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MLC 88: Muakbar vs Griggs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Orlando Tucker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tucker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tucker looks to clinch
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side
and Hammer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tucker!
Hammer throws some wild stikes that Tucker manages to avoid easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tucker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tucker and Hammer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer throws an elbow but Tucker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tucker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hammer is controlling him well.
Hammer working away.
Hammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tucker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hammer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tucker holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Tucker tries to improve position but can't.
Hammer in side control, throwing shots but Tucker defends.
Hammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tucker parries the strikes from Hammer easily there. Hammer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tucker to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker regains half guard.
Tucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer stops Tucker from getting back to his feet.
Hammer is trying to control. Tucker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Hammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tucker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer won't allow Tucker to sweep him here.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Tucker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses. Tucker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammer's guard. Nice move by Tucker!
Tucker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tucker is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hammer is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hammer tries to get out of the position.
Tucker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer is trying to keep Tucker in close.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tucker defends it easily.
Hammer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tucker needs to keep his hands up - Hammer had a free shot at his head there.
Tucker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hammer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Tucker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Tucker didn't see that one coming.
Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Andy Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tucker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tucker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tucker has managed to get both his arms back between Hammer's legs - danger averted.
Hammer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hammer's guard.
Tucker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tucker throws a strike but Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tucker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammer is one step ahead there.
Tucker is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tucker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orlando Tucker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tucker tries to clinch
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker looks to clinch
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tucker counters with a left and a right that stings Hammer.
Orlando Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tucker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tucker counters with a body kick that stops Hammer in his tracks momentarily.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tucker but Tucker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tucker lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tucker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Orlando Tucker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Tucker's head back.
Tucker tries to clinch
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer with a nice cross.
Tucker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlando Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tucker.
Hammer is trying to maintain a safe position but Tucker gets an underhook and turns Hammer into the cage.
Hammer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hammer manages to end up in side control.
Hammer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tucker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hammer's guard! Nice work there by Tucker!
Tucker wants to stand but Hammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hammer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Tucker looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
Hammer throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer trying to move into half guard but instead Tucker has managed to sweep!
Tucker wants to stand but Hammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Tucker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Hammer.
Tucker trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer controls Tucker momentarily but Tucker frees himself.
Hammer trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andy Hammer just wasn't active enough.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tucker moves forwards but Hammer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Tucker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer won't allow Tucker to pass to mount.
Tucker wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tucker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Tucker sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Orlando Tucker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Tucker moves into the clinch.
Hammer blocks the elbow strike.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Andy Hammer.
I think Hammer 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Sahebt!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown but Colon shows good takedown defense.
Sahebt shoots in looking for a takedown but Colon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sahebt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sahebt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sahebt throws a big shot that misses.
Sahebt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sahebt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sahebt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santiago Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sahebt.
Sahebt misses with a two punch combination.
Colon scores with a hook.
Colon slips a jab and a cross from Sahebt.
Horrible takedown by Sahebt or perhaps it was just good defense by Colon which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sahebt fails with a takedown attempt.
Colon lands a jab to Sahebt's midsection.
Sahebt looks gassed!
Sahebt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Colon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon pulls Sahebt in to control the position.
Colon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colon is controlling Sahebt's posture.
Sahebt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colon is trying to control the position but Sahebt postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Santiago Colon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big right from Sahebt misses.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colon sprawls well. Colon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
Colon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sahebt. Sahebt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sahebt.
Colon scores with a decent looking hook.
Colon scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sahebt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Colon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Colon can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sahebt is looking to take a break and control but Colon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Colon can't do much from the bottom here.
Sahebt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sahebt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Colon tries to bench press Sahebt off him but Sahebt keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahebt trying to control the position but Colon is working away.
Colon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Colon is trying to get back to full guard.
Sahebt maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Colon could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sahebt has cracked it and Colon is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sahebt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Sahebt!
James Sahebt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bigjones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Thug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Bigjones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Thug!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigjones misses with a wild combination.
Thug feints and then cracks Bigjones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bigjones down.
