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CFC 263: BeerFest PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Action Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
24 - 22 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mark Kermodian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a hook but Kermodian blocks it.
Kermodian shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kermodian is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kermodian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Kermodian is controlling the pace.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson has an active guard here but Kermodian has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermodian not doing much here.
It looks like Kermodian might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kermodian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kermodian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Kermodian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kermodian wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kermodian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jackson!
Kermodian prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Kermodian controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kermodian on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Kermodian hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson throws a jab when Kermodian was well out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kermodian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kermodian lands in his opponent's guard.
Kermodian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kermodian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kermodian trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Kermodian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Kermodian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Kermodian wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kermodian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kermodian avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries to stall but Kermodian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kermodian up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kermodian stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kermodian turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kermodian manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kermodian dominated that 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.
Kermodian connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Kermodian saw that one coming.
Kermodian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kermodian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kermodian smiles and moves away.
Kermodian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermodian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Kermodian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kermodian. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Kermodian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kermodian content just to control the position here.
Kermodian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Kermodian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kermodian breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kermodian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kermodian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Kermodian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kermodian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Kermodian has a good base and remains in mount.
Kermodian content just to control the position here.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Kermodian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kermodian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kermodian scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Kermodian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kermodian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Kermodian maintains control.
Kermodian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kermodian with good strikes from the mount here!
Kermodian controlling from mount.
Kermodian lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson is rocked!
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!
Kermodian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kermodian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kermodian drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jackson! More shots from Kermodian and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kermodian!
Mark Kermodian managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sproles has chosen can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr as his entrance music. Philip Phillips could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Sproles's chin.
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177 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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185 lbs
22 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Sproles!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Sproles tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Sproles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sproles throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sproles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sproles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sproles sprawls well initially but Phillips persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Phillips seems to be working for a kimura but Sproles defends the submission attempt.
Phillips passes to side control.
Sproles manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sproles keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sproles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phillips.
Sproles is in trouble now - Phillips has advanced to mount!
Phillips seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sproles is holding on tight.
Phillips throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Phillips looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sproles tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sproles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips is looking to work his way around to Sproles's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Phillips working for a guillotine from mount but Sproles is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Phillips raining down shots from the mount!
Sproles tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sproles is on top in guard.
Sproles sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sproles wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
Phillips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pete Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sproles misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Phillips slips under a jab from Sproles.
Sproles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pete Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sproles throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
Sproles lands a nice looking body shot.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sproles's waist but Sproles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
Sproles clinches.
Sproles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Philip Phillips has been cut.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Sproles holds him up against the cage and eventually Phillips drops back down to his feet.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sproles landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sproles throws an elbow but it misses.
Sproles lands a shot to the body.
Sproles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phillips blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips is trying to drag Sproles to the mat but Sproles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Sproles, against the cage.
Phillips jumps guard and drags Sproles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sproles controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Sproles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Phillips's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sproles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sproles wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Jab from Sproles.
Decent striking displayed by Sproles there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sproles misses with a wild combination.
Phillips closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Sproles.
Sproles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Phillips shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sproles's guard.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Sproles is retaining full guard.
Sproles is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
Sproles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phillips!
Sproles seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Phillips is holding on tight.
Sproles content just to control the position here.
Phillips sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips is refusing to be controlled, as Sproles sits in half guard.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Sproles keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pete Sproles.
Sproles misses with a head kick.
Pete Sproles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sproles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sproles swinging wildly here.
Phillips fails with the takedown.
Sproles throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a left and a right that stings Sproles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips slips a jab from Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sproles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phillips's head backwards.
Sproles wants to clinch.
Sproles throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Sproles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Sproles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sproles throws an off balance right hand
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Sproles backing up. Sproles nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Sproles misses.
Sproles rushes Phillips and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sproles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sproles misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips blocks the elbow strike.
Phillips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phillips wants to take the fight to the mat but Sproles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sproles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sproles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sproles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sproles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sproles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Sproles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philip Phillips's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sproles throws out the jab.
Phillips slips a straight right by Sproles.
Sproles moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Sproles misses with a lunging right hand
and Phillips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sproles trying to control the position.
Sproles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phillips is one step ahead there.
Sproles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sproles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sproles is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
Pete Sproles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sproles moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sproles misses.
Sproles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sproles is defending well.
