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CFC 270: Proliferation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian's entrance music is Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. A fine choice. Conrad has chosen Rider Part II as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
25 - 22 - 1 |
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218 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Kermodian.
Conrad shoots in looking for a takedown but Kermodian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conrad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Conrad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mark Kermodian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kermodian misses.
Kermodian cracks Conrad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conrad blocks the body kick.
Conrad wants to clinch up but Kermodian keeps it at a distance.
Conrad closes the distance and pushes Kermodian back into the cage.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.
Conrad has clasped his hands together around Kermodian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kermodian is trying to get back to half guard.
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!
Conrad cracks Kermodian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kermodian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conrad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Conrad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Conrad looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kermodian is avoiding damage well.
Kermodian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Conrad off and has taken his back!
Kermodian trying to control.
Conrad finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Conrad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kermodian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kermodian looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian unloads with some shots from mount but Conrad bucks and avoids them well.
Kermodian 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.
Kermodian avoids the attempt from Conrad to control.
Conrad holds on to Kermodian as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kermodian has a good base and remains in mount.
Kermodian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kermodian prevents Conrad from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermodian controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad tries to hold on but Kermodian postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kermodian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kermodian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conrad is looking to escape.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conrad looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Kermodian wants to control the pace but Conrad is squirming around nicely.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kermodian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Conrad looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
Conrad reaches up and holds on to Kermodian to control the position.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kermodian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Kermodian's attempts to control the action.
Kermodian throwing strikes here but Conrad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kermodian trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Conrad is bucking up trying to escape but Kermodian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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 Mark Kermodian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kermodian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Conrad counters with an inside leg kick.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Kermodian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kermodian wants to clinch but Conrad slips to the side
and Conrad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Conrad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kermodian is looking to improve his position.
Kermodian gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad postures up and lands a big shot to Kermodian's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad connects with a couple of short punches.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Kermodian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad pushes down on Kermodian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jack Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conrad with the ground and pound but Kermodian uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kermodian wants to control the position but Conrad says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Conrad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kermodian is looking to improve his position.
Conrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kermodian's thigh. Kermodian counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kermodian trying to keep a closed guard but Conrad is proving a slippery customer.
Conrad passes into half guard.
Conrad is keen to just control but Kermodian is a slippery customer.
Kermodian is looking to control Conrad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kermodian avoid being mounted?
Conrad looks to land a strike but Kermodian avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
Conrad is looking to advance position but Kermodian has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Conrad tries to hold on but Kermodian pushes him away.
Kermodian throws some wild stikes that Conrad manages to avoid easily.
Kermodian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kermodian throws some wild stikes that Conrad manages to avoid easily.
Conrad blocking the ground and pound.
Kermodian looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian avoids the attempt from Conrad to control.
Conrad holds on, trying desperately to control.
Conrad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kermodian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kermodian has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Kermodian's attempts to control the action.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kermodian misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Kermodian throws a sloppy head kick and Conrad moves out of range easily.
Kermodian keeps the fight on the outside.
Conrad shoots for a takedown but Kermodian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Conrad blocks the leg kick.
Kermodian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kermodian rushes Conrad and presses him up against the cage.
Conrad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kermodian backwards.
Kermodian stalling against the cage.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kermodian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conrad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermodian controls his hands.
Kermodian blocks an uppercut.
Conrad wants a takedown but no success here.
Kermodian lands an elbow that stopped Conrad in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Conrad's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kermodian wants to stall.
Conrad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kermodian looking to stall.
Conrad takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Jack Conrad's cut even more.
Conrad scores with a hook to the body.
Kermodian looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Conrad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kermodian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conrad.
Conrad has hold of one of Kermodian's legs. Kermodian is fighting the takedown attempt but Conrad gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Conrad is in close to Kermodian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conrad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Conrad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kermodian is keeping the position for now.
Kermodian working a defensive guard here.
Conrad controlling from the top position.
Conrad is pushing down on Kermodian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kermodian is fighting to maintain full guard but Conrad has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian is in trouble now - Conrad has advanced to mount!
Conrad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kermodian?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kermodian hang on?
Conrad with good strikes from the mount here!
Kermodian takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Conrad's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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32
168 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zak Zinfandel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zinfandel counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zinfandel throws an elbow but Seng slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seng on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seng tries to get out of the position.
