Flay is looking to wear down Van damm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van damm 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.
Flay throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Van damm counter with a right hand.
Flay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flay throws a jab when Van damm was well out of range.
Van damm moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van damm as Flay tries to tie him up.
Flay trying to land knees to the body.
Flay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van damm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van damm tightens his grip and picks Flay up, before dumping him to the ground. Flay manages to land in guard.
Van damm throwing strikes from guard but Flay blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flay keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
Flay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van damm is working Flay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van damm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van damm is in close to Flay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van damm trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Van damm tries to clinch but Flay moves out of range.
Van damm checks a low kick from Flay.
Van damm wants to clinch up but Flay keeps it at a distance.
Van damm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van damm misses with a series of wild punches.
Flay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van damm.
Van damm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van damm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiel Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van damm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flay. Van damm does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flay misses with a head kick.
Van damm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flay.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flay throws a head kick but Van damm moves out of range.
Flay missing with a left hand there. Van damm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van damm connects with a solid leg kick.
Flay tries a head kick but it misses.
Flay misses with an uppercut.
Flay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van damm shoots in but no luck this time.
Flay throws a head kick that Van damm semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm scores with a hook.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Van damm's head but Van damm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flay throws out a loose jab but Van damm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Van damm moves out of range easily.
Van damm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flay misses with a straight right.
Flay swings for the body but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm looks to land a combination but Flay avoids it well.
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
Flay scores with a jab.
Flay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van damm manages to avoid it.
Flay lands with a good body shot.
Van damm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van damm scores with the left hand. Flay knows he should have avoided that one.
Van damm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van damm backs up against the cage.
Flay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
Van damm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kiel Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tong Van damm.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flay.
Van damm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van damm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tong Van damm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van damm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay throws a lazy head kick
and Van damm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flay misses with a straight right.
Flay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van damm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flay gets a clinch.
Van damm is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay pushes off an throws an elbow but Van damm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiel Flay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiel Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van damm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
An out of breath Tong Van damm 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Hannedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beck as he avoids it easily.
Hannedy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Beck.
Hannedy tries to clinch but Beck moves away
and Beck counters with an inside leg kick.
Hannedy cracks Beck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beck throws a wild body kick that Hannedy sees coming a mile off.
Hannedy misses with a hook. Beck ducked under it nicely.
Hannedy throws a shot to the body.
Hannedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hannedy swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Hannedy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hannedy cracks Beck with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hannedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hannedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy takes a swing at Beck's ribcage but misses.
Beck lands with a right hand.
Hannedy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beck 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 Hannedy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hannedy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hannedy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Hannedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beck misses with a hook. Hannedy ducked under it nicely.
Hannedy tries for a takedown but Beck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hannedy throws a low kick but Beck avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hannedy.
Beck moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy misses with a takedown attempt - Beck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beck throws a series of punches but Hannedy moves out of range.
Hannedy dodges the punch combination from Beck.
Hannedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hannedy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hannedy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luka Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hannedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hannedy both land. Nice combination.
Hannedy 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.
A solid body kick from Beck.
Horrible takedown by Hannedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Beck which made him look bad.
Beck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hannedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beck motions for Hannedy to come forward. Beck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beck stuns Hannedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck cracks Hannedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Beck as Hannedy shoots in.
Beck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hannedy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hannedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hannedy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beck throws a wild body kick that Hannedy sees coming a mile off.
Beck scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck lands with a hook. Hannedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hannedy throws the left hand but Beck avoids the punch easily.
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from Hannedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Beck.
Beck lands a body shot.
Hannedy is looking to wear down Beck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hannedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Beck.
Hannedy wants to land a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Beck checks a low kick from Hannedy.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hannedy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Beck connects with a solid leg kick.
Hannedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hannedy takes a swing at Beck's ribcage but misses.
Beck misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Hannedy.
Hannedy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hannedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hannedy is defended easily by Beck.
Hannedy throws a leg kick that misses.
Beck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hannedy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beck misses with a head kick.
