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CFC 269: Thanksgiving PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mt Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run this Town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mt Spar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar checks a leg kick nicely.
Spar motions for Carter to come forward. Spar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spar, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter is pushing Spar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spar thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spar's knee momentarily.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spar doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carter.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spar, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Spar.
Spar tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Spar looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Spar.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Spar's ribcage. Spar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Spar's guard.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spar for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawn Carter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carter lands with a nice body kick.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spar.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spar. That did some damage!
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spar being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter works over Spar with some ground and pound from guard.
Spar has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spar's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Spar has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spar can do to turn this around?
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
Spar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter lands a high kick!
Spar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spar thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Spar is breathing heavily.
Spar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spar throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carter has Spar up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter has Spar pushed against the cage.
Carter avoiding damage as Spar throws knees to the body.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter lands an elbow just above Spar 's eye.
Spar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Spar misses
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shawn Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with some strikes.
Carter lands with some strikes.
Spar is rocked!
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spar is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Spar takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Carter's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Carter!
During a confident post fight interview, Shawn Carter 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 Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by thai fight music. Kweli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - Hit em up . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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32
152 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli tries to bum rush Payakaroon with a series of wild strikes but Payakaroon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payakaroon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kweli throws a right and a left that Payakaroon avoids nicely.
Kweli misses with a body punch
and Payakaroon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kweli's knee momentarily.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kweli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kweli misses with a double jab
and Payakaroon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kweli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Payakaroon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kweli somewhat.
Kweli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kweli does no damage.
Kweli has his takedown stuffed
and Payakaroon counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kweli misses with a double jab
and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kweli just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Kweli misses.
Payakaroon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Kweli or perhaps it was just good defense by Payakaroon which made him look bad.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Payakaroon avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Payakaroon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli throws a looping overhand right but Payakaroon ducks down to avoid it.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Kweli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kweli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kweli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Payakaroon is refusing to be controlled, as Kweli sits in half guard.
Kweli is stalling here. Payakaroon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kweli seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Payakaroon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kweli is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Payakaroon off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is looking for the choke from the back position but Payakaroon is controlling his hands well.
Payakaroon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kweli tightening his grip on Payakaroon, looking for the choke.
Kweli misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payakaroon fending off the submission attempt from Kweli.
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!
Kweli is landing with strikes. Payakaroon can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is trying to stick to Payakaroon's back but Payakaroon is turning into Kweli. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kweli's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon looking to sit in guard and control but Kweli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kweli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kweli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kweli pushing down on Payakaroon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payakaroon slips a jab and a cross from Kweli.
Kweli dives in and scores a takedown into Payakaroon's guard.
Kweli looking to pass the guard.
Kweli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kweli throws a big right hand that misses.
Payakaroon seems keen to control Kweli's posture.
Kweli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Payakaroon is trying to keep Kweli in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon keeping moving, preventing Kweli from controlling successfully.
Payakaroon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kweli on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wangjannoi Payakaroon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kweli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Payakaroon circles away.
Payakaroon looks to land a combination but Kweli avoids it well.
Payakaroon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kweli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kweli trying to mount his opponent but Payakaroon defends it.
Kweli wants to work for an arm triangle but Payakaroon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Talib Kweli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Payakaroon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kweli is working away from the top position though.
Kweli wants to control but Payakaroon is keeping him busy.
Kweli prevents Payakaroon from improving his position.
Kweli looking for a submission but Payakaroon manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli trying to control but Payakaroon is working from the bottom.
Kweli preventing the sweep.
Kweli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kweli wants to control from the top but Payakaroon keeps moving.
Payakaroon wants to sweep here but Kweli controlling him for the moment.
Payakaroon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kweli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payakaroon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kweli.
Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kweli.
A head kick misses from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kweli blocks an elbow strike.
Payakaroon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kweli's face.
Payakaroon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot by Kweli.
Payakaroon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payakaroon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kweli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kweli throws an off balance right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kweli's knee momentarily.
Kweli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Payakaroon pinned against the cage. Payakaroon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kweli lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payakaroon.
Kweli needs to keep his hands up - Payakaroon had a free shot at his head there.
Kweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
Kweli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payakaroon rather than just go for the knockout.
Kweli looks to land a combination but Payakaroon avoids it well.
Kweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kweli throws a right hand that Payakaroon ducks under and follows up with a left that Payakaroon also avoids with ease.
Payakaroon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kweli misses with a body shot.
Payakaroon cracks Kweli with an open hand slap.
