WCF: ROAD TO CHAMP ROUND 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Pucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze comes to the cage accompanied by Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soze
vs
Pucci

190 cm
27
240 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

195 cm
23
272 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Pucci!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pucci swinging wildly here.
Pucci slips under a jab from Soze.

Soze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Soze throwing shots but Pucci is blocking nicely.
Soze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soze is controlling the pace.
Soze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Soze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze wants to take a breather but Pucci is having none of it.
Pucci is trying to stand.
Soze throwing shots but Pucci is blocking nicely.
Soze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Soze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pucci is just riding it out for now. Soze eventually gives up the hold.
Soze not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soze working the head and body with strikes.
Pucci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pucci is refusing to be controlled, as Soze sits in half guard.
Soze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soze uses his free foot to push down on Pucci's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pucci.
Pucci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soze 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.
Pucci is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Soze throws some wild stikes that Pucci manages to avoid easily.
Pucci wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soze landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Hugh Pucci has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pucci?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pucci wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pucci in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pucci looks winded!
Soze with a couple of short strikes.
Soze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soze breaks from Pucci's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pucci's face.
Soze with a couple of short strikes.

Pucci is rocked!

That has opened up Hugh Pucci's cut even more.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Soze! Pucci is hurt baaadly! Soze is firing away with more strikes - Pucci is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Soze!

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hype
A | B

pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Axe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nathan Silver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silver
vs
Axe Man

154 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Axe Man!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver scores with a hook.
Silver throws a series of punches but Axe Man moves out of range.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Axe Man scores with a leg kick.
Axe Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Axe Man blocks a jab.
Silver throws a right hand that Axe Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Axe Man also avoids with ease.
Axe Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Axe Man tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Axe Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Axe Man wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Axe Man scores with a four punch combination!
Axe Man thumps Silver with a low kick.
Silver is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook but Axe Man avoids it easily.
Axe Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Axe Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Axe Man misses with a jab to the body
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axe Man scores with a hook.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe Man.
Axe Man misses with a head kick.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Axe Man counters with a left to the body.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axe Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Axe Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver throws a hook but Axe Man blocks it.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Axe Man saw that one coming.
That kick from Axe Man tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axe Man, right into the meat.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axe Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Axe Man ducks down to avoid it.
Axe Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver's calf.
Axe Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axe Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe Man scores with a one two! Silver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axe Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver misses the jab.
Good shot there by Axe Man.
Axe Man is looking to clinch.
Axe Man is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Axe Man is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Axe Man thumps Silver with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Axe Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Axe Man with a hook.
Axe Man throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
Silver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Axe Man connects with a crisp jab.
Silver scores with a jab. Axe Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Axe Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axe Man has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver prevents Axe Man from breaking the clinch.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axe Man is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Axe Man wants to break free but Silver has control.
Axe Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axe Man wants to break free but Silver has control.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Axe Man breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axe Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Axe Man tries to clinch up.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Axe Man.
Axe Man is looking to clinch.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Axe Man staying out of range there.
Silver throws a hook but Axe Man avoids it easily.
Axe Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Axe Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver looks to land a combination but Axe Man avoids it well.
Axe Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axe Man jabs at Silver's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Axe Man dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice inside leg kick there by Axe Man. That's going to slow Silver down.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Axe Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axe Man connects with a body shot.
Axe Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Axe Man misses with the combination.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Axe Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silver scores with a body shot.
Axe Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Axe Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Axe Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Silver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Axe Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver thuds a left hand into Axe Man's body.
Axe Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Axe Man throws a nice head kick!
Axe Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.

Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Axe Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver keeps control of Axe Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Axe Man is controlling him.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axe Man backwards.
Axe Man wants to break free but Silver has control.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Axe Man.
Axe Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver keeps control of Axe Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axe Man tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Axe Man tries to tie him up.
Silver has Axe Man pressed against the cage, preventing Axe Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe Man prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Axe Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Axe Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Axe Man breaks from the clinch.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Axe Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alex Axe Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axe Man can pounce on him.
Axe Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Axe Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Axe Man cracks the inside of Silver's front leg.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Axe Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Axe Man.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Axe Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Axe Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Axe Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver.
Silver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axe Man wants to clinch.
Axe Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Axe Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe Man thows a body kick. Silver tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Axe Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Axe Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axe Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Axe Man scores with a head kick. Silver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A punch combination from Axe Man misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Axe Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Axe Man misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axe Man, right into the meat.
Alex Axe Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axe Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe Man lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Axe Man does no damage.
Nice shot by Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Axe Man 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Axe Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
Axe Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silver's sensitive parts.
Axe Man moves away from the strike by Silver.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe Man moves away.
Axe Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Axe Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver misses with a hook.
Axe Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axe Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axe Man wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver's calf.
Axe Man throws a wild body kick that Silver sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Axe Man.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Axe Man lands with a nice combination. Silver backs away looking to recover.
Axe Man staying out of range there.
Silver swings for the body but Axe Man moves out of range.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axe Man counters with a two punch combo.
Axe Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axe Man.
Silver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Axe Man counters with a low kick, right behind Silver 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe Man wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Axe Man dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Axe Man throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Axe Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silver clinches with his opponent.
Axe Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axe Man's efforts to push away.
Axe Man is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Axe Man's head.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy.
Axe Man working hard to break the clinch.
Axe Man is trying to break free.
Axe Man tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Axe Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axe Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver works on Axe Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Axe Man has the dominant position.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Axe Man, against the cage.
Axe Man tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver gets through Axe Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nathan Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to stall.
Axe Man is struggling to control the position.
Axe Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Axe Man tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axe Man is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axe Man has his back to the cage.
Silver is leaning against Axe Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axe Man's efforts to push away.
Alex Axe Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Silver.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axe Man's elbow.
Silver working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Axe Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Axe Man 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Axe Man!
Our winner, Alex Axe Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike RIcci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byob Kingpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byob Kingpin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

RIcci
vs
Kingpin

182 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike RIcci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Byob Kingpin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingpin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
RIcci scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingpin shoots in but RIcci avoids the takedown attempt easily.
RIcci ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Kingpin 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Byob Kingpin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by RIcci.

Kingpin is rocked!
RIcci lands a slapping body shot.
Kingpin is still on wobbly legs! Can RIcci finish him?
Kingpin looks winded!
RIcci finds Kingpin's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kingpin flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. RIcci lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kingpin will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike RIcci!

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FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cournoyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles's entrance music is Young Blood by Audio Machine. A fine choice. Desmond Miles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miles
vs
Cournoyer

180 cm
19
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Cournoyer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cournoyer throws a head kick that misses.
Miles lands a nice hook to Cournoyer's body. Cournoyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Miles duly obliges.

It looks like Ryan Cournoyer has been cut.
Cournoyer misses with a double jab.
Miles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cournoyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Miles.
Ryan Cournoyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cournoyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miles wants to slow Cournoyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Miles lands a lovely overhand right.
Miles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miles scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miles 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 Cournoyer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cournoyer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miles takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Desmond Miles has been cut.
Cournoyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cournoyer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miles really felt that one!
Miles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cournoyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Miles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cournoyer.
Cournoyer looks for the body kick but Miles saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Cournoyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cournoyer takes one on the button.
Cournoyer walks into a left hand.
Cournoyer slips a straight right by Miles.
Miles connects with a nice looking jab.
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
Cournoyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miles scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cournoyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Cournoyer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miles to the ground. Cournoyer is now in Miles's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miles is trying to keep Cournoyer in close.
Miles keeping moving, preventing Cournoyer from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cournoyer stands and throws Miles's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cournoyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Cournoyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Cournoyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Miles tries to bench press Cournoyer off him but Cournoyer keeps the position.
Miles is trying to control Cournoyer's posture but Cournoyer avoids it.
Miles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cournoyer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cournoyer's best efforts.
Miles is looking to improve his position.
Cournoyer is nestled in close to Miles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miles trying to control here.
Cournoyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miles is trying to control but Cournoyer manages to pass to mount!
Miles is looking to get to half guard.
Cournoyer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miles tries to hold on but Cournoyer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles is desperately trying to improve his position but Cournoyer has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles is working hard here to advance position.
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!
Cournoyer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cournoyer with shots to the head and body - Miles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cournoyer lands with some strikes.
Cournoyer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Miles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cournoyer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miles?