Sproles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phillips has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phillips tries to score a body lock takedown but Sproles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sproles tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Sproles breaks from the clinch.
Sproles misses with the combination.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Sproles.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sproles avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sproles throws an off balance right hand
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Sproles which made him look bad.
Sproles with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sproles lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Sproles misses.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Sproles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Phillips counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sproles looking for a sweep. Not yet Sproles, not yet.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sproles is keeping the position for now.
Phillips is pushing down on Sproles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sproles is fighting to maintain full guard but Phillips has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Phillips prevents Sproles from improving his position.
Sproles holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sproles keeping hold of Phillips's head, controlling as best he can.
Sproles trying to control but Phillips postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pete Sproles.
Phillips closes the distance and pushes Sproles back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phillips avoids it.
Pete Sproles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Sproles manages to get underhooks.
Phillips has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sproles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sproles lands a hook that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sproles.
Sproles misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sproles throws an elbow but misses.
Philip Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Sproles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sproles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Sproles.
I've got Sproles 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Sproles!
After the fight, Pete Sproles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate MacRally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stromile Farseer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRally comes into the arena with Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe blaring out of the sound system. Nate MacRally has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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224 lbs
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222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate MacRally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stromile Farseer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRally has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farseer finds it's way round the side to connect with MacRally's head.
MacRally swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farseer throws a shot to the body.
MacRally scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Stromile Farseer has been cut.
Farseer swinging wildly here.
MacRally slips under a jab.
MacRally throws a sloppy body shot
and Farseer counters with a low kick, right behind MacRally 's knee.
MacRally misses with the combination.
MacRally throws a right and a left that Farseer avoids nicely.
MacRally keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farseer.
MacRally takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farseer takes one to the side of the head.
Farseer connects with a right hand. MacRally shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farseer misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for MacRally.
MacRally ducks under a wild hook from Farseer.
Farseer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacRally pinned against the cage. MacRally gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farseer scoring well with a low kick there.
Farseer dives in and scores a takedown into MacRally's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Farseer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacRally manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacRally looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farseer is trying desperately to improve position.
MacRally controlling the position easily from mount.
Farseer tries to reverse the position but MacRally maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRally landing strikes, looking to finish!
Farseer tries to reverse the position but MacRally maintains control.
MacRally raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Stromile Farseer's cut even more.
MacRally is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stromile Farseer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stromile Farseer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nate MacRally!
An out of breath Nate MacRally 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Fuego Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: 16 FEVER. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lance St Pierre enters the cage!
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185 lbs
28 - 10 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fuego Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre slips a straight right by Salsa.
St Pierre lands with a good body shot.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salsa misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Salsa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Salsa.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salsa.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
Salsa throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salsa misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Salsa shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Salsa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Salsa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lance St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Salsa.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Salsa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salsa.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salsa missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre pushes Salsa away with a front kick.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a leg kick that misses.
Salsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Salsa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Fuego Salsa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Salsa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salsa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salsa showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Salsa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Salsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salsa is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salsa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salsa content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salsa is one step ahead there.
Salsa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fuego Salsa.
Salsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salsa throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fuego Salsa'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.
Jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Salsa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
Salsa misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salsa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Salsa.
St Pierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salsa rather than just go for the knockout.
St Pierre defending well as Salsa loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salsa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. St Pierre's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salsa with a jab.
Salsa throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Salsa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Salsa's leg. Salsa is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Salsa misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Salsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salsa avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre lands a jab to Salsa's midsection.
Salsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salsa off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa throws a poor cross that misses
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre lands a big head kick that sends Salsa tumbling to the mat! St Pierre takes a step backwards and waves Salsa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Salsa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salsa is aggressively charging in as St Pierre backs up avoiding any damage. St Pierre tosses out a jab and Salsa runs right into it face first! Salsa is out cold! St Pierre dropped down on all fours and is barking in Salsa's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance St Pierre!
A very excited looking Lance St Pierre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Seng has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
165 lbs
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14 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zak Zinfandel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinfandel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zinfandel thumps Seng with a low kick.
Zinfandel clinches up against the cage.
Seng tries to stall but Zinfandel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinfandel tries to score a body lock takedown but Seng shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zinfandel pulls guard.