Kweli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Payakaroon finds it's way round the side to connect with Kweli's head.
Kweli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kweli.
Kweli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.
Kweli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kweli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kweli jabs Payakaroon right on the nose. Payakaroon blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli swings widly with a right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kweli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payakaroon counters with a leg kick.
Kweli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Kweli both land. Nice combination.
Kweli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Payakaroon tries to get to full guard but Kweli has control of the leg.
Payakaroon is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Payakaroon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kweli.
Kweli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Talib Kweli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Payakaroon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakaroon missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Talib Kweli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kweli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talib Kweli!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Oppong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome To Jamrock. Ben Harper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxime Oppong's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Oppong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a head kick but Oppong moves out of range.
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Oppong won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Harper.
It looks like Maxime Oppong has been cut.
Harper keeps control of Oppong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Oppong's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oppong is rocked!
Oppong misses with some punches.
Oppong is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper working the clinch nicely. Oppong is working for position but Harper cracks him with a big knee to the head! Oppong crumples up against the cage and Harper lands two more shots before the ref can save Oppong! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ben Harper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Harper thanked Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fuego Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Manero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Night Fever - The Bee Gees kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fuego Salsa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fuego Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Manero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salsa misses with a hook.
Salsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Manero.
Salsa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuego Salsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manero misses with a straight right.
Manero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salsa.
Salsa scores with a jab. Manero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manero walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Salsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Manero which made him look bad.
Manero misses with a body shot.
Salsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salsa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manero's head.
Salsa misses with a looping left.
Manero moves out of range as Salsa strikes.
Salsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manero.
Salsa misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa lands a jab.
A big right from Salsa misses.
Manero misses the shot to the body.
Manero misses with a straight left.
Manero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salsa.
Manero throws a body punch but Salsa moves out of range.
Salsa misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa scores a takedown into full mount!
Salsa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salsa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Manero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salsa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salsa content just to control the position here.
Salsa is working for a guillotine from mount but Manero frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsa tries to control but Manero wriggling away.
Manero can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manero has left one of his arms exposed and Salsa doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Manero screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fuego Salsa!
During a confident post fight interview, Fuego Salsa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bv Rasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapdance Extravaganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
202 lbs
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195 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bv Rasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapdance Extravaganza!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Extravaganza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rasp's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Extravaganza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rasp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Extravaganza has managed to get both his arms back between Rasp's legs - danger averted.
Extravaganza is working Rasp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Extravaganza throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Extravaganza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Extravaganza stands up over Rasp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rasp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Extravaganza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Extravaganza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rasp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Extravaganza has managed to get both his arms back between Rasp's legs - danger averted.
Rasp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Extravaganza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Extravaganza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasp has his foot on Extravaganza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Extravaganza works his way back into a safe position though.
Extravaganza landing with the ground and pound.
Rasp is looking to sinch up a triangle. Extravaganza throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rasp's body to avoid the submission. Rasp has instead reached around Extravaganza's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rasp arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bv Rasp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sommers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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218 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Sommers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sommers stalks Capone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Capone's face. Capone staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Sommers throws a hook to the side of Capone's head but Capone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Capone moves away from the strike by Sommers.
Sommers throws a push kick but Capone slaps the foot to one side.
Capone staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Capone. Those never looked like landing.
Sommers scores with a one two! Capone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capone moves out of range of the body kick.
Capone cracks Sommers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vic Sommers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sommers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Capone is looking to clinch but Sommers is avoiding it.
Sommers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sommers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sommers misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sommers throws a head kick but Capone moves out of range.
Sommers throws a sloppy head kick and Capone moves out of range easily.
Sommers misses with a two punch combination.
Sommers throws the left hand but Capone avoids the punch easily.
Sommers takes a swing at Capone's ribcage but misses.
Sommers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Capone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Capone.
Sommers avoiding damage as Capone throws knees to the body.
A short right from Sommers on the inside.
Capone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capone blocks a body shot from Sommers.
Capone connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vic Sommers has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sommers's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capone blocking some punches.
Capone blocks an uppercut.
Sommers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Capone lands a body punch.
Sommers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sommers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sommers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Capone.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Capone.
Sommers lands a body shot.
Capone lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Capone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Capone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sommers blocks it with crossed arms.
Capone throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands with a short shot to the head.
Capone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sommers's defenses.
Sommers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Capones head.
Sommers avoids a wild elbow strike from Capone.
Sommers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Capone is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Capone.
Capone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Capone tries to land knees in the clinch but Sommers avoids the damage to the body.