Hannedy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beck sprawls well initially but Hannedy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beck is refusing to be controlled, as Hannedy sits in half guard.
Hannedy is trying to work for a kimura but Beck is defending well.
Beck is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to get back to his feet.
Beck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hannedy is working away from the top position though.
Hannedy prevents Beck from improving his position.
Beck is looking to get back to full guard here but Hannedy has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beck is trying to control Hannedy's posture but Hannedy avoids it.
Hannedy is looking to take a break and control but Beck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hannedy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannedy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beck has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hannedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hannedy looks to land a combination but Beck avoids it well.
Beck cracks Hannedy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walter Hannedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannedy throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beck - that will leave a mark!
Beck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hannedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Hannedy connects with a leg kick. Beck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hannedy jabs Beck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy misses with a body punch
and Beck counters with an outside leg kick.
Beck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hannedy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beck gets tackled into the cage by Hannedy. Hannedy maintains the clinch.
Beck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beck stops a takedown attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hannedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beck is pressed up against the cage. Hannedy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beck down to the mat. Beck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beck lands a nice shot that snaps Hannedy's head back.
Hannedy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Beck.
Beck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hannedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Beck.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Beck throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Beck avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy misses with a hook.
Hannedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Luka Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beck misses with a wild combination.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Hannedy moves out of range easily.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hannedy throws out the jab.
Beck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Beck tenderised Hannedy's leg. Hannedy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hannedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses the jab.
Beck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Beck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hannedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walter Hannedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck tries to clinch up but Hannedy circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Beck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Beck!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luka Beck waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by Xxplosive. Ninja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On To The Next One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
200 lbs
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26
190 lbs
14 - 10 - 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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja stuffs the takedown.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.
Watts misses with a hook
and Ninja counters with a nice body shot.
Watts throws out a powerful jab.
Ninja scores with a nice head shot.
Ninja blocks a jab.
Watts blocks a leg kick.
Watts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ninja but Ninja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ninja.
Nice sprawl there from Ninja as Watts shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Watts misses.
Watts checks a leg kick.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninja lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ninja lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ninja. Beautiful body shot.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Ninja moves away and avoids it.
Watts tries to move into range but Ninja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ninja scores with a kick to the body.
Watts misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watts.
Watts misses with the combination.
Ninja tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ninja keeps Watts at a distance using the push kick.
Watts misses with an uppercut. Ninja saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Ninja throws a wild body kick that Watts sees coming a mile off.
Ninja feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watts's calf.
Ninja slips under a jab.
Ninja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ninja thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watts if he has to take too many more of those.
Ninja throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range.
Afro Ninja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ninja - that will leave a mark!
Ninja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Ninja jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watts. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ninja clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws an elbow but it misses.
Ninja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ninja lands with a light punch inside.
Ninja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts stalling in the clinch but Ninja improves position.
A short left from Watts.
Watts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ninja lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Watts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ninja lands a nice shot to the body.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ninja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ninja lands a hook that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja tries to land knees in the clinch but Watts avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a punch on the inside.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.
Watts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watts looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Ninja.
Watts tries a body shot but Ninja blocks it.
Ninja struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Ninja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ninja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ninja.
Ninja pushes Watts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Ninja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ninja manages to avoid it.
Watts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Watts misses.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ninja was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Watts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ninja.
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ninja defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Ninja.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja stuffs the takedown attempt from Watts. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Ninja doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Ninja lands a leg kick that knocks Watts off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ninja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watts doesn't seem phased though.
Ninja feints and then cracks Watts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watts down.
Ninja throws out a powerful jab.
Ninja fakes the leg kick and cracks Watts in the body.
Ninja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ninja fakes the leg kick and cracks Watts in the body.
Watts takes one to the side of the head.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ninja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ninja catches Watts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Watts moves forwards but Ninja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ninja.
Watts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ninja.
Ninja lands with a hook. Watts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Watts is rocked!
Ninja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ninja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ninja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ninja.