Zinfandel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zinfandel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seng, who protects the arm well.
Zinfandel wants to control but Seng is keeping him busy.
Zinfandel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Seng has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zinfandel but great work by Seng.
Zinfandel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinfandel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zinfandel wants to control but Seng is keeping him busy.
Zinfandel thows a huge punch but Seng dodges it nicely.
Zinfandel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel works his way into full mount!
Zinfandel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Seng is on top in guard.
Seng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Seng is posturing up here but Zinfandel has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Seng tries to roll out but it's too tight and Seng has to tap! Slick submission there by Zinfandel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zak Zinfandel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverton keeps the fight on the outside.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silverton 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.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Silverton moves out of range easily.
Silverton takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Bonaparte scores with a nice right hand.
Silverton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silverton throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silverton checks it well.
Silverton throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonaparte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Bonaparte is looking to clinch.
Silverton lands a nice shot that snaps Bonaparte's head back.
Silverton throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a head kick that drops Silverton to the mat! Silverton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Silverton is rocked!
Bonaparte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Silverton is having none of it.
Silverton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silverton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
Silverton misses with a hook.
Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silverton avoids it.
Silverton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonaparte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bonaparte gets through Silverton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silverton avoids the elbow strike from Bonaparte, against the cage.
Silverton tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Silverton back against the cage.
Bonaparte scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton has clasped his hands together around Bonaparte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonaparte tries to improve position but can't.
Bonaparte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silverton off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silverton doesn't escape.
Bonaparte trying to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bonaparte controlling the positon.
Bonaparte trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silverton doesn't escape.
Silverton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bonaparte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silverton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte controlling from the full mount.
Bonaparte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silverton is looking to escape.
Silverton tries to lock up and control but Bonaparte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silverton is squirming around, avoiding Bonaparte's attempts to control the action.
Bonaparte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silverton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte connects with a high kick.
Silverton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silverton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverton.
Silverton throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
Silverton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte misses with a head kick.
Silverton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonaparte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonaparte scores with a head kick. Silverton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bonaparte rushes Silverton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silverton takes a shot to the head.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silverton is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silverton lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton dodges an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Bonaparte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silverton.
Silverton blocks an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte working Silverton over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Silverton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that Silverton shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonaparte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silverton looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
Silverton blocks the body kick.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Silverton is avoiding it.
Bonaparte scores with the left hand. Silverton knows he should have avoided that one.
Silverton misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonaparte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverton tests Bonaparte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaparte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silverton counters with a straight right hand.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Silverton semi-blocks.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Silverton moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonaparte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silverton checks it well.
Silverton throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Silverton tries for a takedown but Bonaparte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Silverton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonaparte 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.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverton. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silverton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silverton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte has Silverton up against the cage in a clinch.
Silverton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonaparte's elbow.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silverton's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Silverton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Silverton avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Silverton manages to pull guard.
Bonaparte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bonaparte trying to control but Silverton is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton wants to stand but Bonaparte is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bonaparte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silverton.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonaparte as he jumps to the side.
Silverton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonaparte to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Silverton throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonaparte. That's going to slow Silverton down.
Bonaparte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silverton's sensitive parts.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Silverton misses.
Bonaparte slips under a jab from Silverton.
Silverton throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silverton checks a low kick from Bonaparte.
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Silverton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonaparte connects with a body shot.
Silverton throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Silverton keeps the fight on the outside.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonaparte as he avoids it easily.
Bonaparte lands a leg kick that knocks Silverton off balance momentarily.
Silverton takes one on the button.
Silverton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Silverton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silverton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonaparte can pounce on him.
Bonaparte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Bonaparte drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silverton right on the button. Silverton goes down! Bonaparte follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonaparte gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Bonaparte!
Napoleon Bonaparte spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Areeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaKaSa Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos has chosen Moonsorrow - Kuolleiden maa as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as JaKaSa Chaos enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Areeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JaKaSa Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos tries a low kick but Areeno avoids it.
Chaos throws a sloppy head kick and Areeno moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Areeno blocks the leg kick.
Areeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Areeno throws a series of strikes that have Chaos backpedaling.
Horrible takedown by Areeno or perhaps it was just good defense by Chaos which made him look bad.
Areeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Areeno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Areeno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Areeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaos cracks the inside of Areeno's front leg.
