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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judah Krizbaduhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Thug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judah Krizbaduhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Thug!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krizbaduhl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl scores with a hook to the body. Thug takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thug misses the shot to the body.
Thug takes a kick to the side of the head.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krizbaduhl lands a jab.
A clash of legs there as Thug blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Andy Thug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krizbaduhl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thug takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thug lands the left hand.
Krizbaduhl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thug will feel that in the morning.
Thug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. Krizbaduhl obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thug looks winded!
Thug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thug takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thug is rocked!
Krizbaduhl connects with a nice cross there... Thug is looking wobbly and Krizbaduhl recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Thug to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Krizbaduhl jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Judah Krizbaduhl!
A very excited looking Judah Krizbaduhl 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Inn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, All Inn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger clinches up against the cage.
Ballinger lands an elbow inside that Inn shrugs off.
Ballinger pushes Inn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inn goes for a takedown attempt but Ballinger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ballinger throws a lazy right hand but Inn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Inn slips under a jab.
Ballinger scores with a shot to the body.
Inn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Inn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ballinger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inn trying to mount his opponent but Ballinger defends it.
Ballinger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn cracks Ballinger with a solid left hand.
Inn tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballinger is retaining full guard.
Inn advances position into side control!
Ballinger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Inn's best efforts.
Inn is thwarting Ballinger's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inn prevents Ballinger from improving his position.
Inn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ballinger gets back to half guard.
Ballinger missing with punches from the bottom.
Inn uses his free foot to push down on Ballinger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ballinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger wants to hold on but Inn pushes him away.
Ballinger tries to reverse the position but Inn maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ballinger manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ballinger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Inn's best efforts.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Inn in particular looking to stall.
Inn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ballinger!
Ballinger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Inn pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Ballinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inn looking to finish Ballinger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ballinger!
Inn looking to control but Ballinger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ballinger is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Inn has taken his back!
Inn has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ballinger.
Inn is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Well, with Inn on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ballinger is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inn is persistently looking for the submission but Ballinger is defending it well.
Ballinger tries to escape but Inn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Inn gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Inn is hanging on to Ballinger's back as he tries to escape.
Ballinger is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger trying to control the hands but Inn won't let him.
Inn looking for the choke from the back.
Ballinger breaks Inn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ballinger advances position into side control!
Inn is not content to let Ballinger control the position.
Inn sneaks back into half guard.
Ballinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inn on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger is trying to control. Inn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ballinger decides to stand and escape the position.
Ryan Ballinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
All Inn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Inn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ballinger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Inn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ballinger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ballinger tries to bench press Inn off him but Inn keeps the position.
Inn tries for a kimura but Ballinger is defending well.
Inn is working to tighten is grip on Ballinger's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ballinger has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Inn is really squeezing tight and eventually Ballinger passes out! Inn breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). All Inn!
All Inn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Fire Your Guns. Albert Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Kelly throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Kelly throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
Kelly throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Albert Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valentine connects with the punch.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentine staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Kelly throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Valentine moves out of range.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Kelly throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Kelly lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Valentine to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine slips under a jab from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valentine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Valentine scores with a jab.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
Vincent Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Valentine's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Valentine as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Valentine saw it coming and moves away.
Kelly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentine.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentine doesn't seem bothered though.
Valentine 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.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Valentine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Kelly backpedaling.
Valentine slips under a jab from Kelly.
Valentine lands an overhand right.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Albert Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valentine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kelly has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentine.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Valentine checks it.
Kelly throws a leg kick
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Kelly thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Kelly throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vincent Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Kelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Kelly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Albert Kelly thanked Empire Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. Mikael Johansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Styles slips the punch.
Styles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johansson throws a right hand that Styles ducks under and follows up with a left that Styles also avoids with ease.
Styles throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Styles jabs Johansson right on the nose. Johansson blinks but takes it well.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles thuds his right hand into Johansson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Styles to counter with a crisp jab.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Styles drives through with a takedown into Johansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Styles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Styles is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Orlando Styles wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Styles throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikael Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles lands with a cross.
Styles misses with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a head kick that drops Styles to the mat! Styles scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Styles is rocked!
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Styles.
Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson has closed the distance and engaged Styles in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a knee to the head.
Styles blocks an elbow strike from Johansson.
Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styles avoids it.
Johansson lands an elbow inside that Styles shrugs off.
Styles avoids a wild elbow strike from Johansson.
Johansson gets underhooks to prevent Styles's takedown attempt.
Styles looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johansson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Styles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johansson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Styles seems to have got his legs back now.