Ninja lands a big head kick that sends Watts tumbling to the mat! Ninja takes a step backwards and waves Watts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Watts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watts walks into a jab.
Ninja throws a leg kick which misses Watts's front leg but catches the back leg as Watts tries to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ninja! Watts is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afro Ninja!
An out of breath and clearly excited Afro Ninja thanked Happy Pills (Video Proof 159Q, $30) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elwood Buckknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by -. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
199 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elwood Buckknuckle!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckknuckle tries for a takedown but Hoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buckknuckle has a takedown stuffed.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
Buckknuckle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoy.
Buckknuckle misses with a straight right.
Buckknuckle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Buckknuckle.
Hoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elwood Buckknuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckknuckle misses with a two punch combination.
Buckknuckle shoots in and bounces Hoy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Buckknuckle throws a big elbow that misses.
Buckknuckle throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoy working for a triangle but Buckknuckle defends it easily.
Buckknuckle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy pushes a forearm under Buckknuckle's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Buckknuckle is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Hoy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gee Damn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Chavez's chin.
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33
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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Damn.
Damn walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damn.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Chavez.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Damn is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Damn.
Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Chavez blocks the low kick.
Chavez cracks the inside of Damn's front leg.
Good exchange - Chavez coming out on top.
Damn takes one on the button.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damn misses with a head kick.
Damn cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Damn is just out of range.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Chavez.
It looks like Gee Damn has been cut.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damn's sensitive parts.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Damn off balance momentarily.
Damn avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez gets a clinch.
Damn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Damn misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez lands a knee to the head.
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Damn.
Chavez tries to stall but Damn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Damn controls his hands.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Damn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Damn.
Damn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chavez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damn prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damn.
Chavez stalling the fight.
Chavez tries a knee to the head but Damn blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez slows down the pace here.
Damn misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Damn throws an elbow but misses.
Damn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Chavez letting Damn take a breather here.
Damn tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Damn back against the cage.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Damn controls the action.
Chavez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chavez wants to stall.
Damn tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chavez landing knees to the head.
Chavez cracks Damn with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damn.
Chavez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chavez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chavez lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavez lands a good knee to the midsection. Damn won't want to take too many of those.
Damn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damn blocks an uppercut.
Chavez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Damn.
Damn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gee Damn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chavez motions for Damn to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Damn tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damn. That's going to slow Chavez down.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damn.
Damn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
No joy there for Damn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chavez scores with a kick to the body.
Miguel Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Chavez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez throws a head kick that Damn semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Damn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damn blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Damn.
Chavez checks the leg kick.
Damn scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Damn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez throws a low kick but Damn moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Damn, as that shot connected.
Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Damn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn moves out of range of the strikes.
Damn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Damn sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Damn misses.
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!
Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Damn will feel that in the morning.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Damn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Damn moved out of range.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Damn throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
Damn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Damn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Damn counters with a right hand to the body.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Damn saw that one coming.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damn.
Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Damn is out of range.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damn checks a low kick from Chavez.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damn. That did some damage!
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damn throws a low kick, looking for Chavez's leg but Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez throws a hook but Damn blocks it.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Damn moved out of range nicely.
Damn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Damn misses its intended target.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damn.
Damn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gee Damn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chavez throws a head kick but Damn moves out of range.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Damn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Damn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Damn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head.
Damn tried to score with a low kick but Chavez checks it.
Damn lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chavez is rocked!
Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damn throws a good cross that connects.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Damn finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Damn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Damn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damn.
Damn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Damn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damn misses with an uppercut.
Damn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damn throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Damn misses with a looping right.
Chavez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damn throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez scores with a head kick.
Damn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Damn checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn.
Chavez scores with a hook.
Damn misses with a body shot.
Damn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gee Damn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Chavez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Damn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Damn takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
Damn blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Some bone on bone action there as Damn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Damn off balance momentarily.
Damn scores with a body shot.
Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn throws a leg kick that misses.
Damn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez scores with a push kick.