Chaos swings for the body but Areeno moves out of range.
Chaos blocks a leg kick.
Chaos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Areeno momentarily.
Chaos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Areeno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Areeno throws a low kick but Chaos moves out of range easily.
Areeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chaos can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areeno misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Chaos blocks the leg kick.
Chaos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Areeno tries to clinch there but Chaos circles away.
Areeno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chaos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Areeno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaos lands a two punch combo.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
Areeno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaos's head backwards.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Areeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chaos can pounce on him.
Chaos jabs at Areeno's body.
Areeno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Areeno scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Areeno blocks the low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Areeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Areeno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Chaos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaos feints and then cracks Areeno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Areeno down.
Areeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chaos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaos throws out a leg kick but Areeno moves out of range and Chaos only half commits.
Chaos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Areeno.
Chaos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Areeno.
Areeno scores a takedown into full mount!
Areeno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chaos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chaos is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areeno throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chaos because Areeno loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos tries to hold on but Areeno pushes him away.
Areeno throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chaos is squirming around, avoiding Areeno's attempts to control the action.
Chaos wants to control but Areeno is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Areeno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Areeno thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Areeno avoids the attempt from Chaos to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areeno looking to finish with strikes here!
Chaos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chaos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Areeno scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chaos is staying active underneath Areeno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Areeno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Areeno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Areeno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JaKaSa Chaos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Areeno misses with a head kick.
Areeno throws a right hand that Chaos ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaos also avoids with ease.
Areeno tries to clinch but Chaos is having none of it.
Areeno avoids the body shot from Chaos.
Chaos feints and then cracks Areeno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Areeno down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Areeno.
Areeno scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaos blocks a leg kick.
Areeno swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
Areeno blocks a head kick by Chaos.
Areeno throws a good cross that connects.
Chaos moves into the clinch.
Chaos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Areeno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Areeno working Chaos over with knees to the body.
Chaos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areeno tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Chaos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Areeno dodges an elbow strike from Chaos.
Chaos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaos.
Areeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Areeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Areeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Areeno fails to land.
Areeno misses with a knee to the head.
Areeno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Areeno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Areeno has a couple of punches blocked by Chaos.
Chaos takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Chaos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Areeno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Areeno lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like JaKaSa Chaos has been cut.
Areeno blocks the elbow strike.
Areeno avoids the elbow strike from Chaos, against the cage.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaos.
Chaos is trying to break free.
Areeno lands a damaging elbow.
Chaos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Areeno misses with a low kick.
Chaos checks a leg kick.
Areeno missing with a left hand there. Chaos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaos misses with a straight left.
Areeno throws a low kick, looking for Chaos's leg but Chaos calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areeno throws a big shot that misses.
Areeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Areeno throws a leg kick that misses.
Areeno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaos moves away.
Chaos throws a chopping leg kick but Areeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chaos misses with a head kick.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areeno. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Areeno throws a chopping leg kick but Chaos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Areeno throws a body punch but Chaos moves out of range.
Areeno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chaos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Areeno's head.
Chaos takes one to the side of the head.
Chaos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Areeno.
JaKaSa Chaos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Areeno looks to land a body kick but Chaos moved away.
Chaos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areeno darts in trying to clinch
and Chaos counters with an inside leg kick.
Chaos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Areeno.
Areeno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Areeno tries to clinch there but Chaos circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos looks to land a combination but Areeno avoids it well.
Chaos throws a leg kick but Areeno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chaos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Areeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaos is just out of range.
Chaos is looking to slow Areeno down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chaos digs a good hook to Areeno's body.
Areeno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chaos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Areeno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JaKaSa Chaos'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Areeno tries to clinch up.
Areeno misses with a low kick.
Areeno moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaos swats away the attempt to clinch by Areeno.
Chaos scoring well with a low kick there.
Chaos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Areeno.
Some bone on bone action there as Chaos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chaos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Areeno.
Areeno tries to clinch up.
Chaos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chaos slips a straight right by Areeno.
Chaos throws a chopping leg kick but Areeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chaos connects with a leg kick. Areeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Areeno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaos.
Chaos connects with a jab.
Areeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaos.
Chaos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chaos cracks Areeno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Areeno shoots in for a takedown but Chaos shows good takedown defense.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chaos.