Capone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Capone avoiding damage as Sommers throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sommers as the two fighters clinch.
Capone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sommers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sommers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Capone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Capone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a body punch.
Sommers trying to control the position but instead, Capone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sommers into the cage.
Capone trying to control the position but instead, Sommers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Capone into the cage.
Capone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sommers misses with a body punch.
Capone managing to block the knees to the body from Sommers.
Capone misses with an elbow strike.
Capone misses with a body punch.
Capone tries a knee to the head but Sommers blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Capone prevents a body shot from Sommers.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Capone effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Al Capone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Capone tries to clinch but Sommers moves out of range.
Sommers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sommers looks to land a left hand but Capone moved out of range nicely.
Capone throws a series of punches but Sommers moves out of range.
Sommers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sommers misses with a wild combination.
Sommers misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Capone to counter with a crisp jab.
Sommers swats away the attempt to clinch by Capone.
Capone ducks under a wild hook from Sommers.
Sommers misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Capone circles away.
Capone dives in and grabs Sommers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sommers pushes down on Capone's head and hops out.
Sommers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Capone.
Sommers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sommers.
Sommers throws a hook to the side of Capone's head but Capone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Capone needs to keep his hands up - Sommers had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Capone blocks the leg kick.
Capone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sommers cracks Capone with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Capone cracks Sommers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Capone. That snapped Sommers's head back.
Sommers throws a nice looking combination but Capone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Capone is looking to clinch.
Sommers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sommers throws a low kick but Capone moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Sommers.
A head kick misses from Sommers.
Vic Sommers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Sommers is predictable there
and Capone counters by moving into the clinch.
Capone lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Capone lands a nice shot to the body.
Sommers is breathing heavily.
Sommers is working for takedown but Capone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Capone lands an elbow inside that Sommers shrugs off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sommers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Capone.
Capone pushes Sommers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Capone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sommers's defenses.
Capone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sommers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sommers or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sommers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sommers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capone tries to throw a body punch but Sommers avoids it by throwing Capone back against the cage.
Al Capone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sommers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone scores with a shoulder strike.
Sommers lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capone.
Sommers working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Capone.
Capone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sommers blocks it with crossed arms.
Capone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sommers's face.
Capone lands an elbow just above Sommers 's eye.
Sommers managing to block the knees to the body from Capone.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capone obliges.
Sommers letting Capone take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sommers trying to stall but Capone improves his position.
Capone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capone lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Capone dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sommers stuffs the takedown attempt from Capone. Capone gets slowly back to his feet.
Sommers throws an off balance right hand
and Capone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Capone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sommers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sommers lands a high kick!
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sommers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sommers.
Sommers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sommers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Capone or not.
Sommers misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Capone as Sommers tries to tie him up.
Capone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers lands with a left to the head.
Capone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Capone working Sommers over with knees to the body.
Sommers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Capone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Capone avoiding damage as Sommers throws knees to the body.
Capone tries to land knees in the clinch but Sommers avoids the damage to the body.
Sommers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sommers misses with a punch to the body.
Sommers lands a left hand.
Capone lands a right hand.
Capone lands a nice elbow.
Sommers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Capone is defending well.
Capone lands an uppercut.
Sommers can't get the takedown.
Sommers can't find room to land a body shot as Capone controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone prevents a body shot from Sommers.
Sommers blocks a body shot from Capone.
Capone can't find room to land a body shot as Sommers controls the action.
Capone with a knee to the head.
Capone has Sommers pushed against the cage.
Vic Sommers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Capone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sommers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sommers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Capone is defending well for now.
Capone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Capone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sommers as Capone tries to tie him up.
Capone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Vic Sommers's cut even more.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Capone.
Capone misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommers takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sommers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sommers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Capone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sommers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Capone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sommers off and has taken his back!
Capone is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sommers has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Capone is trying to stick to Sommers's back but Sommers is turning into Capone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Capone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sommers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sommers throws a big elbow that misses.
Sommers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sommers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Al Capone.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Capone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Capone!
After winning the bout, Al Capone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate MacRally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacRally might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe. Nate MacRally has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
224 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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216 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate MacRally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvath lands a nice shot to the body.
Harvath moves away from the strike by MacRally.
An inside leg kick from MacRally misses.
Harvath throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harvath lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacRally's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from MacRally.
That has opened up Dirk Harvath's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvath throws a front kick that sends MacRally stumbling back into the cage.
Harvath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacRally has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacRally shoots in for a takedown but Harvath shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvath, right into the meat.