Johansson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styles looking for a takedown.
Styles tries for a takedown. No joy.
Styles tries for a takedown but Johansson manages to get underhooks.
Johansson tries to land knees in the clinch but Styles avoids the damage to the body.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styles avoids it.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson lands a jab.
Johansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and Styles moves out of range easily.
Styles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson jabs at Styles's body.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Johansson.
Johansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Johansson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Styles with a jab.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Styles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Styles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johansson sprawls well. Johansson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
Styles is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Styles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johansson eats them both and turns towards Styles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mikael Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Johansson.
Mikael Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Styles counters with a nice body shot.
Styles shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johansson lands a nice looking body shot.
Styles lands with an overhand left.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson throws a hook but Styles blocks it.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson works Styles's body with a nice hook.
Johansson is looking to land body kicks.
Styles throws out a powerful jab.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Styles tumbling to the canvas! Johansson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Styles was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mikael Johansson!
Mikael Johansson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Callaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Callaway's choice of entrance music: Scraped . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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278 lbs
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265 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Callaway!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaway misses with a hook.
Callaway blocks a head kick by Ironshield.
Ironshield keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Callaway misses the target.
Ironshield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callaway throws a head kick but Ironshield moves out of range.
Callaway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ironshield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Callaway at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironshield throws a lazy right hand but Callaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Ironshield finds it's target.
Ironshield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Callaway's hands.
It looks like Randy Callaway has been cut.
Ironshield cracks Callaway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ironshield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Callaway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Callaway looks winded!
A lazy left from Ironshield finds it's target.
Callaway tries to clinch but Ironshield is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironshield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ironshield misses with a series of wild punches.
Ironshield connects with a nice cross there... Callaway is looking wobbly and Ironshield recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Callaway to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ironshield jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunrak Ironshield!
Gunrak Ironshield decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl der Grosse!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
der Grosse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reinhardt avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinhardt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. der Grosse does a little dance to reset his feet.
der Grosse has his takedown stuffed
and Reinhardt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andreas Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl der Grosse.
Reinhardt lands with a good body shot.
Reinhardt gets a clinch.
Reinhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reinhardt is trying to push der Grosse away but der Grosse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
der Grosse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reinhardt fails to land.
der Grosse prevents a body shot from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt pushes der Grosse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reinhardt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but der Grosse has him pressed against the cage.
Reinhardt wants to stall.
der Grosse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reinhardt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
der Grosse dips to his left and cracks Reinhardt with an uppercut!
der Grosse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
der Grosse moves out of range as Reinhardt strikes.
der Grosse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
der Grosse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reinhardt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in der Grosse's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reinhardt wants to pass the guard but der Grosse is keeping the position.
der Grosse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinhardt.
der Grosse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is looking to work some ground and pound but der Grosse has wrist control.
Reinhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinhardt distracts der Grosse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reinhardt connects with a couple of short punches.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but der Grosse blocks nicely.
Reinhardt looking to sit in guard and control but der Grosse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
der Grosse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reinhardt wants to stand and escape but der Grosse is having none of it.
der Grosse looking to sit in guard and control but Reinhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinhardt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
der Grosse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Reinhardt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reinhardt scores with a nice strike.
Reinhardt lands with a nice body punch.
Reinhardt tries to clinch
and der Grosse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
der Grosse ducks right into an uppercut from Reinhardt.
der Grosse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reinhardt defends it nicely.
Reinhardt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
der Grosse has his takedown stuffed
enabling Reinhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Reinhardt misses
and der Grosse counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but der Grosse manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt clinches up against the cage.
der Grosse is working for takedown but Reinhardt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andreas Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl der Grosse.
der Grosse has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reinhardt after a bit of a struggle.
Reinhardt stops a takedown attempt from der Grosse.
Reinhardt can't find room to land a body shot as der Grosse controls the action.
der Grosse blocks a body shot from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt stalling against the cage.
Reinhardt is trying to break the clinch but der Grosse has him pressed against the cage.
Reinhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with der Grosse's elbow.
der Grosse wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to work over der Grosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reinhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reinhardt lands with a straight right. der Grosse didn't see that one coming.
Reinhardt wants to clinch.
der Grosse shoots and misses
and Reinhardt moves into the clinch.
Reinhardt can't find room to land a body shot as der Grosse controls the action.
Reinhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reinhardt misses with a punch to the body.
der Grosse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reinhardt tries to stall but der Grosse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reinhardt breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse tries for a takedown but Reinhardt circles away easily
enabling Reinhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Karl der Grosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
der Grosse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than der Grosse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
der Grosse raining down hammerfists from mount.
der Grosse working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
der Grosse thowing shots but they're missing.
der Grosse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinhardt?