Bigjones throws a series of punches but Thug moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Thug there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bigjones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bigjones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlando Bigjones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Bigjones there.
Thug throws a sloppy head kick and Bigjones moves out of range easily.
Thug feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bigjones's calf.
Bigjones is looking to clinch.
Bigjones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thug backs up against the cage.
Bigjones swinging wildly here.
Bigjones has Thug up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigjones is trying to force a seperation but Thug has the dominant position.
Thug wants to stall.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bigjones has him pressed against the cage.
Bigjones tries to break free but Thug pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thug keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bigjones's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigjones keeps control of Thug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bigjones prevents Thug from breaking the clinch.
Bigjones breaks from the clinch.
Bigjones throws a nice looking combination but Thug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thug scores with a nice body kick.
Thug lands a leg kick that knocks Bigjones off balance momentarily.
Thug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thug takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bigjones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thug - the referee stops the clock and Bigjones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thug. Bigjones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick from Thug lands but Bigjones takes it in his stride.
Bigjones throws a right hand that Thug ducks under and follows up with a left that Thug also avoids with ease.
Thug throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bigjones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bigjones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigjones loads up on a big right hand but Thug slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Thug.
Bigjones is breathing heavily.
Thug thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bigjones if he has to take too many more of those.
Thug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones misses with a wild combination.
Bigjones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thug.
Bigjones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thug.
Thug lands with a slapping head kick.
Bigjones throws a series of punches but Thug avoids them all with ease.
Bigjones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thug circles away quickly and effectively.
Thug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thug. Bigjones shrugs it off though.
Bigjones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thug.
A good leg kick by Thug.
Bigjones throws a looping overhand right but Thug ducks down to avoid it.
Bigjones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thug lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bigjones takes a step back to recover.
Thug throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thug scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thug lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug lands a head kick. Bigjones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bigjones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thug fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thug throws a head kick that Bigjones semi-blocks.
Thug with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thug cracks the inside of Bigjones's front leg.
Thug dodges the punch combination from Bigjones.
A head kick misses from Bigjones.
Thug scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thug lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bigjones tries to close the distance and clinch but Thug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Orlando Bigjones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bigjones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thug lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bigjones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bigjones misses with a double jab
and Thug counters with a head kick. That will keep Bigjones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bigjones is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bigjones takes a step back to recover.
Oh Bigjones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Thug.
Thug lands a big head kick that sends Bigjones to the canvas! Thug follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Thug!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deryk Tweedle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedle comes to the cage accompanied by Mickey Avalon-Stroke Me. Anstey has chosen Burn It To The Ground as his entrance music. Deryk Tweedle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deryk Tweedle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tweedle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anstey shoots in for a takedown but Tweedle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tweedle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tweedle lands with a slapping head kick.
Tweedle is looking to land body kicks.
Tweedle tries to land a front kick but Anstey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tweedle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anstey darts in and clinches Tweedle up against the cage.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle gets underhooks to prevent Anstey's takedown attempt.
Anstey wants to take the fight to the mat but Tweedle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Deryk Tweedle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Anstey won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Anstey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anstey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
Tweedle scores a nice knee to the body.
Anstey looks gassed!
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Anstey wants to take the fight to the mat but Tweedle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anstey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anstey is defending well for now.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey goes for a takedown attempt but Tweedle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anstey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tweedle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anstey somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Tweedle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Deryk Tweedle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey avoids a kick to the body.
Anstey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anstey clinches.
Anstey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anstey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle crunches a lovely knee into Anstey's ribcage.
Tweedle working Anstey over with knees to the body.
Anstey takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anstey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anstey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tweedle blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anstey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tweedle as Anstey tries to tie him up.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Anstey stalling in the clinch but Tweedle improves position.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deryk Tweedle dominated that round.
That's time! Tweedle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tweedle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tweedle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tweedle throws a front kick that sends Anstey stumbling back into the cage.
Tweedle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Deryk Tweedle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tweedle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anstey will feel that in the morning.
Anstey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tweedle pinned against the cage. Tweedle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tweedle.
Deryk Tweedle is winning the standup battle so far.
Tweedle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tweedle duly obliges.