MacRally is breathing heavily.
Harvath misses with a few strikes there.
Harvath connects with a leg kick. MacRally looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Harvath.
Harvath throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nate MacRally has been cut.
MacRally on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvath.
Harvath delivers a nice body kick.
Harvath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvath lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harvath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harvath feints and then cracks MacRally's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacRally down.
Harvath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
MacRally moves out of range of the body kick from Harvath.
MacRally misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harvath darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath thumps MacRally with a low kick.
Harvath moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacRally is rocked!
A jab from MacRally misses.
Harvath misses with a body kick.
Harvath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvath is looking to slow MacRally down with leg kicks.
MacRally closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh MacRally is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacRally has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harvath.
MacRally seems to have got his legs back now.
Harvath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dirk Harvath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harvath circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! MacRally drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Harvath follows MacRally to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Harvath!
An out of breath Dirk Harvath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Bitkit - Explode. Fauatea is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aural Psynapse. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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30
273 lbs
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275 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fauatea !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Dominic Fauatea has been cut.
Fauatea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reed. Fauatea shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed lands with a nice body kick.
Travis Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fauatea looks gassed!
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Fauatea pushes him off.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fauatea .
Fauatea throws a head kick that misses.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fauatea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reed avoids the head kick by Fauatea .
Fauatea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed closes the distance and clinches.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fauatea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fauatea - that landed with a thud.
Reed taking a breather.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fauatea misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fauatea missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Fauatea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fauatea is trying to maintain a safe position but Reed gets an underhook and turns Fauatea into the cage.
Fauatea misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Fauatea .
A short body shot lands from Reed as the two fighters clinch.
Fauatea throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fauatea blocks a body shot from Reed.
Fauatea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Fauatea .
A body shot lands from Reed.
Fauatea throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
Fauatea leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Reed slows down the pace here.
Fauatea swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fauatea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Fauatea .
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Fauatea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reed's knee momentarily.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Fauatea is out of range.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed misses with a shot to the body
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Fauatea slips the punch.
Fauatea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reed.
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!
Still in the clinch, Reed scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Dominic Fauatea 's cut even more.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fauatea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fauatea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Fauatea tries to stall but Reed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fauatea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fauatea lands an uppercut.
Fauatea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fauatea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fauatea misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fauatea stalling in the clinch but Reed improves position.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Fauatea .
Reed lands with a right to the head.
Fauatea misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Fauatea 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reed 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.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fauatea . Fauatea obviously looking to wear him down.
Fauatea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Fauatea moves out of range of the body kick.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Reed misses
and Fauatea counters with a body kick that stops Reed in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reed!
Reed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fauatea eats them both and turns towards Reed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
Fauatea is breathing heavily.
Fauatea takes one to the side of the head.
Fauatea is rocked!
The cut above Dominic Fauatea 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Fauatea is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
Reed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed rushes Fauatea and presses him up against the cage.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fauatea can do to turn this around?
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Fauatea .
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Fauatea .
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Fauatea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fauatea up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Fauatea uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fauatea blocks an uppercut.
Fauatea working aggressively here.
Reed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fauatea seems to have recovered his senses.
Travis Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reed tries to work over Fauatea 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Fauatea .
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
Reed stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fauatea as Reed tries to tie him up.
Fauatea is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reed is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fauatea looking to throw knees to the head but Reed is blocking nicely.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fauatea is keeping busy.
Fauatea lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed working aggressively here.
Fauatea misses with a punch on the inside.
Fauatea can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Reed scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fauatea .
Fauatea blocks a body shot from Reed.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
Reed avoids a wild elbow strike from Fauatea .
Fauatea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reed blocks it with crossed arms.
Reed is trying to maintain a safe position but Fauatea gets an underhook and turns Reed into the cage.
Fauatea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fauatea throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Reed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Fauatea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Fauatea avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Reed tries to work over Fauatea 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Dominic Fauatea 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fauatea lands an uppercut.
Reed tries to stall but Fauatea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reed blocks a body shot from Fauatea .
Reed manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fauatea staying out of range there.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Fauatea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Fauatea 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fauatea gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Reed gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fauatea is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Reed!
Travis Reed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Mirasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: D12 - Fight Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Mirasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Supermies. Mirasty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Supermies throws a leg kick but Mirasty moved away.
Mirasty throws a leg kick which misses Supermies's front leg but catches the back leg as Supermies tries to avoid it.
Mirasty avoids the head kick by Supermies.