Reinhardt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl der Grosse has got the better of the ground game so far.
der Grosse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reinhardt is rocked!
Reinhardt is trying to stand up.
Oh Reinhardt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinhardt is in a horrible position here. der Grosse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
der Grosse loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Reinhardt scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from der Grosse land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. der Grosse stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl der Grosse!
After winning the bout, Karl der Grosse thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
201 lbs
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a hook. Buchanan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cunningham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buchanan shoots in and gets a takedown into Cunningham's guard.
Cunningham pulls Buchanan in close to his closed guard and prevents Buchanan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buchanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buchanan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buchanan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buchanan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buchanan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cunningham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cunningham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
Buchanan throwing strikes but missing.
Buchanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buchanan wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is keeping the position.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cunningham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buchanan distracts Cunningham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buchanan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Buchanan 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.
Buchanan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham controls Buchanan momentarily but Buchanan frees himself.
Buchanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buchanan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
Buchanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunningham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buchanan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cunningham's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buchanan swings widly with a right hand
and Cunningham counters with an outside leg kick.
Cunningham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buchanan. Buchanan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Cunningham moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Buchanan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cunningham.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cunningham was covering up waiting for the punch and Buchanan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Buchanan landing some decent shots from guard.
Cunningham looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buchanan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cunningham trying to keep a closed guard but Buchanan is proving a slippery customer.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Cunningham is trying to control the position but Buchanan postures up.
Buchanan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buchanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buchanan connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buchanan wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is keeping the position.
Buchanan throwing strikes from guard but Cunningham blocks nicely.
Buchanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan distracts Cunningham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buchanan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buchanan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Buchanan drops back looking for a leg! Cunningham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cunningham manages to kick Buchanan off! Buchanan jumps back into Cunningham's guard.
Buchanan throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buchanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunningham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cunningham wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Buchanan throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
Buchanan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buchanan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cunningham looks for the body kick but Buchanan saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cunningham, right into the meat.
Cunningham tries to land a front kick but Buchanan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cunningham lands a slapping body shot.
Buchanan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Buchanan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Buchanan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cunningham is staying active underneath Buchanan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paul Buchanan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan is working for an americana but Cunningham has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Buchanan was thinking about the submission.
Buchanan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buchanan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
Cunningham controls Buchanan momentarily but Buchanan frees himself.
Buchanan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Randall Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buchanan throws a big elbow that misses.
Buchanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Buchanan trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
Buchanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buchanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Paul Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cunningham.
Buchanan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Buchanan throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Buchanan is working for a kimura but Cunningham is defending it quite comfortably.
Buchanan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paul Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan controlling the pace.
Buchanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan working over Cunningham with some ground and pound. Cunningham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Buchanan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Buchanan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buchanan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Buchanan!
Paul Buchanan gave a mention to Legion of Pain Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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166 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Brown!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown 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.
Burza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burza misses with the combination.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Burza with that takedown attempt.
Burza lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burza wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown throws a series of punches but Burza avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a left hand
so Burza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is trying to control the position but Burza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Burza wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Burza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burza's back!
Burza is trying to stand back up.
Brown struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brown is landing with strikes. Burza can't take much more of this.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is riding his opponent, not letting Burza buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza is trying to break free.
Burza covering up well and avoiding damage.
I really don't envy Burza right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to control but Burza is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Burza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
Brown cracks Burza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
Brown controlling from mount.
Burza is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Brown throwing strikes here but Burza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
Burza is trying to escape the mount.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burza is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown is keen to just control but Burza is a slippery customer.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Burza defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown cracks the inside of Burza's front leg.
Burza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burza throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Burza only half commits.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown thuds a left hand into Burza's body.
Burza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Brown tenderised Burza's leg. Burza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burza walks into a jab.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burza avoids a kick to the body.
Burza 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Burza counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown digs a good body shot into Burza's ribs.
Burza misses with a low kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Burza's belly button to the back.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burza was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burza rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown takes a swing at Burza's ribcage but misses.
Burza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza wants to stand up but Brown is controlling the position.
Burza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burza wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burza's back!
Brown misses with punches from the back.
Brown not allowing Burza to control his hands.
Tyson Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brown scores with strikes from the back.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Burza manages to turn into his guard.
Burza postures up.
Brown has his hands on Burza's head, controlling the position.
Burza stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burza counters with a right hand to the body.
Burza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burza throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burza is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burza stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Burza tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids the head kick by Burza.