Tweedle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tweedle but Tweedle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anstey is breathing heavily.
Tweedle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deryk Tweedle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.
Anstey misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
Tweedle working Anstey over with knees to the body.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Anstey is rocked!
Tweedle crunches a lovely knee into Anstey's ribcage.
Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Tweedle finish him?
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tweedle.
Anstey trying to control the position but instead, Tweedle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anstey into the cage.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anstey stalling in the clinch but Tweedle improves position.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tweedle scores a nice knee to the body.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle lands a knee to the body.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Anstey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but Tweedle blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anstey looking to throw knees to the head but Tweedle is blocking nicely.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle with a knee to the head.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but Tweedle blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries a knee to the head but Tweedle blocks it.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Anstey just leaning against Tweedle, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deryk Tweedle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick.
Tweedle lands a nice shot to the body.
Tweedle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tweedle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anstey can do to turn this around?
Anstey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tweedle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tweedle moves into range and clinches up with Anstey.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anstey trying to stall but Tweedle improves his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tweedle obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.
Tweedle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Anstey won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anstey is trying to maintain a safe position but Tweedle gets an underhook and turns Anstey into the cage.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tweedle obliges.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Anstey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anstey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tweedle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tweedle lands a nice hook to Anstey's body. Anstey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body kick from Tweedle.
Tweedle throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Tweedle throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Tweedle.
Tweedle throws a leg kick that misses.
Tweedle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey has Tweedle up against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anstey tries a knee to the head but Tweedle blocks it.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anstey avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Deryk Tweedle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle stops a takedown attempt from Anstey.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Anstey tries a knee to the head but Tweedle blocks it.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deryk Tweedle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Corwin Anstey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anstey is defending well for now.
Anstey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tweedle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anstey.
Tweedle scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anstey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tweedle.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deryk Tweedle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tweedle 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deryk Tweedle!
Deryk Tweedle made sure to mention his sponsor, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Gorawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. Gorawski has chosen Three Six Mafia - It's a fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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30
219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Gorawski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorawski digs a good body shot into Ballinger's ribs.
Ballinger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gorawski.
Ballinger connects with an inside leg kick.
Mariusz Gorawski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorawski misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gorawski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorawski.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballinger blocks the leg kick.
Gorawski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballinger lands with a slapping head kick.
Ballinger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorawski swings widly with a right hand
and Ballinger counters with a leg kick.
Ballinger lands with a kick to the temple. Gorawski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ballinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorawski.
A lazy left from Gorawski finds it's target.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Gorawski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballinger gets underhooks to prevent Gorawski's takedown attempt.
Ballinger blocking some punches.
Ballinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorawski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Gorawski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballinger's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorawski takes an elbow to the temple.
Gorawski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ballinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorawskis head.
A short left from Ballinger.
Ballinger leaning against his opponent.
Ballinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gorawski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballinger lands an elbow inside.
Gorawski trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
Ballinger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gorawski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gorawski misses with the head strike.
Ballinger lands a shot to the body.
Gorawski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ballinger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan Ballinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Gorawski.
Ballinger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorawski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gorawski misses.
Gorawski throws a hook but Ballinger blocks it.
Gorawski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gorawski misses with a body shot.
Ryan Ballinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballinger misses with a hook. Gorawski ducked under it nicely.
Ballinger lands a head shot.
Gorawski slips a straight right by Ballinger.
Ballinger digs a good hook to Gorawski's body.
Ballinger cracks Gorawski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gorawski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorawski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballinger.
Ballinger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorawski manages to avoid it.
Ballinger misses with a looping right.
Gorawski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballinger pushes Gorawski up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorawski tries to work over Ballinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballinger lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorawski's defenses.
Ballinger lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the head but Gorawski blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Gorawski fails to land.
Ballinger scores a nice knee to the body.
Gorawski looks gassed!
Ballinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballinger scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballinger landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballinger.
Ballinger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballinger.
Ballinger lands an elbow just above Gorawski 's eye.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Ballinger blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ballinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger with a knee to the head.