Mirasty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Mirasty.
Supermies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Supermies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirasty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Supermies. Mirasty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Supermies throws out a loose jab but Mirasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supermies misses with a wild body shot.
Mirasty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Supermies.
Mirasty throws a lazy right hand but Supermies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirasty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Supermies. That did some damage!
Mirasty walks into a straight right hand from Supermies.
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!
Supermies looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirasty is just out of range.
Supermies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirasty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirasty was well out of range. Poor timing from Supermies.
Mirasty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirasty throws a big shot that misses.
Supermies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Supermies smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Supermies blocks a head kick by Mirasty.
Supermies connects with a single shot there.
Mirasty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirasty misses the target.
Mirasty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Supermies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mirasty finds it's way round the side to connect with Supermies's head.
Supermies misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies looks to land a right hand but Mirasty moved out of range.
A punch combination from Mirasty misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Supermies coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirasty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Supermies.
Supermies throws a front kick aimed at Mirasty's knee but Mirasty avoids it well.
Mirasty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Supermies connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mirasty, right into the meat.
Supermies takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Supermies does no damage.
Supermies takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Supermies with a poor takedown
and Mirasty counters with a nice kick to the body.
Supermies's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mirasty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Supermies scrambles back to his feet.
Supermies misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mirasty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty lands a jab to Supermies's midsection.
Mirasty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Supermies will feel that in the morning.
Supermies misses the shot to the body.
Mirasty misses with a body kick.
Supermies avoids the head kick by Mirasty.
Mirasty stuffs the takedown attempt from Supermies. Supermies gets slowly back to his feet.
Supermies is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mirasty rather than just go for the knockout.
Mirasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Supermies throws out a loose jab but Mirasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirasty lands with a nice combination. Supermies backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Mirasty looks to land a right hand but Supermies moved out of range.
Good work by Mirasty as he checks the leg kick.
Supermies chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirasty can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty plants his feet and lands a nice 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!
Mirasty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Supermies manages to avoid it.
Jon Mirasty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirasty misses the shot to the body.
Mirasty scores with a nice right hand.
Supermies lands a nice hook to Mirasty's body. Mirasty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Supermies connects with an inside leg kick.
Supermies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mirasty thuds his right hand into Supermies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mirasty looks to land a body kick but Supermies moved away.
Supermies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mirasty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supermies throws a combination. Mirasty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Supermies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Supermies stuns Mirasty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simo Supermies will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Supermies thuds a left hand into Mirasty's body.
Supermies misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies misses with a two punch combination.
Mirasty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mirasty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Supermies in his tracks.
Mirasty connects with a high kick.
A lazy left from Mirasty finds it's target.
Mirasty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Supermies manages to avoid it.
Supermies shoots for a takedown but Mirasty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Supermies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirasty manages to avoid it.
Supermies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supermies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirasty throws a push kick but Supermies slaps the foot to one side.
Supermies misses with a lunging right hand
and Mirasty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Supermies thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirasty moves away.
Supermies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Supermies scores with the left hand. Mirasty knows he should have avoided that one.
Supermies slips a jab from Mirasty.
Mirasty lands a front kick.
Mirasty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Supermies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mirasty. That did some damage!
Supermies thows a body shot but no joy.
Supermies defending well as Mirasty loads up on a big left hand.
Supermies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirasty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mirasty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Supermies shoots for a double leg takedown but Mirasty sprawls well. He's pushed Supermies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jon Mirasty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
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!
Supermies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Supermies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirasty.
Supermies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Supermies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mirasty slips a straight right by Supermies.
Mirasty lands with a nice body kick.
Mirasty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Supermies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mirasty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Supermies takes a step back to recover.
Supermies misses with a jab to the body
and Mirasty counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty misses with a kick to the body.
Mirasty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Supermies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mirasty but Mirasty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Supermies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mirasty is fending him off so far but Supermies persists. Nope, Mirasty circles away and we're back to standing.
Mirasty throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mirasty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Supermies is breathing heavily.
Mirasty lands the left hand.
Supermies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Supermies dodges the punch combination from Mirasty.
Mirasty throws a leg kick which misses Supermies's front leg but catches the back leg as Supermies tries to avoid it.
Supermies throws the kick towards the body but Mirasty avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies blocks a head kick by Mirasty.
Mirasty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirasty lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirasty thuds his shin into the meat of Supermies's side.
Supermies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mirasty's hands.
Mirasty misses with a right hand
and Supermies counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mirasty!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Supermies tries to control but Mirasty wriggling away.