Seng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zinfandel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Seng should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zinfandel has tightened it up now! Seng should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zak Zinfandel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rection kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth. Johnson has chosen The Town by Macklemore as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
256 lbs
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285 lbs
18 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh G Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Rection buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rection - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a body punch but Rection moves out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rection thumps Johnson with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rection.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rection.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jordan Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson punishes Rection's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rection is just out of range.
Rection avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rection swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson looks gassed!
Rection uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rection takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rection lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Rection there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rection tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rection.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rection connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Rection slips a jab from Johnson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rection. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rection scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rection throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Rection pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Rection settles back down.
Rection lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Rection misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Hugh G Rection has been cut.
Rection connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rection. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rection feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Rection and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
Rection lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Rection blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rection leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Rection on the inside.
Rection trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson is trying to push Rection away but Rection has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rection pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rection lands a shoulder strike.
Rection keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rection is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Rection improves position.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rection leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rection swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh G Rection dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh G Rection's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rection.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rection here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rection doesn't seem bothered though.
Rection takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rection looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Rection moved out of range nicely.
Rection turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hugh G Rection is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Rection moves away and avoids it.
Rection connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Rection sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rection misses with a looping right.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Rection circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rection manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rection connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rection.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Rection makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rection misses with an uppercut.
Rection swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rection defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Rection motions for Johnson to come forward. Rection throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rection buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rection throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Rection finds it's target.
Rection lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Rection connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Rection there.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Rection takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick from Rection lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Rection had a free shot at his head there.
Rection jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rection will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rection connects with the punch.
Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Rection! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugh G Rection!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuhkasaari has chosen Proteus - Full Metal Jacket as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
154 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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30
147 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid slips under a jab from Tuhkasaari.
Quid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuhkasaari. Tuhkasaari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A clash of legs there as Quid blocks the low kick.
Tuhkasaari lands a leg kick that knocks Quid off balance momentarily.
Tuhkasaari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tuhkasaari shoots in but Quid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Quid sees coming a mile off.
Quid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Tuhkasaari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuhkasaari tries to land a leg kick but Quid saw it coming and moves away.
Quid punishes Tuhkasaari's body with a nice straight punch.
Quid checks a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari thuds his shin into the meat of Quid's side.
An inside leg kick from Tuhkasaari misses.
Quid lands with a right hand.
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 fighters circle momentarily. Quid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quid. Tuhkasaari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tuhkasaari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuhkasaari.
Quid moves into the clinch.
Quid can't find room to land a body shot as Tuhkasaari controls the action.
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuhkasaari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuhkasaari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Quid.
Tuhkasaari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuhkasaaris head.
Tuhkasaari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quid's elbow.
A short right from Quid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Quid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quid.
Quid misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuhkasaari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quid leaning his opponent against the cage.
Quid has a couple of punches blocked by Tuhkasaari.
Quid scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuhkasaari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuhkasaari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quid misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Quid.
Quid working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quid working aggressively here.
Quid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tuhkasaari as Quid tries to tie him up.
Tuhkasaari jumps into guard, dragging Quid to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tuhkasaari wants to sweep but no luck.
Quid postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuhkasaari is on top in guard.
Quid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuhkasaari is controlling him.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tuhkasaari won't allow Quid to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuhkasaari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Johnny Quid will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tuhkasaari misses with a looping right.
Tuhkasaari swings for the body but Quid moves out of range.
Quid tries to land a front kick but Tuhkasaari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quid stuns Tuhkasaari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuhkasaari.
Nice takedown defense from Quid. No joy for Tuhkasaari on that attempt.
Tuhkasaari throws a lazy head kick
enabling Quid to counter with a crisp jab.
Quid moves out of range of the body kick.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.
Tuhkasaari tries to free his leg and advance position but Quid is retaining full guard.
Quid keeping moving, preventing Tuhkasaari from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuhkasaari wants to pass the guard but Quid is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but Quid is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Teppo Tuhkasaari wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick that misses.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuhkasaari momentarily.
Good work by Quid as he checks the leg kick.
Quid throws a leg kick but Tuhkasaari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quid avoids the head kick by Tuhkasaari.
Quid moves away from the strike by Tuhkasaari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuhkasaari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quid. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Tuhkasaari.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quid, as that shot connected.
Tuhkasaari closes the distance and clinches up with Quid, looking for a takedown. Tuhkasaari pushes Quid against the cage but Quid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Quid sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Tuhkasaari finds it's way through Quid's defenses.
Tuhkasaari is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Quid's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid trying to control but Tuhkasaari postures up.