Desmond Miles's cut is getting worse.
Miles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Desmond Miles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cournoyer with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Cournoyer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cournoyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miles scores with the left hand. Cournoyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Cournoyer throws a head kick that half lands.

Jeez, Desmond Miles's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miles jabs at Cournoyer's body.
Miles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cournoyer throws out the jab.
Miles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cournoyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miles misses with a body shot.
Miles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cournoyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Desmond Miles is winning the standup battle so far.
Cournoyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cournoyer throws an overhand right that lands on Miles's shoulder, as Miles tries to avoid the shot.
Cournoyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cournoyer misses with a head kick.
Cournoyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miles moves out of range as Cournoyer throws a body kick.
Miles thuds his right hand into Cournoyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cournoyer ducks right into an uppercut from Miles.
Cournoyer feints a jab promting Miles to slip. Cournoyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Desmond Miles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Cournoyer!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RC King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mortal Kombat Theme. Eli Armis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Armis
vs
King

165 cm
22
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

160 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Armis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RC King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armis gets a double leg takedown into King's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King keeping full guard, as Armis tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Armis drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Armis off! Armis jumps back into King's guard.

Armis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King pulls Armis in close to prevent any damage.
Armis tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Armis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Armis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Armis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Armis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.

Armis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Armis is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.

Armis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.

Armis tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
King wants to control but Armis postures up.

Armis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Armis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Armis has hold of King's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! King tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Armis cranks the arm and King screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from King, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eli Armis!
Eli Armis is the new featherweight champion!
Eli Armis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. Kayo has chosen Judith as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watson
vs
Kayo

182 cm
22
210 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

184 cm
37
210 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayo misses with a wild combination.
Watson swings for the body but Kayo moves out of range.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kayo checks the leg kick.
Kayo throws a leg kick that misses.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kayo. Kayo obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kayo.
Kayo misses with a double jab.
Kayo looks to land a combination. Watson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kayo misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a low kick, right behind Kayo 's knee.
Kayo misses with a looping left.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watson connects with a leg kick. Kayo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.
Kayo throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick from Kayo.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayo looks winded!
Kayo swinging wildly here.
Kayo misses with a combination
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Kayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kayo tries to avoid it.
Kayo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watson. That one must have hurt.
Watson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kayo doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Kayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson is looking to slow Kayo down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.
Kayo swinging wildly here.
Watson is looking to clinch but Kayo is avoiding it.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayo throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Kayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kayo tries to avoid it.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Kayo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kayo 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 Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kayo misses with a low kick as Watson jumps back.
Kayo looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson connects with a leg kick. Kayo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut there from Watson.
Watson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Kayo.
Watson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watson throws a body punch but Kayo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kayo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watson lands a head kick. Kayo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Watson is struggling to control the position.
Kayo takes an elbow to the temple.
Watson prevents Kayo from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson blocking some punches.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kayo backwards.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Kayo avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kayo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kayo avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Kayo is working Watson over against the cage.
Watson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kayo.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kayo tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Kayo is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kayo gets an underhook and turns Watson into the cage.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson lands a nice elbow.
Kayo tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kayo's elbow.
Kayo wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson avoiding damage as Kayo throws knees to the body.
Kayo tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayo avoids a wild elbow strike from Watson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kayo throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kayo slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kayo swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson throws a combination. Kayo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watson throws a wild body kick that Kayo sees coming a mile off.
Watson throws a solid leg kick but Kayo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watson.
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
Watson tries to score with a low kick but Kayo moves his leg out of the way.
Bubba Kayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kayo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kayo throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Kayo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kayo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Kayo slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kayo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson moves away from the strike by Kayo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
Kayo is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kayo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Watson feints and then cracks Kayo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kayo down.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kayo tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Bubba Kayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kayo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Watson tenderised Kayo's leg. Kayo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.
Watson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kayo takes a step back to recover.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson scores with a head kick. Kayo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That kick from Watson tenderised Kayo's leg. Kayo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kayo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
Watson connects with a leg kick. Kayo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kayo off the cage and back into range.
Kayo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watson.
Watson cracks the inside of Kayo's front leg.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kayo's head.
Kayo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kayo can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Kayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kayo tries to avoid it.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Watson stuns Kayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kayo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson tries to clinch but Kayo is having none of it.
Watson defending well as Kayo loads up on a big left hand.