Ballinger presses Gorawski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gorawski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knees to the body from Ballinger.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballinger.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Ballinger crunches a lovely knee into Gorawski's ribcage.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but Gorawski blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Gorawski fails to land.
Ballinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballinger lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ballinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballinger gets through Gorawski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ballinger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gorawski looks to throw the jab but Ballinger is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gorawski misses the jab.
Ballinger throws a push kick but Gorawski slaps the foot to one side.
Ballinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ballinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gorawski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut. Gorawski saw that one coming.
Gorawski lands with a hook. Ballinger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gorawski connects with a jab.
Ballinger tries to clinch up.
Gorawski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ballinger's guard.
Gorawski wants to pass the guard but Ballinger is keeping the position.
Ballinger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorawski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballinger is keeping the position for now.
Ballinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorawski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger trying to strike off his back.
Ballinger looking for a guillotine here but Gorawski defends easily.
Gorawski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ballinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gorawski has managed to get both his arms back between Ballinger's legs - danger averted.
Gorawski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ballinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorawski pushing down on Ballinger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gorawski connects with a nice short shot to Ballinger's temple.
Gorawski wants to advance to full mount but Ballinger doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gorawski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ballinger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gorawski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gorawski's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorawski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ballinger.
Ballinger wants to get up but he can't break Gorawski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorawski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gorawski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballinger is one step ahead there.
Ballinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Gorawski has wrist control.
Gorawski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ballinger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballinger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ballinger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ballinger 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.
Ballinger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gorawski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ballinger has Gorawski in his guard.
Ballinger looking for a guillotine here but Gorawski defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger keeping full guard, as Gorawski tries to pass.
Gorawski wants to control from the top but Ballinger keeps moving.
Gorawski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gorawski is pushing down on Ballinger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ballinger is fighting to maintain full guard but Gorawski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ballinger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ballinger wants to control but Gorawski is keeping busy.
Ballinger is not content to let Gorawski control the position.
Ballinger looking for submissions off his back.
Ballinger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorawski passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballinger is looking to get to half guard.
Gorawski looking to control but Ballinger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mariusz Gorawski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ballinger is looking to clinch.
Ballinger tries to move into range but Gorawski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gorawski lands the left hand.
Ballinger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gorawski fails to land the takedown.
Ballinger blocks a jab.
Ballinger tries to clinch up.
Gorawski misses with a hook. Ballinger ducked under it nicely.
Ballinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorawski.
Ballinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballinger with a jab.
Ballinger is looking to slow Gorawski down with leg kicks.
Gorawski misses with an uppercut. Ballinger saw that one coming.
Ballinger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gorawski.
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!
Ballinger moves out of range as Gorawski strikes.
Ballinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Gorawski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorawski slips under a jab from Ballinger.
Ballinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorawski.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballinger.
Ballinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ballinger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ballinger lands a high kick!
Gorawski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gorawski scores with a jab. Ballinger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gorawski lands with a nice combination. Ballinger backs away looking to recover.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Ballinger lands with a slapping head 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!
Ballinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorawski.
Ballinger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Gorawski misses its intended target.
Ballinger tries to land a body kick
enabling Gorawski to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gorawski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ballinger tries to reverse the position but Gorawski maintains control.
Gorawski tries to control but Ballinger wriggling away.
Ballinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorawski tries to control but Ballinger wriggling away.
Gorawski avoids the attempt from Ballinger to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorawski working the ground and pound effectively.
Ballinger tries to hold on but Gorawski pushes him away.
Gorawski unloading with bombs!
Gorawski wants to control the pace but Ballinger is squirming around nicely.
Gorawski prevents Ballinger from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski with the ground and pound from mount.
Ballinger regains half guard.
Ballinger is in trouble now - Gorawski has advanced to mount!
Ballinger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ballinger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gorawski looking to control but Ballinger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ballinger tries to hold on but Gorawski postures up.
Gorawski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ballinger is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gorawski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger gets back to half guard.
Ballinger tries to get to full guard but Gorawski has control of the leg.
Gorawski not doing much here.