Areeno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Areeno checks a leg kick.
Chaos throws an overhand right that lands on Areeno's shoulder, as Areeno tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos looks to score with a jab to the body but Areeno is just out of range.
Areeno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaos but Chaos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Areeno misses with a low kick.
Chaos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Areeno moves away.
Chaos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Areeno was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is looking to slow Areeno down with leg kicks.
Chaos slips a jab from Areeno.
Chaos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Areeno is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chaos throws a leg kick but Areeno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chaos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
JaKaSa Chaos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Areeno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Areeno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Areeno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Areeno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Areeno down.
Areeno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Areeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaos.
Chaos tries a low kick but Areeno avoids it.
Areeno is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Areeno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Areeno's sensitive parts.
Chaos jabs at Areeno's body.
That kick from Chaos tenderised Areeno's leg. Areeno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaos tried to score with a low kick but Areeno checks it.
A swing and a miss from Areeno.
Chaos slips under a jab.
Chaos wants to clinch.
Areeno motions for Chaos to come forward. Areeno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Areeno rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaos.
Horrible takedown by Areeno or perhaps it was just good defense by Chaos which made him look bad.
That kick from Chaos tenderised Areeno's leg. Areeno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaos misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chaos misses.
Areeno misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Chaos.
Chaos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Areeno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chaos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Areeno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chaos as he jumps to the side.
Chaos throws a chopping leg kick but Areeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Chaos blocks a head kick by Areeno.
Areeno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chaos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Areeno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chaos as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
JaKaSa Chaos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaos 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... JaKaSa Chaos!
JaKaSa Chaos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
Masters moves out of range as Vera strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Masters cracks Vera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vera throws a looping overhand right but Masters ducks down to avoid it.
Masters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vera tries to work over Masters's front leg with a kick but Masters checks it.
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera moves out of range as Masters throws a body kick.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
Masters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vera doesn't seem bothered though.
Masters staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vera moves forwards but Masters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vera misses with a left hand
and Masters counters with a nice leg kick.
Vera lands with an overhand left.
Vera moves out of range as Masters throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Masters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vera checks it well.
The fighters circling - Vera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vera throws a leg kick but Masters sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masters is looking to score with low kicks.
Vera tries to keep at a distance but Masters has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masters.
Masters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vera can't get the takedown.
Masters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masters gets through Vera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masters has a couple of punches blocked by Vera.
Vera jumps guard but Masters turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters lands a head kick!
It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Vera lands with a right hand.
Masters lands a jab to Vera's midsection.
Masters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vera is out of range.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masters's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Masters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vera. Vera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vera throws a hook but Masters blocks it.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vera's sensitive parts.
Masters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Vera.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vera.
Vera stalks Masters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masters's face. Masters staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters.
Vera walks into a straight right hand from Masters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters moves away from the strike by Vera.
Masters motions for Vera to come forward. Masters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters cracks Vera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vera throws a leg kick but Masters moved away.
Vera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vera looks to land a left hand but Masters moved out of range nicely.
Vera misses with a leg kick
and Masters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vera misses with a straight right.
Vera lands a leg kick that knocks Masters off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Masters.
Masters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters misses the jab.
Masters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Vera connects with a nice looking jab.
Vera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masters slips under a jab from Vera.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masters.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters avoids the body shot from Vera.
Masters swings for the body but Vera moves out of range.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masters blocks a head kick by Vera.
Masters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vera is out of range and Masters settles back down.
Masters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vera is looking to score with low kicks.
Vera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vera misses with a leg kick
and Masters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters pushes Vera up against the cage in a clinch.
Masters lands with a right to the head.
Vera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masters pulls his leg out and moves away.
Masters connects with a crisp jab.
Masters catches Vera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Masters tenderised Vera's leg. Vera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masters connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera ducks right into an uppercut from Masters.
Vera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Masters does it's job there.
Vera is still on wobbly legs! Can Masters finish him?
Vera throws a right and a left that Masters avoids nicely.
Vera seems to have recovered his senses.
Vera is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Masters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera motions for Masters to come forward. Vera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Masters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Masters.
Nice shot by Masters.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters thumps Vera with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Vera misses.
Vera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vera misses with a hook
and Masters counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters is looking to chop away at Vera's legs.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masters.