Tuhkasaari seems to be working for a kimura but Quid defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid pushes Tuhkasaari off and gets back to his feet.
Quid lands with a hook. Tuhkasaari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tuhkasaari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tuhkasaari cracks Quid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tuhkasaari misses with a body shot.
Tuhkasaari misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuhkasaari. Quid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuhkasaari has a takedown stuffed.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tuhkasaari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuhkasaari.
Quid wants to clinch up but Tuhkasaari keeps it at a distance.
Quid misses with the combination.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quid. Tuhkasaari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Quid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
Tuhkasaari throws a shot from downtown. Quid moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quid stuffs the takedown.
Quid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tuhkasaari wants to slow Quid down by chopping away at his legs.
Tuhkasaari lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teppo Tuhkasaari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Tuhkasaari slips a straight right by Quid.
Quid lands a jab to the head.
Tuhkasaari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quid is trying to maintain a safe position but Tuhkasaari gets an underhook and turns Quid into the cage.
Tuhkasaari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quid working hard to break the clinch.
Tuhkasaari tries to pull guard but Quid holds him up against the cage and eventually Tuhkasaari drops back down to his feet.
Quid swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuhkasaari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari jumps guard and drags Quid to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tuhkasaari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quid wanted to stand there but Tuhkasaari had control of the position.
Quid trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuhkasaari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tuhkasaari wants to sweep here but Quid controlling him for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Quid wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tuhkasaari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quid to the mat! Quid manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari connects with a couple of short punches.
Tuhkasaari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tuhkasaari tries to free his leg and advance position but Quid is retaining full guard.
Tuhkasaari stands up over Quid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quid controls Tuhkasaari momentarily but Tuhkasaari frees himself.
Quid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuhkasaari is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuhkasaari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuhkasaari looking to sit in guard and control but Quid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teppo Tuhkasaari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quid trying to control but Tuhkasaari is working from the bottom.
Tuhkasaari is trying to keep Quid in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari is working an open guard so Quid takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick that misses.
Tuhkasaari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quid looks to land a right hand but Tuhkasaari moved out of range.
Tuhkasaari thows a body shot but no joy.
Quid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tuhkasaari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quid tries to clinch there but Tuhkasaari circles away.
Tuhkasaari misses with a body shot
and Quid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuhkasaari throws a jab when Quid was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Quid.
I think Quid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!
Johnny Quid gave a mention to Rōnin in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Katsumoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Katsumoto controls the action.
Katsumoto missing with knees to the body.
Katsumoto prevents a body shot from Cho.
Cho tries a body shot but Katsumoto blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Katsumoto obliges.
Katsumoto looking to stall.
Katsumoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsumoto trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katsumoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho tries a body shot but Katsumoto blocks it.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Katsumoto trying to stall but Cho improves his position.
Cho blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cho.
Katsumoto wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katsumoto.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsumoto's elbow.
Cho avoiding damage as Katsumoto throws knees to the body.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Cho moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
Cho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cho throws a series of punches but Katsumoto avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Cho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsumoto moves away.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto lands a front kick.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Katsumoto.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Katsumoto tests Cho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho connects with a body shot that sends Katsumoto's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Cho.
A jab from Katsumoto finds it's way through Cho's defenses.
Katsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsumoto.
Cho throws a shot to the body.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Cho.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Cho throws a low kick but Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katsumoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cho. That one must have hurt.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Cho.
Cho tries to score with a low kick but Katsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy left from Katsumoto finds it's target.
Cho misses with a hook. Katsumoto ducked under it nicely.
Cho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Cho counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho avoids the body shot from Katsumoto.
Cho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsumoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Cho.
Cho thows a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it
and Katsumoto counters with a big head kick but Cho shrugs it off.
Cho is rocked!
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsumoto finish him?
Cho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cho seems to have recovered his senses.
Cho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsumoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho throws a solid leg kick but Katsumoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cho.
Katsumoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that round.
That's time! Katsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cho throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Cho scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cho.
Katsumoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
Cho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katsumoto's calf.
A big right from Cho misses.
Cho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cho moves away from the strike by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Cho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Katsumoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick as Cho jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho misses with a leg kick.
Cho looks to land a combination. Katsumoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cho lands with a nice body punch.
Katsumoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katsumoto throws out the jab.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Cho.
Katsumoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cho's calf.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Cho.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho is looking to chop away at Katsumoto's legs.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Cho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Katsumoto misses.
Crunch! Cho slams his shin into Katsumoto's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Cho moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Katsumoto tenderised Cho's leg. Cho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsumoto lands a jab.
Katsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho misses with a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Cho blocks a head kick by Katsumoto.
Cho misses with a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Katsumoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a jab.
Katsumoto tried to score with a low kick but Cho checks it.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Cho finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katsumoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Katsumoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Cho should have avoided that one.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho looks to land a combination but Katsumoto avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katsumoto tries to move into range but Cho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick from Katsumoto lands but Cho takes it in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cho slips a straight right by Katsumoto.
Takashi Katsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cho checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cho.
Cho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cho staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Cho swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Cho.
Katsumoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Cho connects with a single shot there.
Cho misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cho. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands a head kick!
Cho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katsumoto's head backwards.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Katsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick as Cho jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Cho.
Cho misses with an uppercut. Katsumoto saw that one coming.
Katsumoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho is looking to score with low kicks.
Cho misses with a body shot
and Katsumoto counters with a good low kick that Cho was not able to check.
Katsumoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katsumoto scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Cho misses
and Katsumoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cho really felt that one!
Cho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katsumoto lands a front kick.
Cho lands a really nice looking cross but Katsumoto seems unphased.
A big right from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katsumoto scores with a leg kick.
Cho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Katsumoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cho.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Katsumoto counters with a low kick, right behind Cho 's knee.
Cho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Cho looks to land a right hand but Katsumoto moved out of range.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho moves out of range as Katsumoto throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho tried to score with a low kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Cho moves out of range.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Katsumoto tries to clinch up but Cho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cho throws a jab when Katsumoto was well out of range.
Cho throws a lazy right hand but Katsumoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cho throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Katsumoto throws a jab when Cho was well out of range.
Katsumoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takashi Katsumoto.
Well Katsumoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Isildor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronburger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Turn up. Isildor has chosen The Hobbit Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Isildor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kronburger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Isildor moves out of range.
Kronburger stuns Isildor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Isildor!
Isildor throws an overhand right that lands on Kronburger's shoulder, as Kronburger tries to avoid the shot.
Isildor tries to land a leg kick but Kronburger saw it coming and moves away.
Kronburger misses with a body punch
and Isildor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Isildor looks to land a body kick but Kronburger moved away.
Isildor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Isildor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronburger.
Isildor misses with a low kick as Kronburger jumps back.
Isildor closes the distance and clinches.
Kronburger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Isildor lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
Kronburger wants to break free but Isildor has control.
Isildor throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Isildor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kronburger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kronburger wants to slow Isildor down by chopping away at his legs.
Kronburger misses with a looping right.
Kronburger missing with a left hand there. Isildor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Isildor.
Isildor throws a low kick, looking for Kronburger's leg but Kronburger calmly moves out of range.
Isildor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isildor. Kronburger shrugs it off though.
Isildor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kronburger throws a solid leg kick but Isildor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kronburger.
A good leg kick by Isildor.
Isildor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kronburger keeps the fight on the outside.
Kronburger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Isildor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Isildor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kronburger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronburger. Isildor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronburger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Isildor misses with a body kick.
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!
Isildor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brett Isildor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isildor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Isildor throws a leg kick but Kronburger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Isildor lands a high kick!
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kronburger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Isildor slips a jab and a cross from Kronburger.
Kronburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Isildor. That did some damage!
Isildor moves away from the strike by Kronburger.
Isildor throws a chopping leg kick but Kronburger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Isildor missing with a left hand there. Kronburger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor is looking to score with low kicks.
Isildor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Isildor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Isildor slips a straight right by Kronburger.
Kronburger blocks a head kick by Isildor.
Kronburger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kronburger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kronburger thows a body shot but no joy.
Isildor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Isildor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kronburger lands a jab to Isildor's midsection.
Isildor tried to score with a low kick but Kronburger checks it.
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Isildor ducks under a wild hook from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a leg kick that misses.
Isildor blocks a head kick by Kronburger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Isildor's hands.
Isildor moves out of range of the strikes.
Isildor lands a nice shot that snaps Kronburger's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronburger blocks a head kick by Isildor.
Isildor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kronburger is out of range.
Kronburger scores with a jab to the body.
