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CFC 292: Lonely World PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Goldie - by ASAP Rocky. Kweli has chosen 2Pac - Hit em up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Kweli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson has his hands clasped together around Kweli's back. He's all about the action.
Thompson tries to roll over but Kweli keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kweli is controlling the pace.
Thompson trying to control here.
Kweli with the ground and pound but Thompson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kweli advances position into side control!
Kweli trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kweli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thompson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Kweli scoring with punches from side control.
Thompson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kweli trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Kweli keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeps Kweli under control for a moment.
Thompson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kweli off and has taken his back!
Kweli manages to reverse the position and now he's in Thompson's guard. Nice work there by Kweli.
Thompson is trying to keep Kweli in close.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kweli has picked Thompson up and slammed him! Thompson can't keep hold of the triangle and Kweli manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kweli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thompson wants to control but Kweli postures up.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Kweli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kweli is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kweli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thompson has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson defending against the ground and pound.
Kweli working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli tries for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Kweli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thompson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thompson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kweli fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kweli trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson 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.
Talib Kweli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kweli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kweli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Kweli misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Claude Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.
Kweli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Kweli keeps it at a distance.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kweli.
Thompson tests Kweli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kweli throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson leaves Kweli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kweli is defended easily by Thompson.
Claude Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Kweli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kweli throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kweli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kweli pinned against the cage. Kweli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kweli moves away.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kweli.
Kweli defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Kweli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kweli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Kweli.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thompson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kweli is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson regains half guard.
Kweli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thompson controlling the position well.
Thompson trying to control but Kweli postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli content to control rather than advance.
Kweli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kweli trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Thompson trying to control here.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Kweli postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Kweli controlling him for the moment.
Thompson managing to control the position.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Kweli slips an elbow through the middle.
Kweli tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Kweli won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Kweli landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson is trying to keep Kweli in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is looking for a triangle but Kweli pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson has Kweli pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kweli throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kweli counters with a straight right hand.
Kweli misses with a double jab.
Thompson slips under a jab from Kweli.
Kweli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson moves out of range as Kweli strikes.
Thompson takes one to the chin there.
Kweli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kweli does no damage.
Thompson tries to move into range but Kweli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kweli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kweli's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kweli pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.
Thompson is pushing down on Kweli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kweli is fighting to maintain full guard but Thompson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kweli wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Kweli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thompson cracks Kweli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kweli hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson landing punches.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Kweli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson cracks Kweli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kweli?
Kweli is rocked!
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Kweli is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson has hold of Kweli's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kweli manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson breaks from Kweli's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Thompson! Kweli is hurt baaadly! Thompson is firing away with more strikes - Kweli 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 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claude Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Claude Thompson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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 Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian comes to the cage accompanied by Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. The crowd seem to be enjoying Krutcher's choice of entrance music: Fun Things - Savage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
27 - 25 - 1 |
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226 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Krutcher!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian throws a leg kick that misses.
Kermodian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krutcher.
Kermodian misses with a straight right.
Krutcher throws a body punch but Kermodian moves out of range.
Kermodian works the jab nicely.
Kermodian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krutcher.
Krutcher moves in looking to clinch but Kermodian pushes him off.
Kermodian swings widly with a right hand
and Krutcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Krutcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Kermodian wants to stall.
Kermodian avoids the elbow strike from Krutcher, against the cage.
Kermodian has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Krutcher clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Krutcher looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kermodian tries to get the hooks in deep but Krutcher pushed the leg off.
Kermodian looking to hold on to the position here but Krutcher rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Krutcher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian wants to control from the top but Krutcher keeps moving.
Krutcher has control of Kermodian's left arm, preventing Kermodian from doing any damage.
Krutcher keeping full guard, as Kermodian tries to pass.
Kermodian wants to control from the top but Krutcher keeps moving.
Krutcher is controlling Kermodian's posture.
Mark Kermodian has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krutcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kermodian tries to score with a low kick but Krutcher moves his leg out of the way.