Masters throws a leg kick which misses Vera's front leg but catches the back leg as Vera tries to avoid it.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Masters.
Masters cracks Vera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masters lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage!
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Vera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters scoring well with a low kick there.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masters lands with an uppercut that bounces Vera off the cage and back into range.
Masters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Masters blocks a jab.
Masters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Dominic Vera's cut even more.
Masters lands a lovely overhand right.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera swings widly with a right hand
and Masters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masters connects with a solid leg kick.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vera can do to turn this around?
Vera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Masters clobbers Vera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masters ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masters moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera lands with a shot to the body.
Vera wants to land a leg kick but Masters is out of range.
Masters feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vera sprawling to the canvas! Vera rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Masters finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters drops Vera with a big left hand! Vera is injured, injured bad! Masters jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Masters!
Tony Masters 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa has chosen Malaipet the Diamond as his entrance music. Malaipet Sasiprapa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
154 lbs
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24
158 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Sasiprapa is predictable there
and Quid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sasiprapa's knee momentarily.
Sasiprapa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quid if he has to take too many more of those.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasiprapa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quid lands with a shot to the body.
Quid avoids a kick to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a low kick.
Quid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sasiprapa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Sasiprapa misses.
Sasiprapa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quid misses with an uppercut. Sasiprapa saw that one coming.
Sasiprapa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sasiprapa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quid.
Sasiprapa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quid lands with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Quid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a wild body kick that Quid sees coming a mile off.
Quid jabs Sasiprapa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch but Quid slips to the side
and Quid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sasiprapa really felt that one!
Sasiprapa slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Quid misses the target.
Quid digs a good body shot into Sasiprapa's ribs.
Sasiprapa throws out a leg kick but Quid moves out of range and Sasiprapa only half commits.
Quid throws a nice head kick!
Sasiprapa walks into a jab.
Sasiprapa is rocked!
A big right from Sasiprapa misses.
Sasiprapa is still on wobbly legs! Can Quid finish him?
Sasiprapa tries to close the distance and clinch but Quid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sasiprapa seems to have recovered his senses.
Sasiprapa tries to land a front kick but Quid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sasiprapa scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa misses with a body shot.
Quid with a hook.
Sasiprapa misses with a lunging right hand
and Quid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid connects with a crisp jab.
Sasiprapa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasiprapa scrambles back to his feet.
Sasiprapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from Sasiprapa.
Quid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa fakes the leg kick and cracks Quid in the body.
Quid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sasiprapa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quid blocks a jab.
Sasiprapa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sasiprapa looks for the body kick but Quid saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Sasiprapa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quid. That's going to slow Sasiprapa down.
Sasiprapa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quid misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa missing with a left hand there. Quid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasiprapa is looking to clinch but Quid is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasiprapa avoids the body shot from Quid.
Quid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sasiprapa throws the kick towards the body but Quid avoids it.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but Quid moves away
and Quid counters with a low kick, right behind Sasiprapa 's knee.
Sasiprapa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasiprapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sasiprapa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quid moves away.
Quid scores with the left hand. Sasiprapa knows he should have avoided that one.
Sasiprapa throws a poor cross that misses
and Quid counters with a nice body shot.
Sasiprapa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quid to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Sasiprapa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick but Quid moves out of range.
Sasiprapa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quid drops Sasiprapa with a huge uppercut! Sasiprapa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Quid is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Quid!
Johnny Quid took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Rōnin for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
175 lbs
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183 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Botanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range and Cho settles back down.
Cho 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.
Cho scores with a kick to the body.
Cho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
Cho misses with a low kick as Botanovic jumps back.
Cho connects with a looping right hand.
Cho throws a front kick aimed at Botanovic's knee but Botanovic avoids it well.
Botanovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Cho moves out of range easily.
Cho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Cho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Botanovic.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botanovic manages to avoid it.
Cho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Cho.
Botanovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho wants to land a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range.
Cho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Botanovic is predictable there
and Cho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cho throws a series of punches but Botanovic avoids them all with ease.
Botanovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Botanovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Botanovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Botanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cho tries to get to full guard but Botanovic has control of the leg.
Cho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cho.
Cho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throwing strikes but missing.
Botanovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Botanovic's guard.
Cho stands up from Botanovic's guard - Cho perhaps looking for a knockout.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Botanovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cho trying to hold on to Botanovic's head to control him but Botanovic postures up.