Damn 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.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Damn moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chavez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez made sure to mention his sponsor, Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki comes into the arena with Ratatat - Loud Pipes blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oliver Clothesoff enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tatu Tikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clothesoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clothesoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikki can pounce on him.
Clothesoff is looking to slow Tikki down with leg kicks.
Tikki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
Clothesoff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tikki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clothesoff scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Clothesoff as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Tatu Tikki has been cut.
Tikki tries to land a leg kick but Clothesoff saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Tikki lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clothesoff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clothesoff misses with an uppercut.
Clothesoff cracks Tikki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clothesoff lands with a right hand.
Tikki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clothesoff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tikki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Tikki misses.
Tikki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Clothesoff coming out on top.
Tikki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clothesoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Tikki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tikki misses with a hook.
Tikki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clothesoff throws a shot from downtown. Tikki moves away and avoids it.
Tikki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
Tikki misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clothesoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tikki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clothesoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikki.
Tikki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clothesoff lands a body shot.
Tikki keeps Clothesoff at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clothesoff throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
Oliver Clothesoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clothesoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tikki lands a jab to Clothesoff's midsection.
Tikki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clothesoff.
Tikki misses with a left hand
and Clothesoff counters with a nice body shot.
Clothesoff missing with a left hand there. Tikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clothesoff connects with a body shot that sends Tikki's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Clothesoff misses
and Tikki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clothesoff's knee momentarily.
Clothesoff lands with a nice body punch.
Tikki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clothesoff looks to land a right hand but Tikki moved out of range.
Clothesoff throws a poor cross that misses
and Tikki counters with a left to the body.
Clothesoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tikki.
Clothesoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tikki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tikki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clothesoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tikki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Clothesoff as he connects with a hook.
Tikki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clothesoff defends it nicely.
Clothesoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clothesoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tikki.
Tikki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tikki ducks right into an uppercut from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Tikki shoots in and gets a takedown into Clothesoff's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tikki tries to free his leg and advance position but Clothesoff is retaining full guard.
Tikki preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tikki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clothesoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clothesoff wants to sweep here but Tikki controlling him for the moment.
Tikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Clothesoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clothesoff working for a triangle but Tikki defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Tatu Tikki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatu Tikki'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.
Tikki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clothesoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clothesoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clothesoff lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tikki scores with a jab.
Tikki throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikki tries to bum rush Clothesoff with a series of wild strikes but Clothesoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tikki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clothesoff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clothesoff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clothesoff feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clothesoff controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothesoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikki wants to control but Clothesoff passes easily into half guard.
Clothesoff wants to control but Tikki is keeping him busy.
Clothesoff trying to pass the guard but Tikki defending well.
Clothesoff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clothesoff trying to control the action but Tikki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff stalling away here and it's allowed Tikki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Clothesoff wants to control from the top but Tikki keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clothesoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tikki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clothesoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clothesoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tikki is keeping the position for now.
Tikki controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clothesoff defending well as Tikki loads up on a big left hand.
Clothesoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clothesoff swings for the body but Tikki moves out of range.
Clothesoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
Clothesoff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tikki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clothesoff moves away.
Tikki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tikki looks to throw a body kick
letting Clothesoff counter with a right hand.
Clothesoff misses with a double jab
and Tikki counters with a nice leg kick.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clothesoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clothesoff walks into a left hand.
Tatu Tikki is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clothesoff throws a leg kick but Tikki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clothesoff walks into a left hand.
Tikki connects with an inside leg kick.
Tikki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clothesoff napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clothesoff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tikki off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikki wants to control his opponent's hands but Clothesoff gets his hands free.
Tikki avoids the strikes from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tikki trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clothesoff is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tikki knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tikki for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver Clothesoff 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! And we move into the final round!
Tikki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clothesoff counters with a right hand to the body.
Clothesoff throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
Tikki connects with a solid leg kick.
Clothesoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clothesoff swings for the body but Tikki moves out of range.
Clothesoff misses with a two punch combination.