Supermies throwing strikes here but Mirasty is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mirasty wants to control but Supermies is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mirasty is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supermies throws some wild stikes that Mirasty manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Mirasty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Supermies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirasty was well out of range. Poor timing from Supermies.
Mirasty cracks the inside of Supermies's front leg.
Mirasty tries to land a front kick but Supermies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mirasty wants to slow Supermies down by chopping away at his legs.
Supermies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mirasty.
Mirasty throws a lazy uppercut
and Supermies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Supermies blocks a head kick by Mirasty.
Supermies lands a front kick.
Mirasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mirasty digs a good hook to Supermies's body.
Supermies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Supermies is looking to take a break and control but Mirasty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Supermies is looking for a kimura here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirasty trying to control but Supermies postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies wants to control but Mirasty is keeping him busy.
Mirasty moves into full guard.
Supermies throwing strikes but missing.
Supermies preventing the sweep.
Mirasty is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty trying to control the position.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mirasty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Supermies!
Supermies is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mirasty working the ground and pound effectively.
Supermies is looking to get to half guard.
Supermies bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mirasty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Supermies manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty trying to control but Supermies is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Supermies is on top in guard.
Mirasty has momentary wrist control but Supermies slips an elbow through the middle.
Supermies won't allow Mirasty to sweep him here.
Supermies drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Supermies as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mirasty screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Supermies! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Simo Supermies!
After winning the bout, Simo Supermies thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hull has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Mantegna's chin.
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantegna misses with a hook. Hull ducked under it nicely.
Hull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hull moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hull throws an elbow but misses.
Mantegna takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tony Mantegna has been cut.
Hull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mantegna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mantegna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mantegna's brow.
Mantegna wants to break free but Hull has control.
Mantegna misses with a body punch.
Mantegna struggles to land a body shot inside as Hull controls his hands.
Mantegna avoids the elbow strike from Hull, against the cage.
Mantegna tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Mantegna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mantegna is trying to force a seperation but Hull has the dominant position.
Hull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna blocks the elbow strike.
Mantegna pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mantegna misses with some punches.
Hull avoids the elbow strike from Mantegna, against the cage.
Hull pushes off an throws an elbow but Mantegna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mantegna struggles to land a body shot inside as Hull controls his hands.
Mantegna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hull lands a nice elbow.
Mantegna trying to land knees to the body.
Mantegna dodges an elbow strike from Hull.
Mantegna misses with a punch to the body.
Hull prevents Mantegna from breaking the clinch.
Mantegna struggles to land a body shot inside as Hull controls his hands.
Mantegna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull pushes off an throws an elbow but Mantegna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mantegna fails to land.
Hull lands an elbow inside.
Mantegna is trying to break free.
Hull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mantegna tries to work over Hull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantegna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hull misses with an elbow strike.
Hull prevents Mantegna from breaking the clinch.
Mantegna crunches a lovely knee into Hull's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantegna has had enough of the clinch but Hull keeps him there for the moment.
Hull throws an elbow that misses.
Mantegna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mantegna trying to land knees to the body.
Mantegna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mantegna's brow.
Mantegna swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantegna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantegna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mantegna avoids the elbow strike from Hull, against the cage.
Mantegna wants to break free but Hull has control.
Hull pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mantegna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mantegna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hull misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna cracks Hull with a nice body shot.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mantegna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hull lands an elbow inside that Mantegna shrugs off.
Mantegna cracks Hull with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantegna misses with the head strike.
Mantegna misses with a body punch.
Mantegna working aggressively here.
Hull blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Mantegna.
Hull is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mantegna scores with a shoulder strike.
Mantegna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mantegna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Mantegna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mantegna digs a good body shot into Hull's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Mantegna has knocked Hull down with a huge combo! Mantegna steps away and waves a wobbly Hull back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mantegna throws a shot from downtown. Hull moves away and avoids it.
Mantegna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hull moves away.
Mantegna scores with a shot to the body.
Hull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mantegna.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and Mantegna moves out of range easily.
Hull defending well as Mantegna loads up on a big left hand.
Mantegna tries to land a front kick but Hull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mantegna throws a right and a left that Hull avoids nicely.
Mantegna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hull throws a head kick that misses
and Mantegna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hull is breathing heavily.
Hull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull drops his hands for a split second and Mantegna immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Hull face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Mantegna follows up with a right hand that knocks Hull into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Mantegna!
Tony Mantegna is the new heavyweight champion!
Tony Mantegna took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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