Cho is looking for a sweep. Botanovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cho gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botanovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botanovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Botanovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic with a nice head shot there.
Botanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Cho is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho looking for a sweep. Not yet Cho, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Botanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Botanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Cho off balance momentarily.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Cho checks it.
Botanovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Cho wants to improve his position but Botanovic is controlling well.
Botanovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Botanovic jumps into side control!
Cho tries to bench press Botanovic off him but Botanovic keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho struggling a bit here.
Cho parries the strikes from Botanovic easily there. Botanovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cho to escape.
Botanovic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Botanovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Botanovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Cho is defending well.
Botanovic laying and praying for a moment but Cho takes advantage and regains half guard.
Botanovic prevents Cho from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Botanovic.
Cho wants to control but Botanovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Botanovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Botanovic is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cho defends it well.
Cho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Botanovic wants to take a breather but Cho is having none of it.
Bot Botanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cho trying to control here.
Botanovic is stalling here. Cho is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Botanovic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cho has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Botanovic at a distance.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Botanovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Botanovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Botanovic scores with a takedown into Cho's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cho 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.
Cho keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cho lands a glancing blow to the side of Botanovic's head.
Cho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Botanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Botanovic scores with a push kick.
Cho leaves Botanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Botanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cho checks the leg kick.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a front kick aimed at Cho's knee but Cho avoids it well.
Botanovic closes the distance and clinches up with Cho, looking for a takedown. Botanovic pushes Cho against the cage but Cho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Botanovic takes one on the button.
Cho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Botanovic.
Botanovic gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Botanovic is working for a kimura but Cho is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Botanovic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cho is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bot Botanovic!
A very excited looking Bot Botanovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slaughter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crown - World Below. Ky has chosen TIAMAT - Gaia as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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32
160 lbs
30 - 5 - 1 |
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33
164 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ky jabs Slaughter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left and a right from Ky both land. Nice combination.
Slaughter misses with a low kick.
Slaughter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slaughter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ky.
Ky throws a hook to the side of Slaughter's head but Slaughter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slaughter thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slaughter misses the shot to the body.
Slaughter misses with a body kick.
Ky shoots in for a takedown but Slaughter shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Ky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ky counters with a nice leg kick.
Ky moves away from the strike by Slaughter.
Ky checks the leg kick.
Ky throws a wild body kick that Slaughter sees coming a mile off.
Ky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slaughter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ky scrambles back to his feet.
Slaughter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slaughter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaughter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slaughter.
Ky instigates a clinch.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Ky tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ky avoids it.
Slaughter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ky lands a right hand.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Ky blocks it.
Slaughter stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Slaughter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Slaughter slows down the pace here.
Ky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slaughter.
Slaughter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ky blocking some punches.
Slaughter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Slaughter.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Slaughter controls the action.
Ky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slaughter's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Ky.
Ky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Ky is leaning against Slaughter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ky tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Ky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaughter works on Ky's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky misses with some punches.
Ky misses with the head strike.
Ky misses with a punch on the inside.
Slaughter lands a shot to the body.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Ky misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ky pushes Slaughter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Ky controls the action.
Slaughter digs a right hand into Ky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ky's gas tank.
Slaughter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaia Ky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slaughter misses the body punch
and Ky counters with a thumping low kick.
Slaughter moves out of range of the body kick.
Ky with a hook.
Christian Slaughter is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaughter misses the target.
Slaughter checks a leg kick.
Slaughter tests Ky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ky.
Slaughter cracks a nice hook into Ky's ribs.
Ky scores with a jab.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ky.
Ky takes one to the chin there.
Ky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slaughter looks to land a right hand but Ky moved out of range.
Slaughter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slaughter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slaughter.
A big left from Slaughter misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ky misses the target.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ky.
Ky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ky lands with a right hand.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ky looks to land a body kick but Slaughter moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky moves into the clinch.
Ky blocks an uppercut.
Slaughter blocks an uppercut.
Slaughter wants to stall.
Ky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaia Ky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Slaughter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaughter lands a body shot.
Slaughter has Ky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Ky.
Ky digs a right hand into Slaughter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaughter's gas tank.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Ky misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slaughter.
A shot in the inside from Slaughter.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
Ky misses with the head strike.