Nice uppercut lands for Burza. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burza.
Burza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Burza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Burza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Burza passes into half guard.
Burza winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burza postures up.
Burza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Burza gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burza gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burza!
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burza can't escape the position.
Burza is bucking up trying to escape but Brown cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burza'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.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burza tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burza wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
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!
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burza is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Burza defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown really 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.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Burza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burza avoids the body shot from Brown.
Burza fails with the takedown.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown digs a good body shot into Burza's ribs.
Tyson Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Burza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza can't do much from the bottom here.
Burza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burza tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown prevents Burza from standing back up.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Burza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Brown can't escape the position.
Burza avoiding Brown 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza tries to get the hooks in deep but Brown pushed the leg off.
Brown looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Burza working for the choke.
Burza doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Burza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown wants to control from the top but Burza keeps moving.
Burza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Roman Burza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown throws the left hand but Burza avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Burza advances to half guard.
Brown wants to improve his position but Burza is controlling well.
Burza tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brown controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tyson Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burza.
Burza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a hook but Burza avoids it easily.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Burza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burza checks a leg kick.
Burza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick but Burza moved away.
A big left from Brown misses.
Burza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Burza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Burza or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Burza blocks the body kick.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown wants to control from the top but Burza keeps moving.
Roman Burza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Burza to get back to his feet.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Burza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Burza!
Burza wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Burza landing some decent shots from guard.
Burza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burza is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Burza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Brown.
Burza scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Burza saw it coming and moves away.
Burza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Brown!
Tyson Brown is the new lightweight champion!
Tyson Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: General Levy - Professional Ganja Smoker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Ali!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Ali takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
Jones jabs at Ali's body.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones slips under a jab from Ali.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Ali goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Ali taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Ali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ali breaks the clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Jones tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Ali in the body.
Jones is looking to wear down Ali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohammed Ali will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali blocks a body shot from Jones.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Good body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ali checks it.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ali.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones is looking to clinch.
A big right from Ali misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ali showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Ali is controlling him well.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Ali is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Ali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Ali is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Ali's guard.
Ali wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ali moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Conan Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones tries to clinch up
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ali wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones just leaning against Ali, taking a breather.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ali is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Ali connects with a knee to the head.
Ali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ali slows down the pace here.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones looking to stall.
Conan Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Ali.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Jones is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mohammed Ali just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ali really felt that one!
Ali looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Jones digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Jones scores with a head kick. Ali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones 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 misses with the body kick
and Ali counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ali is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Ali from advancing position.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Ali is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones tries to kick Ali off but Ali keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Ali is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ali is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones is staying active underneath Ali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Conan Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Ali shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali has his takedown stuffed
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Jones tries to clinch up
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Ali gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Conan Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones slips under a jab from Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali avoids the body shot from Jones.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to clinch but Ali is having none of it.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Jones had his way with Mohammed Ali in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Ali looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones letting Ali take a breather here.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ali's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali blocks a head kick by Jones.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Ali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ali is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ali shoots in but no luck this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Jones blocks a head kick by Ali.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Conan Jones.
I think Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Conan Jones!
Conan Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
Conan Jones really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berric Dondarrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Been Away Too Long- Soundgarden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Berric Dondarrion!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dondarrion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dondarrion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hadith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dondarrion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hadith. That did some damage!
Dondarrion misses with an uppercut.
Hadith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dondarrion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hadith.
Hadith shoots in but no luck this time.
Hadith looks for a takedown but Dondarrion sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunnah Hadith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadith shoots in but Dondarrion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dondarrion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hadith throws a looping overhand right but Dondarrion ducks down to avoid it.
Dondarrion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dondarrion.
Hadith is breathing heavily.
Dondarrion lands a glancing blow to the side of Hadith's head.
Dondarrion connects with a right hand. Hadith shakes it off.
It looks like Sunnah Hadith has been cut.
Dondarrion cracks Hadith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dondarrion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hadith.
Dondarrion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondarrion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hadith backs up against the cage.
Hadith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dondarrion moves away.
Dondarrion connects with a solid leg kick.
Dondarrion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hadith misses with a two punch combination.
Dondarrion moves into range and lands 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!
Dondarrion connects with the punch.
Berric Dondarrion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dondarrion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dondarrion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hadith's hands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hadith. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dondarrion lands a nice hook to Hadith's body. Hadith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dondarrion cracks Hadith with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hadith falls to his knees and Dondarrion doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berric Dondarrion!
Berric Dondarrion took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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