Kermodian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kermodian walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermodian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kermodian misses with a hook.
Kermodian blocks a head kick by Krutcher.
Kermodian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krutcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good work by Krutcher as he checks the leg kick.
Krutcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krutcher throws a looping overhand right but Kermodian ducks down to avoid it.
Kermodian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krutcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kermodian looks to land a combination but Krutcher avoids it well.
Krutcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Krutcher throws a series of punches but Kermodian moves out of range.
Krutcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krutcher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kermodian.
Krutcher throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kermodian counter with a right hand.
Krutcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kermodian in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian throws a looping overhand right but Krutcher ducks down to avoid it.
Kermodian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krutcher sprawls well initially but Kermodian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kermodian prevents Krutcher from standing back up.
Kermodian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krutcher pushes Kermodian off and gets back to his feet.
Krutcher delivers a nice body kick.
Kermodian motions for Krutcher to come forward. Kermodian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krutcher scores with a jab to the head.
Krutcher lands a leg kick and bounces back 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!
Krutcher instigates a clinch.
Kermodian just leaning against Krutcher, taking a breather.
Krutcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krutcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kermodian blocks the elbow strike.
Krutcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian stalling in the clinch but Krutcher improves position.
Kermodian takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mark Kermodian has been cut.
Kermodian wants to take the fight to the mat but Krutcher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kermodian slows down the pace here.
Krutcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krutcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kermodian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krutcher lands an elbow that stopped Kermodian in his tracks for a moment.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krutcher lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kermodian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Kermodian misses
and Krutcher counters with a head kick that drops Kermodian to the mat! Kermodian scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kermodian is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Kermodian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kermodian looks for a takedown but Krutcher sprawls well.
Kermodian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krutcher pinned against the cage. Krutcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kermodian tries for a takedown but Krutcher circles away easily
and Krutcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kermodian's knee momentarily.
Kermodian seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kermodian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krutcher is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kermodian hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Krutcher!
An out of breath Jason Krutcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nancy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willie.
Nancy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Willie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nancy misses the target.
Nancy throws a lazy right hand but Willie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Nancy both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Nancy misses.
Nancy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Willie in his tracks.
Willie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nancy did well to prevent Willie getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Willie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Willie is pressing down on Nancy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nancy is holding on for now.
Nancy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy wants to control but Willie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willie trying to advance position but Nancy counters by regaining guard.
Nancy pulls Willie in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fancy Nancy.
Willie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nancy misses with a few strikes there.
Willie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Willie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Willie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Nancy as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie shoots for a takedown but Nancy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Nancy both land. Nice combination.
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!
Willie defending well as Nancy loads up on a big left hand.
Nancy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fancy Nancy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willie blocks a leg kick.
Nancy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Willie on the side of the head.
Willie keeps the fight on the outside.
Nancy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nancy moves away.
Willie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Nancy.
Nice uppercut lands for Nancy. That snapped Willie's head back.
Nancy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Willie looks winded!
Willie tries for a takedown but Nancy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boxcar Willie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie walks into a stiff left hand from Nancy.
Nancy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nancy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nancy cracks Willie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice combo by Nancy! Oh, that's hurt him - Willie falls to the canvas and Nancy follows him into side control.
Willie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nancy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Willie is still in real trouble! Can Nancy finish him?
Willie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willie seems to have recovered his senses.
Nancy is looking to take a break and control but Willie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nancy cracks Willie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Willie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nancy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nancy wants to stand but Willie has his arm trapped.
Nancy working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willie is looking to reverse the position.
Nancy wants to stand but Willie is controlling his arm.
Willie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nancy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Willie is letting Nancy control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Nancy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Willie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nancy.
A combination from Nancy does no damage.
Nancy misses with a looping right.
Willie shoots in looking for a takedown but Nancy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fancy Nancy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nancy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Nancy misses.
Nancy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nancy misses with a lunging right hand
and Willie counters with a left to the body.
Willie misses with a body shot.