Ky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Slaughter pushes Ky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Ky avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ky.
Ky throws a head punch that misses.
Ky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
Slaughter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slaughter prevents a body shot from Ky.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaughter's elbow.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaughter's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to stall but Ky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slaughter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slaughter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ky fails to land.
Ky tries to work over Slaughter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaughter throws a punch but it's blocked by Ky.
Slaughter working hard to break the clinch.
Slaughter lands with a left to the head.
Slaughter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slaughter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky scores with a shot to the side of Slaughter's head.
Ky tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slaughter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ky - that will leave a mark!
Slaughter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ky. That did some damage!
Slaughter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slaughter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ky instigates a clinch.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaughters head.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Ky blocks it.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
Ky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ky - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Ky.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Ky throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaughter.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter tries to land a knee to the head but Ky blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ky on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky pushes Slaughter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ky lands a right hand.
Slaughter working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Ky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
Ky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slaughter cracks Ky with a nice body shot.
Ky managing to block the knees to the body from Slaughter.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Ky avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaughter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slaughter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slaughter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Ky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky leaning against his opponent.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Slaughter jumps guard but Ky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ky backwards.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Slaughter.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaughter's elbow.
Ky lands with a right to the head.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slaughter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaughter pushes Ky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ky blocking some punches.
Slaughter digs a right hand into Ky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ky's gas tank.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Ky controls the action.
Slaughter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ky gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slaughter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ky manages to get to full guard.
Ky working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ky controls Slaughter momentarily but Slaughter frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gaia Ky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slaughter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gaia Ky just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slaughter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slaughter, as that shot connected.
Ky has closed the distance and engaged Slaughter in a clinch.
Ky scores with a shoulder strike.
Ky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ky - that landed with a thud.
Ky looking to throw knees to the head but Slaughter is blocking nicely.
Slaughter lands a left hand.
Slaughter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slaughter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Ky avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Ky digs a right hand into Slaughter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaughter's gas tank.
Ky lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky is leaning against Slaughter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slaughter.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Ky blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ky lands with a short shot to the head.
Ky lands a nice shot to the body.
Slaughter tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaughter lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Ky lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Ky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Ky has Slaughter pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slaughter.
Ky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter wants to stall.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Ky misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Ky blocks an uppercut.
Ky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ky is working Slaughter over against the cage.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ky.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Ky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Ky.
Slaughter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Ky misses with a punch on the inside.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Ky.
Slaughter can't break the clinch.
Ky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slaughter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ky trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Ky throws a head punch that misses.
Ky stalling against the cage.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
Slaughter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ky or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Ky blocks it.
Ky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ky blocks a body shot from Slaughter.
Slaughter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Ky controls the action.
Ky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slaughter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Slaughter is looking to land body kicks.
Ky pushes Slaughter away with a front kick.
Ky slips under a jab.
Slaughter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slaughter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slaughter is controlling him.
Ky wants to sweep but no luck.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter throwing strikes from guard but Ky blocks nicely.
Slaughter chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ky avoids the attempt from Slaughter to control.
Ky controlling from mount.
Slaughter tries to hold on but Ky pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky moves to the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ky's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Slaughter trying to control the hands but Ky won't let him.
Slaughter tries to break free.
Slaughter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ky's guard. Nice work there by Slaughter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christian Slaughter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaughter trying to move into half guard but instead Ky has managed to sweep!
Ky is fighting to break Slaughter's control of his arms but Slaughter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Slaughter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaia Ky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaughter is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ky passes into half guard.
Slaughter is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ky works his way into side control.
Ky is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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 Christian Slaughter.
I think Ky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky!
Gaia Ky is the new lightweight champion!
Gaia Ky decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Larsson throws a head kick but Vronsky moves out of range.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Vronsky moved out of range.
Larsson throws a nice head kick!
Larsson scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vronsky thuds his right hand into Larsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vronsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Larsson sprawls well. He's pushed Vronsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vronsky throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Vronsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Vronsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vronsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vronsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vronsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Henrik Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Larsson throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Larsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vronsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Vronsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson throws a head kick but Vronsky moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky throws a good cross that connects.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vronsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Vronsky.
Larsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henrik Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vronsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vronsky's sensitive parts.
Larsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vronsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larsson - the referee stops the clock and Vronsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larsson. Vronsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Larsson.