Tikki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clothesoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clothesoff ducks right into an uppercut from Tikki.
Tikki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clothesoff feints a jab promting Tikki to slip. Clothesoff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tikki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clothesoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tikki.
Tikki swings for the body but Clothesoff moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clothesoff ducks under a wild hook from Tikki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tikki throws the kick towards the body but Clothesoff avoids it.
Tikki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clothesoff.
Clothesoff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tikki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clothesoff scrambles back to his feet.
Clothesoff misses with a head kick.
Tikki throws a push kick but Clothesoff slaps the foot to one side.
Tikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tikki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clothesoff digs a good body shot into Tikki's ribs.
Clothesoff throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tikki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tikki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clothesoff's calf.
Tikki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clothesoff ducks under a wild hook from Tikki.
Tikki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tikki thows a body shot but no joy.
Clothesoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clothesoff misses the jab.
Tikki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tikki is looking to chop away at Clothesoff's legs.
Clothesoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikki.
Nice straight punches there by Tikki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tikki.
Tikki looks for a takedown but Clothesoff sprawls well.
Tikki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clothesoff lands a jab to Tikki's midsection.
Clothesoff lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikki throws out the jab.
Clothesoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tikki ducks right into an uppercut from Clothesoff.
Tikki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clothesoff checks it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clothesoff, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Clothesoff. That snapped Tikki's head back.
Tikki throws a jab but it's blocked by Clothesoff.
Tikki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clothesoff scores with a jab to the head.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clothesoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff misses with an uppercut. Tikki saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tikki checks the leg kick.
Clothesoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikki throws out the jab.
Tikki avoids a kick to the body.
Clothesoff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clothesoff wants it to stay on the feet.
Clothesoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clothesoff lands a lovely overhand right.
Tikki misses with a straight right.
Clothesoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
Clothesoff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tikki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatu Tikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clothesoff throws out the jab.
Clothesoff scores with a nice head shot.
Clothesoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Clothesoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clothesoff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Clothesoff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro Sato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Taylor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
A shot to the liver by Sato. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Sato closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Sato getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sato trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
Sato is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Sato working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Taylor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato is pressing down on Taylor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Sato wants to pass to mount but Taylor is defending the position.
Sato not doing much here.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sato.
Taylor is staying active underneath Sato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sato trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Sato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Sato is controlling well.
Sato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Sato eventually gives up the hold.
Sato winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Sato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Sato is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sato thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Sato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sato thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Sato is working for a kimura here but Taylor manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sato's guard.
Sato has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor is trying to keep Sato in close.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato stands and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato blocks a jab.
Taylor swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Katsuro Sato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Sato is proving a slippery customer.
Sato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sato 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.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sato cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sato is on top in guard.
Sato drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taylor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sato has Taylor in his guard.
Sato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sato to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Taylor is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sato pulls down on the head and he's put Taylor to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Katsuro Sato!
An out of breath Katsuro Sato 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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164 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
The crowd cheers as Sandoval lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marciano doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a good cross that connects.
Marciano wants to clinch
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval scores with a nice head shot.
Marciano slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandoval swinging wildly here.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Sandoval with an uppercut!
Marciano moves into the clinch.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Sandoval on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Sandoval prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a hook to the body.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Sandoval is blocking nicely.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Sandoval - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
A short left from Marciano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandoval blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Marciano.
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 Raphael Marciano will probably get the nod.
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.
Sandoval throws a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Sandoval sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
A bone on bone clash there as Sandoval blocks the leg kick.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a head kick.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Sandoval's body.
Sandoval throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sandoval.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano clobbers Sandoval with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raphael Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Sandoval sees coming a mile off.
Sandoval walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano misses with a low kick as Sandoval jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Sandoval.
Sandoval feints and as Marciano raises his hands in defense, Sandoval changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Marciano blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marciano is on top in guard.
Marciano wants to stand but Sandoval is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sandoval is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandoval has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marciano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sandoval is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marciano defends well.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval working a defensive guard here.