Isildor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Isildor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kronburger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kronburger scores with a nice strike.
Kronburger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kronburger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Isildor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kronburger scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Isildor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kronburger misses with a low kick.
Isildor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kronburger. That did some damage!
Kronburger misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Isildor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Kronburger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kronburger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kronburger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Isildor connects with a right hand. Kronburger shakes it off.
Isildor throws a low kick, looking for Kronburger's leg but Kronburger calmly moves out of range.
Brett Isildor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isildor throws a one two combo.
Isildor lands a jab to the head.
Kronburger just misses with a punch to the body.
Isildor checks a leg kick.
Isildor misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kronburger misses the target.
Kronburger throws a leg kick that misses.
Isildor connects with a crisp jab.
Kronburger looks to score with a jab to the body but Isildor is just out of range.
Isildor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kronburger throws a lazy right hand but Isildor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isildor wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor moves in looking to clinch but Kronburger pushes him off.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Isildor throws out a leg kick but Kronburger moves out of range and Isildor only half commits.
Kronburger swats away the attempt to clinch by Isildor.
Isildor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kronburger.
Kronburger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Isildor.
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Kronburger misses with a low kick.
Kronburger just misses with a punch to the body.
Isildor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kronburger eats them both and turns towards Isildor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kronburger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kronburger throws a jab when Isildor was well out of range.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isildor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kronburger.
Kronburger lands a nice shot to the body.
Isildor is looking to chop away at Kronburger's legs.
Isildor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Isildor avoids the body shot from Kronburger.
Isildor lands a head shot.
Isildor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Isildor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kronburger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Kronburger punishes Isildor's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Isildor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kronburger misses with a looping left.
Isildor checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Kronburger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick from Kronburger lands but Isildor takes it in his stride.
Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Isildor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Isildor.
Isildor tries to clinch but Kronburger is having none of it.
Isildor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Isildor.
A swing and a miss from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isildor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Kronburger misses with a hook. Isildor ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Isildor checks a leg kick.
Isildor delivers a nice body kick.
Kronburger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kronburger 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.
Isildor ducks under a wild hook from Kronburger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isildor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kronburger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kronburger jabs at Isildor's body.
A big right from Kronburger misses.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but Isildor checks it.
Kronburger punishes Isildor's body with a nice straight punch.
Kronburger moves out of range as Isildor throws a body kick.
Isildor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronburger lands with a nice body punch.
Kronburger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Isildor backs up against the cage.
Isildor blocks the body kick.
Kronburger just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isildor with a jab.
Isildor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Isildor connects with a jab.
Isildor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kronburger can pounce on him.
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 Shawn Kronburger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Kronburger'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Isildor dodges the punch combination from Kronburger.
An inside leg kick from Kronburger misses.
Isildor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kronburger to score with a decent uppercut.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Isildor throws a wild body kick that Kronburger sees coming a mile off.
Kronburger tries to land a front kick but Isildor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kronburger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kronburger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Isildor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kronburger throws a head kick that misses.
Isildor throws a front kick aimed at Kronburger's knee but Kronburger avoids it well.
Isildor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Isildor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Isildor is looking to clinch but Kronburger is avoiding it.
Isildor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor tries to clinch but Kronburger is having none of it.
Isildor throws a hook but Kronburger avoids it easily.
Kronburger keeps the fight on the outside.
Kronburger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Isildor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronburger.
Kronburger scores with a leg kick.
Isildor wants to clinch.
Kronburger throws a head kick but Isildor moves out of range.
Isildor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kronburger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kronburger.
Isildor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kronburger scores with a decent looking hook.
Kronburger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kronburger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isildor throws a head kick but Kronburger moves out of range.
Kronburger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Isildor scores with a push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Isildor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kronburger moves out of range of the body kick.
Isildor throws the left hand but Kronburger avoids the punch easily.
Kronburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Isildor. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isildor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kronburger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kronburger throws a punch but it's blocked by Isildor.
Kronburger lands a nice shot to the body.
Isildor tries to stall but Kronburger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kronburger lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Isildor.
Kronburger misses with some punches.
Isildor tries to break the clinch but Kronburger is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Isildor to keep the fight standing.
Kronburger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Isildor throws an elbow but it misses.
Isildor trying to land knees to the body.
Kronburger managing to block the knees to the body from Isildor.
Kronburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isildor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kronburger's head.
Kronburger misses with a hook.