Ballinger actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger is not content to let Gorawski control the position.
Gorawski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mariusz Gorawski.
I think Gorawski 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Gorawski!
As Mariusz Gorawski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It was a great battle...I thought If I loose today I will quit,but maybe I will stay for a while longer, what You think Montreal?
Serge is tough guy so cheer him also. Thanks for all supported me in all the way. Thanks!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Copeland misses.
Jay throws a big shot that misses.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Copeland is just out of range.
A big right from Jay misses.
Copeland shoots in and drives through. Jay sprawls well.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Copeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Copeland is looking to land body kicks.
Copeland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jay if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jay. Copeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Copeland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Copeland fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Copeland is defended easily by Jay.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Copeland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copeland slips a jab from Jay.
Copeland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jay tries to avoid it but Copeland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jay to the ground. Jay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jay loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Jay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jay Copeland has been cut.
Dee Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Copeland.
A big left from Jay misses.
Jay connects with a body shot.
Jay connects with a body shot that sends Copeland's belly button to the back.
Copeland ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Jay punishes Copeland's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Jay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jay thows a body shot but no joy.
Copeland slips under a jab from Jay.
Copeland scores with a nice body kick.
Copeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jay misses its intended target.
Jay misses with an uppercut.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Copeland shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Copeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Copeland misses with a body kick.
A big right from Jay misses.
Jay moves out of range as Copeland throws a body kick.
Copeland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Copeland working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Copeland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copeland throws an elbow but Jay slips to the side and avoids it well.
Copeland scoring with punches and elbows.
Copeland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dee Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Copeland's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Copeland dives in and grabs Jay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jay pushes down on Copeland's head and hops out.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Copeland was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jay taking shots to the head.
Jay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Copeland.
Jay is desperately trying to improve his position but Copeland has a good base and remains in mount.
Jay tries to hold on but Copeland postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Copeland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Copeland.
Copeland is landing with some decent strikes but Jay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Copeland misses with a head shot.
Copeland tries to control but Jay wriggling away.
Copeland lands a big elbow - Jay is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jay is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jay Copeland!
After the fight, Jay Copeland was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ver Cingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shears's choice of entrance music: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Shears!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cingeto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Cingeto misses.
Shears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Shears misses.
Cingeto lands a body shot.
Shears scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slow jab from Cingeto misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Shears. No joy for Cingeto on that attempt.
Cingeto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shears.
Shears paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cingeto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cingeto jabs Shears right on the nose. Shears blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cingeto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shears.
Cingeto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cingeto takes a swing at Shears's ribcage but misses.
Shears throws a hook but Cingeto avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shears lands the left hand.
Shears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cingeto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cingeto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cingeto loads up on a big right hand but Shears slips the punch.
Shears shoots in for a takedown but Cingeto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shears blocks a jab.
Shears slips a straight right by Cingeto.
Cingeto blocks a jab.
Cingeto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shears pinned against the cage. Shears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ver Cingeto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cingeto misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto throws a shot from downtown. Shears moves away and avoids it.
Cingeto misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Shears.
Shears looks to throw the jab but Cingeto is out of range.
Cingeto takes one to the side of the head.
Shears looks to land a combination but Cingeto avoids it well.
Shears moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cingeto is defended easily by Shears.
Billy Shears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Cingeto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shears to the ground. Cingeto is now in Shears's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shears trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shears wants to improve his position but instead Cingeto has moved into half guard.
Shears tries to roll over but Cingeto keeps him under control.
Shears slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cingeto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shears trying to keep a closed guard but Cingeto is proving a slippery customer.
Shears working for a triangle but Cingeto defends it easily.
Shears has his foot on Cingeto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cingeto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cingeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shears is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cingeto trying to control but Shears is working from the bottom.
Shears had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cingeto defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cingeto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Shears will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cingeto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shears lands with a shot to the body.
Shears slips a jab from Cingeto.
Cingeto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shears.
Shears throws the left hand but Cingeto avoids the punch easily.
Cingeto throws a jab when Shears was well out of range.
Shears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cingeto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice combo by Cingeto! Oh, that's hurt him - Shears falls to the canvas and Cingeto follows him into side control.