Sandoval had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marciano defends it easily.
Marciano stays in close to Sandoval's body and controls the position.
Marciano slips nicely into half guard.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but Sandoval defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marciano pushes down on Sandoval's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Sandoval takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Sandoval checks it
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Marciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marciano cracks Sandoval with an open hand slap.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval misses with a body shot
and Marciano counters with a left to the body.
Sandoval connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sandoval keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano is looking to slow Sandoval down with leg kicks.
Sandoval darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandoval obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval ducks right into an uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sandoval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sandoval lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Marciano lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Sandoval misses.
Good exchange - Marciano coming out on top.
Raphael Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano darts in trying to clinch
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Marciano!
Raphael Marciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Nelson has chosen Step into a world - KRS One as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damion Skye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson is looking to clinch but Skye is avoiding it.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson throws a head kick but Skye moves out of range.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Skye misses the target.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Skye.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye scores with a leg kick.
Skye misses with an uppercut
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skye throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Skye walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Skye misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That kick from Skye tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skye cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skye.
Skye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Skye is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye misses with a right hand
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye misses with a straight left.
Skye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skye's sensitive parts.
Skye throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson swings for the body but Skye moves out of range.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Skye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skye getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skye throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skye 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.
Skye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Skye misses
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skye takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skye lands a two punch combo.
Skye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Skye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
A right hook to the body lands for Skye.
Skye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skye can't break the clinch.
Nelson lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Nelson.
Skye struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Skye.
Skye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skye missing with knees to the body.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skye swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Skye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Skye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nelson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skye misses with an uppercut
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skye goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Skye misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skye connects with a nice looking jab.
Skye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Skye scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Skye checks it.
Skye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skye.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skye throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Damion Skye is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Skye takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Skye swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skye thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Skye was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Nelson works the jab nicely.
A shot to the body from Skye misses
and Nelson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Skye really felt that one!
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Skye avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Skye tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skye struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skye avoids it.
Skye lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skye misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson avoiding damage as Skye throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skye's defenses.
Skye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skye 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!
Skye tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skyes head.
Skye tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skye tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson pushes Skye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damion Skye 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.
Skye doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Skye backpedaling.
Skye misses with a looping left.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Skye back into the cage.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skye dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Skye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Skye tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skye.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skye can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skye takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damion Skye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skye backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skye lands an uppercut.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson is looking to control Skye's arms but Skye gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skye can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skye struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Skye takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Skye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skye avoids it.
Skye throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skye.
Skye swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skye lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skye blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Skye working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skye avoids it.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skye.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Skye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson tries to land a body kick
enabling Skye to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skye.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Skye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Skye as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skye counters with a right hand to the body.
Skye thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skye blocks a leg kick.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skye circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson really dominated that round.
That's time! Skye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skye digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skye will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Skye cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nelson jabs Skye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Skye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson stuns Skye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skye misses with a wild body shot.
Skye doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skye misses with a combination
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skye misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a solid body kick.
Skye throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Skye misses with a body shot.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skye moves away.
Nelson tests Skye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skye throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skye 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 Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skye tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Skye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Skye as he connects with a hook.
Skye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Skye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skye throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Skye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Skye blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skye throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skye throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skye doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Skye.
Skye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson tries to move into range but Skye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson rushes Skye and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skye gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Skye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skye.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skye is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Skye wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skye lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Skye 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Damion Skye will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Skye misses with a hook.
Skye throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skye misses the jab.
Skye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skye wants to clinch.
Skye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skye moves away.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Skye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Skye buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skye counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
Nelson moves out of range as Skye strikes.
Kimbo Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Skye.
Nelson slips under a jab from Skye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Skye saw that one coming.
Skye swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Skye misses.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Skye counters with a right hand to the body.
Skye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Skye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skye throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Skye tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Skye showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skye has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Skye!
Damion Skye retains his featherweight title!
Damion Skye decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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