Nancy lands a nice shot that snaps Willie's head back.
Nancy jabs Willie right on the nose. Willie blinks but takes it well.
Willie walks into a left hand.
Nancy throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Nancy misses
and Willie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy misses with a wild combination.
Nancy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nancy misses with a few strikes there.
Willie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Willie is breathing heavily.
Willie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nancy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Willie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nancy.
Nancy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willie can do to turn this around?
Nancy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nancy misses with a series of wild punches.
Willie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nancy throws a leg kick but Willie moved away.
Fancy Nancy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nancy loads up on a big right hand but Willie slips the punch.
Willie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Nancy misses.
Nancy connects with a leg kick. Willie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nancy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willie moves away.
Willie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nancy.
Nancy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Nancy catches Willie right on the button with a cross.
Nancy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willie manages to avoid it.
Nancy throws a shot to the body.
Willie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nancy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nancy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willie.
Nancy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nancy throws a leg kick which misses Willie's front leg but catches the back leg as Willie tries to avoid it.
Nancy cracks Willie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nancy scores with a nice strike.
Willie closes the distance and clinches up with Nancy, looking for a takedown. Willie pushes Nancy against the cage but Nancy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boxcar Willie.
Nancy stuffs the takedown attempt from Willie. Willie gets slowly back to his feet.
Willie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nancy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Donk. Nancy catches Willie right on the button with a cross.
Willie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nancy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nancy cracks Willie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy throws a combination. Willie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nancy cracks Willie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nancy looks to land a combination but Willie avoids it well.
Fancy Nancy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nancy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice shot by Nancy.
Nancy throws an overhand right that lands on Willie's shoulder, as Willie tries to avoid the shot.
Nancy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Nancy misses.
Willie throws the kick towards the body but Nancy avoids it.
Nancy scores with the left hand. Willie knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Willie finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Nancy's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Willie falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fancy Nancy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Fedor Entrance Song . Ash Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Thomas wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Thomas fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
Ash Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Burns defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burns throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas clinches.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Burns slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Thomas tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burns takes a step back to recover.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
A cross from Burns lands.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Thomas gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
A lazy body kick from Thomas
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab by Thomas.
Burns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns controlling from the full mount.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Burns scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Burns lands with some strikes.
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Burns.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Burns landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas can't escape the position.
Burns pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burns throws some wild stikes that Thomas manages to avoid easily.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burns lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Burns controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burns 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.
Burns wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Burns lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Burns unloads with some shots from mount but Thomas bucks and avoids them well.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Burns cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burns lands a nice shot to the head.
Burns dominating with strikes here.
Thomas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big strike lands for Burns! That's really hurt Thomas and he's turned his back - Burns keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Burns jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugene Bradley Burns!
Eugene Bradley Burns took some time post fight to say the following; 'I've had an amazing career, and I love my training partners and the whole Burns family and everyone else. 170 feels great to me, I finally have a size advantage instead of being tiny. CANADA BABY WEEOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte has chosen An Epic Age as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
156 lbs
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28
158 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama throws a nice looking combination but Bonaparte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch.
Dama avoids the body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dama's sensitive parts.
Bonaparte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dama is able to avoid easily.
Dama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bonaparte is trying to defend but Dama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dama.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to full guard.
Dama trying to control the action but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Dama is looking for a kimura but Bonaparte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dama to get the leverage.
Dama lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama is looking to take a break and control but Bonaparte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bonaparte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonaparte is refusing to be controlled, as Dama sits in half guard.
Dama throwing shots but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Dama stops Bonaparte from getting back to his feet.
Bonaparte is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bonaparte wants to stand back up but Dama manages to pass into side control.
Dama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama trying to control the action but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Bonaparte is trying to improve his position.
Bonaparte holds on to Dama's head and controls the position momentarily.
Dama tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bonaparte's legs.
Bonaparte avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte can't do much from the bottom here.
Dama 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.
Dama working the ground and pound but Bonaparte is defending the strikes.