It looks like Billy Shears has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cingeto controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cingeto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shears is rocked!
Shears wants to control but Cingeto postures up.
Cingeto is working Shears over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shears is still in real trouble! Can Cingeto finish him?
Cingeto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shears knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears is not content to let Cingeto control the position.
Shears wants to control but Cingeto postures up.
Shears seems to have recovered his senses.
Shears is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cingeto is trying to get an arm triangle but Shears is defending well.
Cingeto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shears, who protects the arm well.
Shears tries to improve position but can't.
Shears can't do much from the bottom here.
Cingeto cracks Shears with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto landing strikes.
Cingeto trying to control the action but Shears is working from the bottom.
Cingeto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cingeto is working Shears over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cingeto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shears tries to bench press Cingeto off him but Cingeto keeps the position.
Cingeto lands an elbow.
Cingeto working away.
Cingeto scoring with punches and elbows.
Shears wants to control but Cingeto postures up.
Cingeto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shears down.
Cingeto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears can't do much from the bottom here.
Cingeto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shears knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cingeto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shears is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shears tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cingeto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shears knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cingeto is thwarting Shears's attempts to control the position.
Cingeto moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Shears.
Shears wants to control but Cingeto postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shears is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shears is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ver Cingeto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Shears's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cingeto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shears moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shears misses with a double jab
and Cingeto counters with a straight right hand.
Cingeto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cingeto drops his hands momentarily and Shears takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cingeto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shears.
Cingeto dodges the punch combination from Shears.
Shears misses with an uppercut.
Cingeto throws a right hand that Shears ducks under and follows up with a left that Shears also avoids with ease.
Cingeto lands with a hook. Shears tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shears as he jumps to the side.
Shears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cingeto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shears was well out of range. Poor timing from Cingeto.
Ver Cingeto is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Shears misses.
Cingeto needs to keep his hands up - Shears had a free shot at his head there.
Cingeto stuffs the takedown attempt from Shears. Shears gets slowly back to his feet.
Cingeto digs a good hook to Shears's body.
Shears takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cingeto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cingeto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shears moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cingeto gets the takedown into side control.
Cingeto landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cingeto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shears has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cingeto working the ground and pound.
Cingeto scoring with punches and elbows.
Cingeto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shears has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shears manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cingeto's best efforts.
Cingeto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shears defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears tries to roll over but Cingeto keeps him under control.
Cingeto is keen to just control but Shears is a slippery customer.
Shears tries to get to full guard but Cingeto has control of the leg.
Cingeto is keen to just control but Shears is a slippery customer.
Cingeto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shears doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cingeto.
Shears is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cingeto pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cingeto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shears is trying is best to control the position here.
Cingeto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shears's head.
Shears trying to hold on to Cingeto's head to control him but Cingeto postures up.
Cingeto is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cingeto is looking to take a break and control but Shears is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ver Cingeto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cingeto 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ver Cingeto!
A victorious Ver Cingeto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Wisniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Wisniewski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vienio & Pele - To jest moj hardcore. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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172 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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31
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Wisniewski!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisniewski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Creed.
Jab by Wisniewski.
Wisniewski blocks a jab.
Wisniewski lands with a nice combination. Creed backs away looking to recover.
Creed 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.
Creed throws a right hand that Wisniewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Wisniewski also avoids with ease.
Creed shoots in and drives through. Wisniewski sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Creed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wisniewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wisniewski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed tries to move into range but Wisniewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wisniewski.
No joy there for Wisniewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Creed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Creed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Wisniewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wisniewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wisniewski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Creed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wisniewski has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed wants to break free but Wisniewski has control.
Wisniewski misses with the head strike.
Creed prevents a body shot from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wisniewski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wisniewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wisniewski lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Wisniewski stalls.
A short right from Wisniewski on the inside.
Wisniewski lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wisniewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
Wisniewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wisniewski lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wisniewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Wisniewski.
Creed is rocked!
Wisniewski throws an elbow but it misses.
Wisniewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Creed. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wisniewski's elbow.