Watson clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kayo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kayo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kayo is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushes Kayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson takes a shot to the head.
Watson stalling in the clinch.
Watson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kayo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kayo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kayo tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Kayo is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kayo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Watson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watson scores with a push kick.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson is looking to slow Kayo down with leg kicks.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Kayo off balance momentarily.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Kayo pushes him off.
Watson thumps Kayo with a low kick.
Kayo lands with an overhand left.
Watson connects with a crisp jab.

Watson lands a big head kick that sends Kayo tumbling to the mat! Watson takes a step backwards and waves Kayo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kayo is rocked!
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Kayo's leg but Kayo calmly moves out of range.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kayo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson rushes Kayo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kayo tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kayo is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kayo seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson leaning against his opponent.
Watson is working Kayo over against the cage.
Kayo has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Kayo is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Kayo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson cracks Kayo with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kayo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Watson.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson avoiding damage.
Watson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watson controlling the action here for a moment.
Kayo blocking some punches.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kayo prevents a body shot from Watson.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kayo's efforts to push away.
Kayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Kayo tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson prevents a body shot from Kayo.
Kayo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kayo manages to break the clinch.
Kayo misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Kayo both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Kayo.
Watson takes one to the chin there.
Watson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kayo doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Watson.
Watson scores with a punch to the head.
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watson defending well as Kayo loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Kayo.
Kayo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Kayo is predictable there
and Watson counters with a nice leg kick.
Kayo throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Kayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Kayo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Watson.
Kayo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kayo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kayo.
Kayo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Watson scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Watson clinches.
Watson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Kayo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
Kayo working hard to break the clinch.

Kayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kayo thumps Watson with a low kick.
Kayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Kayo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Kayo tries to land a front kick but Watson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kayo blocks a jab.
Kayo tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Kayo misses.
Kayo cracks Watson with a good jab.
Watson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson clinches up with Kayo and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson is working Kayo over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Watson.
Kayo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Kayo blocks the elbow strike.
Kayo can't break the clinch.
Watson prevents Kayo from breaking the clinch.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kayo backwards.
Kayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kayo is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Kayo working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Watson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kayo breaks from the clinch.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson scores with a jab. Kayo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Watson blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watson, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Kayo.
Kayo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kayo's knee momentarily.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.
Watson keeps Kayo at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kayo's calf.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watson tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
Kayo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Watson scores with a jab to the head.

Watson rushes Kayo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson is pushing Kayo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kayo is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watson.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kayo is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson pushes Kayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson had his way with Bubba Kayo in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kayo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kayo checks a leg kick.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.
Kayo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watson back to the cage. Kayo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kayo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kayo off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayo.
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kayo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kayo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kayo was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson lands a body shot.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayo needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Kayo misses with a wild combination.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson checks the leg kick.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayo.
Nice defenses there by Kayo.
Kayo tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayo lands a slapping body shot.
Kayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kayo tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Watson tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
Watson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kayo misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watson throws the left hand but Kayo avoids the punch easily.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Kayo throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayo looks to throw a body kick
and Watson counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kayo misses the jab.
Kayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Kayo.
Kayo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watson lands a body shot.
Kayo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson keeps Kayo at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson scores with a decent looking hook.
Watson thuds his right hand into Kayo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
Watson checks a low kick from Kayo.
Kayo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Watson.
Kayo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kayo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bubba Kayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayo wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Watson tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
Watson scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Watson!
John Watson retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Watson waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.