Bonaparte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dama wants to control for a moment but Bonaparte uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonaparte defending well though.
Bonaparte won't allow Dama to pass to mount.
Dama is thwarting Bonaparte's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama tries to pass to full mount but Bonaparte defends it.
Bonaparte is not content to let Dama control the position.
Bonaparte wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonaparte's head.
Dama is looking for a kimura but Bonaparte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dama to get the leverage.
Dama is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bonaparte still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bonaparte has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dama throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaparte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dama blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Dama misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dama connects with a nice looking jab.
Dama avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Dama lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Dama moves out of range easily.
Dama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonaparte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonaparte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonaparte checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Dama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dama scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonaparte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dama avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Bonaparte as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Dama is avoiding it.
Dama throws a solid leg kick but Bonaparte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dama.
Dama misses with a hook. Bonaparte ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dama.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Dama checks it.
Bonaparte moves to clinch but Dama breaks away
and Dama counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonaparte working Dama over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a damaging elbow.
Dama tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Dama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dama avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonaparte throws an elbow but misses.
Dama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaparte.
Dama throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dama is defending well for now.
Dama pulls guard successfully.
Bonaparte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bonaparte wanted to stand there but Dama had control of the position.
Dama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte wants to hold on but Dama pushes him away.
Genki Dama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonaparte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dama.
Dama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bonaparte tries to hold on but Dama pushes him away.
Dama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dama 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.
Dama controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bonaparte is squirming around, avoiding Dama's attempts to control the action.
Dama throwing strikes here but Bonaparte is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonaparte is looking to escape.
Dama lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dama clinches up with Bonaparte and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonaparte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dama blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonaparte misses with a knee strike.
Dama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaparte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dama's brow.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Dama.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonaparte lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte pushes off an throws an elbow but Dama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands an elbow that stopped Dama in his tracks for a moment.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dama.
Bonaparte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dama is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bonaparte to the mat. Bonaparte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dama throwing strikes but missing.
Dama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dama trying to control but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Bonaparte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dama.
Dama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bonaparte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dama backwards.
Dama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Genki Dama has been cut.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Dama.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow.
Bonaparte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Dama working hard to break the clinch.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dama's defenses.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.
Bonaparte misses with a knee strike.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonaparte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dama.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dama blocks it with crossed arms.
Dama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dama working hard to break the clinch.
Dama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow strike.
Dama tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Dama back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Dama.
Genki Dama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dama.
Dama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonaparte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dama misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte throws an elbow that misses.
Dama has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bonaparte clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bonaparte manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dama's guard. Nice work there by Bonaparte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dama controls Bonaparte momentarily but Bonaparte frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Napoleon Bonaparte.
I think Dama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
A very excited looking Genki Dama 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 Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmichael comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Just A Dream . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
153 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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168 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dresden Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zak Zinfandel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinfandel checks a leg kick.
Zinfandel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmichael moves out of range of the body kick.
Zinfandel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zinfandel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zinfandel checks a low kick from Carmichael.
Zinfandel closes the distance and pushes Carmichael back into the cage.
Carmichael tries a body shot but Zinfandel blocks it.
Zinfandel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carmichael cracks Zinfandel with a nice body shot.
Carmichael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zinfandel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carmichael fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carmichael scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael connects with a solid leg kick.
Zinfandel fails with the takedown
and Carmichael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dresden Carmichael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zinfandel.
Carmichael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zinfandel throws a lazy head kick
and Carmichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zinfandel fails to land with a series of punches.
Carmichael feints and then cracks Zinfandel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zinfandel down.
Zinfandel throws an off balance right hand
and Carmichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carmichael throws a body punch but Zinfandel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael scores with the left hand. Zinfandel knows he should have avoided that one.
Carmichael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zinfandel.
Zinfandel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zinfandel has his takedown stuffed
and Zinfandel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zinfandel scores with the left hand. Carmichael knows he should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carmichael checks a leg kick.