Creed can't get the takedown.
Wisniewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wisniewski misses with an elbow over the top.
Wisniewski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wisniewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wisniewski pushes Creed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wisniewski lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski stalling against the cage.
Wisniewski pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wisniewski breaks from the clinch.
Pawel Wisniewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wisniewski throws out a powerful jab.
Creed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wisniewski to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wisniewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Wisniewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pawel Wisniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisniewski lands a nice shot that snaps Creed's head back.
Wisniewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Creed's head backwards.
Wisniewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Wisniewski connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wisniewski lands a slapping body shot.
Wisniewski lands a jab to the nose.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Pawel Wisniewski has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wisniewski.
Creed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wisniewski lands a jab.
Wisniewski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Creed throws a jab when Wisniewski was well out of range.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Wisniewski is just out of range.
Wisniewski scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Wisniewski as he connects with a hook.
Wisniewski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Creed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Creed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wisniewski lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wisniewski fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Creed to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Creed looks to clinch but Wisniewski throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Creed taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pawel Wisniewski!
Pawel Wisniewski took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks to my Alliance and all the people supporting me ! Pozdrawiam oglądających galę Polaków ! Polska ! Polska !'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel tries to score with a low kick but Noir moves his leg out of the way.
Noir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gabriel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gabriel.
Gabriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick
so Noir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel looking to control.
Noir is fighting to break Gabriel's control of his arms but Gabriel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir chips away with some ground and pound.
Noir postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
Noir postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir pushing down on Gabriel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gabriel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noir.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabriel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Noir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Noir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabriel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gabriel is working hard here to advance position.
Gabriel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gabriel's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noir won't allow Gabriel to sweep him here.
Gabriel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Noir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabriel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Noir wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Gabriel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noir manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir can't keep his opponent in guard - Gabriel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Noir tries to roll over but Gabriel keeps him under control.
Gabriel trying to mount his opponent but Noir defends it.
Gabriel is nestled in close to Noir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Gabriel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Noir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabriel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gabriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gabriel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noir's head.
Noir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Noir scoring with strikes but Gabriel is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to hold on but Noir pushes him away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Noir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Noir lands a nice shot to the head.
Gabriel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Noir working Gabriel over with strikes here.
Gabriel is rocked!
Noir drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gabriel! More shots from Noir and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Noir!
During a confident post fight interview, Marshall Noir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar comes into the arena with That Punjabi Jay-Z song blaring out of the sound system. Griggs has chosen Church by T-Pain as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muakbar misses with a straight right.
Muakbar misses with a left hand
enabling Griggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Muakbar looks to land a left hand but Griggs moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Griggs.
Griggs throws a good cross that connects.
Muakbar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griggs counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Muakbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griggs tries to sprawl but Muakbar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Griggs tries to roll over but Muakbar keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Muakbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs is not content to let Muakbar control the position.
Muakbar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Muakbar.
Muakbar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Griggs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Muakbar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking for a sweep. Muakbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muakbar slips a nice elbow through Griggs's hands, connecting with Griggs's forehead.
Griggs is staying active underneath Muakbar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muakbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griggs defending well though.
Griggs is not content to let Muakbar control the position.
Griggs tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Muakbar manages to move to mount!
Griggs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muakbar working Griggs over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Griggs wants to control but Muakbar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs holds of for dear life.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muakbar with shots to the head and body - Griggs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griggs wants to hold on but Muakbar pushes him away.
Muakbar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griggs wants to hold on but Muakbar pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar thowing shots but they're missing.
Muakbar throwing strikes but Griggs uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Griggs is trying to maintain the position but Muakbar is very close to passing his half guard.
Muakbar is stalling here. Griggs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Muakbar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Griggs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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!
Muakbar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griggs trying to control the action but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Griggs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Muakbar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Griggs finds it's target.
Griggs takes a swing at Muakbar's ribcage but misses.
Muakbar throws a hook but Griggs avoids it easily.
Muakbar looks to throw the jab but Griggs is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Griggs.
Griggs lands a right hook to the body.
Griggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muakbar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar scores with a jab to the body.
Griggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Deacon Griggs has been cut.
Griggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Griggs blocks the low kick.
Griggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muakbar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Griggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Griggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Muakbar - just one landing.
Muakbar missing with a left hand there. Griggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Muakbar misses.
Muakbar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muakbar misses the shot to the body.
Griggs misses with a takedown attempt - Muakbar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haji Muakbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deacon Griggs.
Griggs misses with a wild body shot.
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Muakbar moves away and avoids it.
Muakbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Muakbar defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
Muakbar swings widly with a right hand
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar staying out of range there.
Griggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Griggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muakbar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Griggs wants to get back to full guard.
Muakbar throwing shots but Griggs is blocking nicely.
Muakbar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Griggs to regain full guard.
Muakbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muakbar's guard.
Griggs throws an elbow that misses. Muakbar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griggs's guard. Nice move by Muakbar!
Muakbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Griggs is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar is looking to advance position but Griggs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muakbar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Muakbar working to try and regain half guard.
Griggs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griggs looking to control but Muakbar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deacon Griggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griggs slips a jab and a cross from Muakbar.
Muakbar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Muakbar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muakbar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Muakbar content to control rather than advance.
Muakbar with the ground and pound but Griggs uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar throws a strike but Griggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griggs is one step ahead there.
Griggs wants to pass the guard but Muakbar is keeping the position.
Griggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muakbar is adopting a defensive guard.
Griggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Griggs wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Griggs throws a strike but Muakbar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar postures up in Griggs's guard and throws a big left but Griggs blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Griggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muakbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muakbar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griggs's head.
Muakbar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muakbar postures up in Griggs's guard and throws a big left but Griggs blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muakbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Griggs keeps moving.
Muakbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is trying to control the position but Muakbar postures up.
Muakbar passes Griggs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Muakbar stops Griggs from getting back to his feet.
Griggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muakbar is working away from the top position though.
Muakbar wants to take a breather but Griggs is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griggs regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Muakbar.
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!
Griggs trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Deacon Griggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Muakbar.
Muakbar loads up on a big right hand but Griggs slips the punch.
Muakbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Muakbar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Griggs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Muakbar.
Griggs is bucking up trying to escape but Muakbar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Muakbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Griggs can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar punching from mount but Griggs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Griggs is working to get back to half guard.
Muakbar tries to control but Griggs wriggling away.
Griggs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muakbar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Muakbar with shots to the head and body - Griggs looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griggs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Muakbar.
Griggs regains half guard.
Muakbar is looking to advance position but Griggs won't allow it.
Muakbar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muakbar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is pressing down on Muakbar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griggs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Muakbar distracts Griggs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Muakbar looking to sit in guard and control but Griggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griggs throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Muakbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muakbar content to stall in guard here.
Muakbar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griggs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muakbar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griggs is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar had his way with Deacon Griggs in that round.
The cut man is working on Deacon Griggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Muakbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Griggs tries for a takedown but Muakbar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muakbar misses with an uppercut.
Muakbar connects with a single shot there.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griggs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muakbar swivels and escapes.
Muakbar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muakbar misses with the combination.
Muakbar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a jab but it's blocked by Griggs.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Muakbar moved out of range.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Muakbar shows good takedown defense.
Haji Muakbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deacon Griggs.
Griggs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muakbar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Griggs is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Griggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muakbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbaris looking to pass into half guard but Griggs pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Griggs is in guard.
Muakbar is adopting a defensive guard.
Muakbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Griggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muakbar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muakbar wants to improve his position but instead Griggs has moved into half guard.
Muakbar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar is staying active underneath Griggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griggs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muakbar is looking to control Griggs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muakbar avoid being mounted?
Griggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haji Muakbar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griggs is working for a kimura but Muakbar is defending it quite comfortably.
Muakbar keeping hold of Griggs's head, controlling as best he can.
Deacon Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griggs is nestled in close to Muakbar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muakbar wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haji Muakbar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muakbar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar is the new featherweight champion!
Haji Muakbar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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