Good leg kick by Larsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vronsky looks gassed!
Larsson tries to clinch but Vronsky is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vronsky. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson lands a brutal head kick. Vronsky looks out on his feet and Larsson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thracian's entrance music is I am Spartacus!!! I stand alone . A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spartacus Thracian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek lands a jab to Thracian's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Malek.
Thracian avoids the body shot from Malek.
Malek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malek throws a jab but it's blocked by Thracian.
Malek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thracian is out of range and Malek settles back down.
Jai Malek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malek misses the shot to the body.
Thracian misses with a hook. Malek ducked under it nicely.
Thracian tries to clinch but Malek is having none of it.
Malek thumps Thracian with a low kick.
Malek misses with a hook. Thracian ducked under it nicely.
Malek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thracian's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malek wants it to stay on the feet.
Thracian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thracian lands with a straight right. Malek didn't see that one coming.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek throws a sloppy head kick and Thracian moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
Malek throws the kick towards the body but Thracian avoids it.
Malek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thracian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malek lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thracian will feel that in the morning.
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!
Malek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thracian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thracian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malek misses the jab.
Thracian misses with an uppercut. Malek saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malek. Thracian shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian ducks under a wild hook from Malek.
Malek scores with a jab.
Thracian misses with a looping right.
Thracian misses with a series of wild punches.
Thracian throws a looping overhand right but Malek ducks down to avoid it.
Thracian misses with a body shot.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek misses with a wild body shot.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Malek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Thracian misses.
Malek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malek connects with a solid leg kick.
Malek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thracian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Thracian.
A big left from Malek misses.
Thracian throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malek looks for the body kick but Thracian saw that one coming.
Thracian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malek. Malek obviously looking to wear him down.
Malek looks to throw the jab but Thracian is out of range.
Thracian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malek circles away.
Malek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thracian throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
Thracian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malek misses the shot to the body.
Malek slips under a jab from Thracian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek throws a solid leg kick but Thracian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malek.
Malek scoring well with a low kick there.
Malek thuds his shin into the meat of Thracian's side.
Thracian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malek throws out the jab.
Thracian thows a body shot but no joy.
Malek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thracian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malek slips a jab and a cross from Thracian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thracian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malek but Malek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thracian shoots in looking for a takedown. Malek tries to sprawl out of it but Thracian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thracian swings for the body but Malek moves out of range.
A head kick from Malek lands but Thracian takes it in his stride.
Thracian checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian moves in looking to clinch but Malek pushes him off.
Malek misses with an uppercut.
Thracian misses with a right hand
and Malek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thracian moves out of range of the leg kick from Malek.
Malek misses with a looping left.
Malek connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thracian. Malek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malek lands with a straight right. Thracian didn't see that one coming.
Malek misses with a left hand
and Thracian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thracian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Malek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thracian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thracian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malek wants to stand up but Thracian is controlling him.
Malek looking for a sweep. Not yet Malek, not yet.
Thracian is in close to Malek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thracian scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thracian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thracian working some strikes from top position.
Thracian throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thracian shoots in for a takedown but Malek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Malek scores with a punch to the head.
Thracian takes one to the chin there.
Malek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Malek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thracian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malek's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Malek scores with a sloppy right hand. Thracian should have avoided that one.
Thracian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Malek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thracian.
Malek ducks under a wild hook from Thracian.
Malek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thracian.
Malek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Thracian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thracian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spartacus Thracian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thracian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thracian is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Malek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek is looking to control Thracian's arms but Thracian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malek has his back to the cage.
Thracian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Malek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Malek scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Malek on the inside.
Malek leaning against his opponent.
Malek stalling in the clinch but Thracian improves position.
Thracian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thracian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malek gets underhooks to prevent Thracian's takedown attempt.
Malek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thracian misses with some punches.
Malek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thracian backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thracian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thracian misses with an uppercut.
Malek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malek lands a leg kick that knocks Thracian off balance momentarily.
Thracian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jai Malek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malek misses with a looping right.
Malek lands with an uppercut that bounces Thracian off the cage and back into range.
Malek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thracian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malek sprawls well. Malek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thracian gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thracian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malek lands a jab to the head.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malek lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thracian scores with a jab. Malek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malek misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Malek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malek 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Malek!
After the fight, Jai Malek 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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