Carmichael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zinfandel is trying to drag Carmichael to the mat but Carmichael just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Carmichael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel is trying to break the clinch but Carmichael is controlling him.
Zinfandel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carmichael walks away with a smile on his face. Zinfandel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a body shot
and Zinfandel moves into the clinch.
Carmichael tries a body shot but Zinfandel blocks it.
Carmichael working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carmichael just leaning against Zinfandel, taking a breather.
Zinfandel jumps guard but Carmichael turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zinfandel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Carmichael.
Carmichael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zinfandel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carmichael gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carmichael lands a body shot.
Carmichael misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel is looking for a takedown.
Zinfandel takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Zak Zinfandel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmichael just leaning against Zinfandel, taking a breather.
Carmichael with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carmichael.
Zinfandel looks winded!
Carmichael with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carmichael stalling.
Zinfandel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carmichael fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zinfandel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zak Zinfandel'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.
Carmichael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carmichael throws a shot from downtown. Zinfandel moves away and avoids it.
Carmichael looks to land a right hand but Zinfandel moved out of range.
Zinfandel shoots in but no luck this time.
Zinfandel moves into the clinch.
Carmichael looking to throw knees to the head but Zinfandel is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Carmichael.
Carmichael works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carmichael misses with a body punch.
Zinfandel pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zinfandel keeping moving, preventing Carmichael from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carmichael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinfandel wants to sweep here but Carmichael controlling him for the moment.
Carmichael scoring with some ground and pound.
Zinfandel looking for a guillotine here but Carmichael defends easily.
Zinfandel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throwing strikes but missing.
Carmichael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmichael postures up and lands a big shot to Zinfandel's brow.
Zinfandel throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carmichael uses it to pass to side control.
Carmichael stands up and beckons Zinfandel to his feet.
Carmichael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael misses the jab.
Zak Zinfandel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carmichael.
Zinfandel tries for a takedown but Carmichael sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zinfandel looks to throw a body kick
and Zinfandel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carmichael.
Dresden Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinfandel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carmichael can pounce on him.
Zinfandel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zinfandel is breathing heavily.
Carmichael fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zinfandel, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmichael.
Carmichael taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carmichael lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael is leaning against Zinfandel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmichael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dresden Carmichael has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carmichael misses with a body punch.
Carmichael unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zinfandel letting Carmichael take a breather here.
Carmichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zinfandel's elbow.
Zinfandel avoiding damage as Carmichael throws knees to the body.
Carmichael misses with a body punch.
Carmichael working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zinfandel jumps guard.
Zinfandel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carmichael.
Carmichael decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zak Zinfandel's cut.
That's time! Carmichael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Zinfandel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carmichael tests Zinfandel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carmichael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zinfandel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zinfandel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmichael tests Zinfandel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carmichael throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinfandel shoots for a double leg takedown but Carmichael sprawls well. He's pushed Zinfandel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dresden Carmichael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zinfandel.
Zinfandel with a jab.
Carmichael thows a leg kick but Zinfandel checks it
and Zinfandel counters with a nice body kick.
Zinfandel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carmichael in his tracks.
Carmichael thows a body shot but no joy.
Carmichael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zinfandel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carmichael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carmichael lands with a straight right. Zinfandel didn't see that one coming.
Carmichael connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zinfandel's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmichael lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carmichael.
Nice uppercut there from Carmichael.
Zinfandel is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmichael.
Zinfandel is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmichael finish him?
Carmichael moves into range and clinches up with Zinfandel.
Carmichael lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zinfandel to his knees! Carmichael keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dresden Carmichael!
Dresden Carmichael 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Life Goes On. Homer Simpson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fabio Jones's chin.
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156 lbs
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155 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
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simpson tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simpson to the ground. Simpson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simpson 's head.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simpson defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones cracks Simpson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones jabs Simpson right on the nose. Simpson blinks but takes it well.
Fabio Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Jones jabs Simpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
No joy there for Simpson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Simpson counters with a nice body kick.
Jones lunges at Simpson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simpson 's hand.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
Simpson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simpson 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.