Isildor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Isildor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronburger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kronburger misses with a double jab.
Isildor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Isildor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kronburger thuds a left hand into Isildor's body.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger misses with a hook.
Isildor lands a leg kick that knocks Kronburger off balance momentarily.
Kronburger slips a jab from Isildor.
Isildor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Isildor - just one landing.
Isildor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Kronburger.
Kronburger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Isildor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kronburger thows a body shot but no joy.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isildor throws the kick towards the body but Kronburger avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kronburger checks a leg kick.
Kronburger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Isildor counters with a solid body kick.
Kronburger avoids the head kick by Isildor.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brett Isildor.
I think Isildor 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brett Isildor!
A relieved looking Brett Isildor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes to the cage accompanied by Payback-Slayer. Mike Hull will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kearney McGarrity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity just misses with a punch to the body.
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGarrity.
McGarrity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from McGarrity misses.
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
McGarrity takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Hull sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGarrity.
Good work by McGarrity as he checks the leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a looping left.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hull slips a jab from McGarrity.
McGarrity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGarrity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a push kick but Hull slaps the foot to one side.
Hull blocks the body kick.
McGarrity throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGarrity checks a low kick from Hull.
McGarrity closes the distance and clinches up with Hull, looking for a takedown. McGarrity pushes Hull against the cage but Hull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGarrity throws out a loose jab but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull drives through and clinches with McGarrity against the cage.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
Hull throws an elbow but it misses.
McGarrity swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity tries to break free but Hull pushes him back against the cage.
McGarrity tries to circle away but Hull has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull throws an elbow that misses.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hull misses with an elbow over the top.
McGarrity dodges an elbow strike from Hull.
A bit of stalling here from McGarrity.
McGarrity blocks an elbow strike from Hull.
McGarrity has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGarrity tries to work over Hull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGarrity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGarrity takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hull wants to clinch.
McGarrity throws a low kick but Hull moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hull tenderised McGarrity's leg. McGarrity is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
McGarrity digs a good body shot into Hull's ribs.
McGarrity misses with a low kick as Hull jumps back.
Hull scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGarrity blocks the body kick.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrity misses with a lunging right hand
and Hull counters with a body kick that stops McGarrity in his tracks momentarily.
Hull blocks a jab.
McGarrity misses with an uppercut.
McGarrity misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
McGarrity is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hull's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McGarrity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGarrity fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarrity misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
McGarrity lands a jab to Hull's midsection.
McGarrity checks a leg kick nicely.
McGarrity misses the shot to the body.
McGarrity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hull moves away from the strike by McGarrity.
Hull clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity controlling the action here for a moment.
McGarrity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Kearney McGarrity will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGarrity cracks Hull with a good jab.
McGarrity shoots in looking for a takedown but Hull manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGarrity's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - McGarrity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
Nice body punch from McGarrity.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
Good work by McGarrity as he checks the leg kick.
Hull staying out of range there.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but McGarrity moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hull takes the fight into the clinch.
Hull misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity trying to control the position but instead, Hull has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGarrity into the cage.
McGarrity working hard to break the clinch.
McGarrity is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGarrity blocks the elbow strike.
Hull has McGarrity pressed against the cage, preventing McGarrity from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGarrity's efforts to push away.
Hull lands an elbow inside.
McGarrity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hull's elbow.
McGarrity is looking to control Hull's arms but Hull gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGarrity has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity is trying to break the clinch but Hull is controlling him.
McGarrity blocks an elbow strike.
Hull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGarrity tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
McGarrity manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
Hull throws a chopping leg kick but McGarrity manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
McGarrity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
Hull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGarrity misses with a looping left.
McGarrity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGarrity wants to land a leg kick but Hull is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull checks the leg kick.
Hull keeps McGarrity at a distance using the push kick.
A big right from McGarrity misses.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
Hull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGarrity, pushing him back against the cage.
McGarrity wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hull has him pressed against the cage.
McGarrity avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
McGarrity tries to work over Hull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGarrity avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hull throws an elbow but misses.
McGarrity tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
McGarrity avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
McGarrity slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
McGarrity stalls.
McGarrity takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hull throws an elbow but it misses.
McGarrity avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
McGarrity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGarrity scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarrity is looking to score with low kicks.
McGarrity misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarrity throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGarrity wants to land a leg kick but Hull is out of range.