Jones is rocked!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Homer Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Simpson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Simpson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
Simpson scores with a nice right hand.
Simpson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Simpson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpson finish him?
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Simpson . Simpson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Simpson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones 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.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Simpson .
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones clobbers Simpson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid body kick from Simpson .
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simpson counters with a leg kick.
Simpson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Simpson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones looks winded!
Simpson scoring well with a low kick there.
Simpson punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Simpson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Simpson cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson blocks a jab.
Simpson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simpson lands a front kick.
Simpson throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Simpson lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Simpson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Homer Simpson is winning the standup battle so far.
Simpson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simpson as he jumps to the side.
Simpson slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Simpson 's leg but Simpson calmly moves out of range.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Simpson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Simpson 's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simpson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws a hook but Simpson avoids it easily.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Simpson throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Simpson lands a head shot.
Simpson scores with a nice head shot.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simpson can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Simpson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simpson thumps Jones with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Simpson lands.
Simpson cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Simpson !
Simpson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simpson connects with a single shot there.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson .
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simpson connects with a jab.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simpson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BOOM! Simpson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jones. Jones tries to recover but Simpson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jones lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homer Simpson !
During a confident post fight interview, Homer Simpson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leung Ting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ting is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Douglas - Kung-fu fighting. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leung Ting!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ting looks to land a left hand but Hull moved out of range nicely.
Ting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Ting as he checks the leg kick.
Ting misses with an uppercut
and Hull counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Hull tenderised Ting's leg. Ting is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ting blocks the body kick.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
Hull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ting is out of range.
Ting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hull.
Hull misses with a body kick.
Ting walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ting blocks the low kick.
Hull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ting tries to bum rush Hull with a series of wild strikes but Hull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ting throws an off balance right hand
and Hull counters with an outside leg kick.
Ting takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ting is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Ting.
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ting.
Some bone on bone action there as Ting checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hull feints and then cracks Ting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ting down.
Hull avoids the body shot from Ting.
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hull is looking to clinch.
Hull throws a leg kick but Ting moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull scores with a head kick. Ting tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Leung Ting has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hull, right into the meat.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Hull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hull.
Ting looks winded!
Hull blocks a low kick nicely.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Ting looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hull lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ting crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and Ting gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. Ting manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hull is looking to slow Ting down with leg kicks.
Hull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hull 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!
Hull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hull feints and then cracks Ting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ting down.
Ting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull feints and then cracks Ting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ting down.
Ting takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Hull tenderised Ting's leg. Ting is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hull is looking to slow Ting down with leg kicks.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ting walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Ting's front leg but catches the back leg as Ting tries to avoid it.
Ting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ting has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hull.
Hull moves into the clinch successfully.
Hull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hull lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hull instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leung Ting's cut.
That's time! Hull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ting if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Hull.
Hull wants to clinch up but Ting keeps it at a distance.
Hull misses with a head kick.
Hull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hull scores with a head kick. Ting tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ting is breathing heavily.
Hull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up Leung Ting's cut even more.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull feints and then cracks Ting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ting down.
Hull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ting crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and Ting gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. Ting manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hull cracks the inside of Ting's front leg.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ting has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ting keeps the fight on the outside.
Hull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull fakes the leg kick and cracks Ting in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Ting down.
Ting's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ting has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ting stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Ting avoids the head kick by Hull.
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
Ting takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull has managed to clinch.
Hull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ting throws a jab when Hull was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hull - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries a head kick but it misses.
Hull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hull.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - Hull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ting can do to turn this around?
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Ting off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ting stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull feints and then cracks Ting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ting down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hull keeps Ting at a distance using the push kick.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Leung Ting's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hull lands a nice looking body kick.
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
Hull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ting takes a step back to recover.
Ting blocks a head kick by Hull.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leung Ting's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leung Ting's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Ting misses.
Ting misses with a looping left.
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
Hull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull tries to clinch up but Ting circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hull, right into the meat.
Ting sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Hull.
Ting tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hull. Ting shrugs it off though.
Hull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Ting down.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Ting's side.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Ting off balance momentarily.
Ting chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Hull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ting misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hull.
Ting takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ting takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull moves into range and clinches up with Ting.
Ting takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leung Ting's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Hull!
After the fight, Mike Hull was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins comes to the cage accompanied by Care Bear Countdown. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Elkins!
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sato throws out a leg kick but Elkins moves out of range and Sato only half commits.
Elkins misses with a hook.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elkins's head.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
and Elkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Elkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Sato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato blocks the body kick.
Elkins throws a head kick that misses.
Elkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Elkins scores with a jab to the head.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins is looking to land body kicks.
Sato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sato raining down shots from the mount!
Sato unloads with some shots from mount but Elkins bucks and avoids them well.
Elkins tries to hold on but Sato postures up.
Sato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Elkins is looking to escape.
Elkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Elkins is looking to control Sato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elkins avoid being mounted?
Sato moves into full mount! Elkins won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elkins gets back to half guard.
Elkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Sato is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins won't allow Sato to pass to mount.
Sato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins wants to improve his position but Sato is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Elkins cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Elkins throws a body kick that misses.
Elkins lands a head kick!
Elkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Elkins misses with a hook.
Elkins wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato connects with a single shot there.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Elkins throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elkins in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a combination
and Sato counters with a good, hard body kick but Elkins shrugs it off.
Sato throws a hook but Elkins avoids it easily.
Elkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato works Elkins's body with a nice hook.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Elkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sato misses the jab.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins scores with a punch to the head.
Sato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elkins's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Elkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Sato off the cage and back into range.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Elkins saw that one coming.
Elkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Elkins throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Katsuro Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato slips under a jab from Elkins.
Both fighters circling a little - Elkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Elkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elkins misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Elkins there.
A jab from Elkins misses.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Elkins connects with a single shot there.
Sato closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Elkins's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Sato is proving a slippery customer.
Sato content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Elkins has locked up a guillotine! Elkins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Sato is holding on here and Elkins must be using up a lot of energy. Sato has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Elkins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dwight Elkins!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dwight Elkins thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roll Fizzlebeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper has chosen Real Men Wear Skirts as his entrance music. Roddy Piper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Roll Fizzlebeef!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - Fizzlebeef circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Fizzlebeef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fizzlebeef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Fizzlebeef.
Piper moves in looking to clinch but Fizzlebeef pushes him off.
Piper tests Fizzlebeef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fizzlebeef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fizzlebeef tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Fizzlebeef staying out of range there.
Fizzlebeef walks into a stiff left hand from Piper.
Piper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fizzlebeef manages to avoid it.
Piper lands a jab to the head.
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!
Fizzlebeef blocks a jab.
Fizzlebeef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piper.
Piper slips under a jab from Fizzlebeef.
Piper stuffs the takedown.
Fizzlebeef has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fizzlebeef there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Piper lands but Fizzlebeef takes it in his stride.
Fizzlebeef is rocked!
Piper throws a nice looking combination but Fizzlebeef bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Fizzlebeef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fizzlebeef staying out of range there.
Fizzlebeef lunges at Piper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piper's hand.
Piper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef seems to have got his legs back now.
Fizzlebeef stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fizzlebeef tries to keep at a distance but Piper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fizzlebeef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fizzlebeef can't find room to land a body shot as Piper controls the action.
Fizzlebeef tries to pull guard but Piper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fizzlebeef works on Piper's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fizzlebeef blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piper.
Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper blocks an uppercut.
Piper lands an uppercut.
Fizzlebeef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fizzlebeef misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piper.
Piper tries a knee to the head but Fizzlebeef blocks it.
Piper blocks a body shot from Fizzlebeef.
A head punch on the inside from Fizzlebeef fails to land.
Piper crunches a lovely knee into Fizzlebeef's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Piper.