McGarrity throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kearney McGarrity dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGarrity swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Hull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hull moves away from the strike by McGarrity.
Hull defending well as McGarrity loads up on a big left hand.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGarrity swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Hull blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hull.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
McGarrity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hull.
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hull.
McGarrity slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGarrity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kearney McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarrity misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from McGarrity finds it's target.
McGarrity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
McGarrity scoring well with a low kick there.
Hull is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGarrity.
McGarrity takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGarrity.
McGarrity swats away the attempt to clinch by Hull.
McGarrity scores with a hook to the body. Hull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
McGarrity throws a wild body kick that Hull sees coming a mile off.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but McGarrity avoids it.
Hull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGarrity.
Hull misses with a low kick.
Hull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hull avoids the body shot from McGarrity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGarrity is defended easily by Hull.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull looks to land a body kick but McGarrity moved away.
Hull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGarrity lands an overhand right.
Hull closes the distance but McGarrity moves to the side
and McGarrity counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hull lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hull checks a low kick from McGarrity.
McGarrity scores with a shot to the body.
McGarrity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGarrity closes the distance and clinches up with Hull, looking for a takedown. McGarrity pushes Hull against the cage but Hull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGarrity 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 Hull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull misses with a head kick.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull lands a front kick.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGarrity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of McGarrity's side.
McGarrity misses with a leg kick.
McGarrity will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGarrity moves out of range of the body kick from Hull.
McGarrity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGarrity fails to land with a series of punches.
Hull lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mike Hull just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGarrity misses the shot to the body.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGarrity.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
McGarrity pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hull back to the cage. McGarrity follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGarrity throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hull.
McGarrity punishes Hull's body with a nice straight punch.
Hull avoids a kick to the body.
Hull throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGarrity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
McGarrity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into McGarrity's torso.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Hull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGarrity.
Hull misses with a low kick.
Hull scores with a head kick.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
McGarrity takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by McGarrity as he checks the leg kick.
McGarrity throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hull counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGarrity's knee momentarily.
Hull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGarrity if he has to take too many more of those.
McGarrity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hull misses with a low kick as McGarrity jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull avoids the head kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hull counters with a body kick.
Hull lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGarrity will feel that in the morning.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hull.
McGarrity has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hull.
Hull cracks the inside of McGarrity's front leg.
Hull lands with a slapping head kick.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hull tries to clinch but McGarrity is having none of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGarrity crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and McGarrity gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. McGarrity manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mike Hull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Hull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGarrity crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and McGarrity gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. McGarrity manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGarrity takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGarrity steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hull. That one must have hurt.
Mike Hull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGarrity crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and McGarrity gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. McGarrity manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hull pushes McGarrity away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hull.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
Hull misses with a body kick.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Hull moved away.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGarrity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hull misses with a kick to the body.
McGarrity blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from McGarrity.
McGarrity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull avoids the body shot from McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
Hull pushes McGarrity away with a front kick.
Hull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGarrity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGarrity 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.
McGarrity takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
McGarrity tries to land a front kick but Hull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hull throws a chopping leg kick but McGarrity manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGarrity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGarrity moves out of range of the body kick.
McGarrity throws a hook to the side of Hull's head but Hull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
Hull misses with a body kick.
McGarrity is looking to chop away at Hull's legs.
Hull is looking to score with low kicks.
McGarrity throws a low kick, looking for Hull's leg but Hull calmly moves out of range.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks McGarrity off balance momentarily.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGarrity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hull checks a leg kick.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGarrity wants to control but Hull is keeping him busy.
Hull is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGarrity's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGarrity's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hull has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
McGarrity preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hull.
Hull is looking to control McGarrity but McGarrity is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity trying to control the hands but Hull won't let him.
Hull wants to control but McGarrity is keeping busy.
McGarrity is really stuck here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull tries to get the hooks in deep but McGarrity pushed the leg off.
Hull working for a choke but McGarrity is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull working for a choke but McGarrity reverses nicely into Hull 's guard.
McGarrity missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGarrity's guard.
McGarrity trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kearney McGarrity just wasn't active enough.
McGarrity 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.
McGarrity throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hull looks to land a body kick but McGarrity moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGarrity connects with a leg kick. Hull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hull lands a nice looking body kick.
Hull checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Hull.
I think Hull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hull!
Mike Hull is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Mike Hull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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