Piper connects with a knee to the head.
Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fizzlebeef or not.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fizzlebeef working aggressively here.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piper lands an uppercut.
Fizzlebeef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piper cracks Fizzlebeef with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fizzlebeef manages to avoid it.
Piper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fizzlebeef has managed to clinch.
Piper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fizzlebeef tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Piper just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roll Fizzlebeef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fizzlebeef tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fizzlebeef turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fizzlebeef manages to end up in side control.
Fizzlebeef scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Piper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fizzlebeef off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef is having to fend off submission attempts from Piper, who is looking to sink in the choke. Piper doesn't have the hooks in though and Fizzlebeef manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Piper trying to keep a closed guard but Fizzlebeef is proving a slippery customer.
Fizzlebeef preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fizzlebeef wants to pass the guard but Piper is keeping the position.
Piper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fizzlebeef stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fizzlebeef stopping the sweep attempt from Piper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Piper misses with a kick to the body.
Fizzlebeef throws a sloppy head kick and Piper moves out of range easily.
Fizzlebeef with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fizzlebeef fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Piper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Piper.
Fizzlebeef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fizzlebeef 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.
Piper clinches up against the cage.
Piper lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piper throws out a loose jab but Fizzlebeef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper closes the distance and pushes Fizzlebeef back into the cage.
Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fizzlebeef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Piper misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piper as Fizzlebeef tries to tie him up.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fizzlebeef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fizzlebeef is struggling to control the position.
Fizzlebeef managing to block the knees to the body from Piper.
Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fizzlebeef.
Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fizzlebeef.
Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fizzlebeef.
Piper digs a right hand underneath Fizzlebeef's ribcage. Fizzlebeef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piper.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Fizzlebeef will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Piper up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Piper tries to throw a body punch but Fizzlebeef avoids it by throwing Piper back against the cage.
Fizzlebeef is trying to force a seperation but Piper has the dominant position.
Fizzlebeef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fizzlebeef tries to throw a body punch but Piper avoids it by throwing Fizzlebeef back against the cage.
Piper lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fizzlebeef lands a knee to the head.
Fizzlebeef avoiding damage as Piper throws knees to the body.
Piper misses with a body punch.
Fizzlebeef breaks the clinch.
Piper lands a body shot.
Piper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fizzlebeefs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piper moves into the clinch successfully.
Piper lands a body punch.
Fizzlebeef jumps guard but Piper stands there with Fizzlebeef around his waist. Fizzlebeef gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Piper walks away with a smile on his face. Fizzlebeef gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roll Fizzlebeef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper avoids the body shot from Fizzlebeef.
Piper connects with a body shot that sends Fizzlebeef's belly button to the back.
Piper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fizzlebeef. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piper slips a jab and a cross from Fizzlebeef.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Fizzlebeef's head but Fizzlebeef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Fizzlebeef takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piper takes a swing at Fizzlebeef's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Fizzlebeef finds it's way through Piper's defenses.
Fizzlebeef misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper takes a swing at Fizzlebeef's ribcage but misses.
Fizzlebeef throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Piper.
Fizzlebeef misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Piper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fizzlebeef's knee momentarily.
Piper moves into the clinch.
Fizzlebeef is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Piper crunches a lovely knee into Fizzlebeef's ribcage.
Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fizzlebeef backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Piper.
Fizzlebeef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piper scores with a shot to the side of Fizzlebeef's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper 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.
Fizzlebeef on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fizzlebeef throws out a loose jab but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Fizzlebeef.
Piper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Fizzlebeef blocks a jab.
Piper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fizzlebeef takes a step back to recover.
Piper digs a good body shot into Fizzlebeef's ribs.
Piper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fizzlebeef looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper with a jab.
Piper thuds his right hand into Fizzlebeef's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fizzlebeef shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piper as he jumps to the side.
Piper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fizzlebeef in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Fizzlebeef drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Piper follows Fizzlebeef to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roddy Piper! Roddy Piper retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Roddy Piper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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