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CFC 321: Summer Fun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair has chosen king crimson - 21st century schizoid man as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Ronbo. Those never looked like landing.
Ronbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ronbo tries to land a leg kick but Leclair saw it coming and moves away.
Leclair throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leclair misses with a kick to the body.
Ronbo lands a leg kick that knocks Leclair off balance momentarily.
Ronbo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leclair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ronbo's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leclair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ronbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leclair lands an elbow just above Ronbo 's eye.
Leclair keeps control of Ronbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leclair slowing the pace effectively.
Leclair gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leclair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leclair keeps control of Ronbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ronbo tries to circle away but Leclair has him pinned against the cage.
Leclair lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ronbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leclair lands an elbow that stopped Ronbo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ronnie Ronbo has been cut.
Leclair just leaning against Ronbo, taking a breather.
Leclair landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leclair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leclair lands a nice elbow.
Leclair leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leclair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leclair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronbo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair lands a nice uppercut.
Ronbo tries to break free but Leclair pushes him back against the cage.
Leclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ronbo's efforts to push away.
Leclair effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leclair lands a nice elbow.
Ronbo tries to break the clinch but Leclair is controlling the position.
Ronbo tries to break free but Leclair pushes him back against the cage.
Ronbo tries a knee to the head but Leclair blocks it.
Leclair lands with a light punch inside.
Ronbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronbo can't break the clinch.
Ronbo manages to break the clinch.
Ronbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Leclair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Leclair to work.
Leclair scores with a shot to the side of Ronbo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ronbo throws an elbow but misses.
Leclair controlling the action here for a moment.
Leclair lands a nice shot to the body.
Leclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ronbo's efforts to push away.
Leclair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronbo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ronbo missing with knees to the body.
Leclair has Ronbo pushed against the cage.
Leclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leclair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leclair lands an elbow inside that Ronbo shrugs off.
Ronbo is trying to force a seperation but Leclair has the dominant position.
Leclair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronbo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair prevents Ronbo from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leclair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leclair keeps control of Ronbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leclair lands with a right to the head.
Leclair stalling in the clinch.
Leclair lands a left hand.
Leclair avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronbo.
Ronbo misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ronbo tries to circle away but Leclair has him pinned against the cage.
Ronbo stalling in the clinch but Leclair improves position.
Leclair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leclair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Ronbo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ronbo scores with a jab.
Ronbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leclair has Ronbo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronbo working hard to break the clinch.
Leclair keeps control of Ronbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ronbo leaning against his opponent.
Leclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ronbo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leclair is keeping busy.
Ronbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leclair just leaning against Ronbo, taking a breather.
A short right from Ronbo on the inside.
Ronbo tries to break the clinch but Leclair is controlling the position.
Leclair is working Ronbo over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leclair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leclair scores with a knee to the head.
Leclair lands a shoulder strike.
Leclair lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronbo letting Leclair take a breather here.
Leclair continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ronbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leclair taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Leclair.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leclair. Ronbo shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leclair circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Ronbo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ronbo moves into range and clinches up with Leclair.
Ronbo is trying to break the clinch but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leclair lands a right hand.
Ronbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ronbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leclair blocks an elbow strike.
Leclair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leclair has Ronbo pressed against the cage, preventing Ronbo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leclair works on Ronbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronbo throws an elbow but it misses.
Leclair is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronbo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leclair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leclair digs a right hand into Ronbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ronbo's gas tank.
Leclair just leaning against Ronbo, taking a breather.
Jean Leclair seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leclair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronbo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leclair scores a nice knee to the body.
Leclair lands an elbow just above Ronbo 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair is struggling to control the position.
Leclair blocks a body shot from Ronbo.
Leclair lands a nice knee to the body.
Leclair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leclair lands a body shot.
Leclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronbo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leclair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leclair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leclair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leclair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Leclair's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Ronbo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leclair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leclair lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ronbo will feel that in the morning.
Leclair takes the fight into the clinch.
Leclair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leclair stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Leclair.
Ronbo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ronbo throws a nice looking combination but Leclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ronbo misses with a double jab
and Leclair counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Leclair.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair forces Ronbo back against the cage and clinches.
Leclair working Ronbo over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Leclair.
Leclair taking a breather.
Leclair avoiding damage as Ronbo throws knees to the body.
Ronbo has had enough of the clinch but Leclair keeps him there for the moment.
Leclair digs a right hand underneath Ronbo's ribcage. Ronbo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leclair lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leclair landing knees to the body.
Ronbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leclair.
Ronbo letting Leclair take a breather here.
Leclair prevents Ronbo from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair controlling the action here for a moment.
Leclair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ronbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leclair.
Ronbo letting Leclair take a breather here.
Ronbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Leclair has double underhooks.
Leclair lands a nice shot to the body.
Leclair controlling the action here for a moment.
Ronbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leclair.
Leclair scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronbo misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leclair on the inside.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ronbo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leclair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jean Leclair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leclair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ronbo is trying to force a seperation but Leclair has the dominant position.
Leclair crunches a lovely knee into Ronbo's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Leclair.
Ronbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ronbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leclair working Ronbo over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo is trying to break free.
Ronbo is trying to force a seperation but Leclair has the dominant position.
Ronbo wants to break free but Leclair has control.
Ronbo is trying to break free.
Ronbo wants to break free but Leclair has control.
Leclair lands a knee to the head.
Ronbo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronbo is trying to break the clinch but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leclair scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronbo looking to slow down the pace here.
Ronnie Ronbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leclair prevents Ronbo from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Leclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leclair 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Leclair!
Jean Leclair seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Goldie - by ASAP Rocky blaring out of the sound system. Payakaroon has chosen thai fight music as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Claude Thompson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Claude Thompson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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31
158 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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30
158 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payakaroon defends it nicely.
Payakaroon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Payakaroon.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Payakaroon quickly recovers to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Payakaroon's temple.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakaroon wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payakaroon!
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Payakaroon is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working for a guillotine from mount but Payakaroon is in no mood to give up.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Payakaroon is in trouble!
Thompson is working for a guillotine from mount but Payakaroon frees his head quite easily.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Payakaroon looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson is working for a guillotine from mount but Payakaroon frees his head quite easily.
Thompson unloads with some shots from mount but Payakaroon bucks and avoids them well.
Thompson 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.
Thompson cracks Payakaroon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson throws some wild stikes that Payakaroon manages to avoid easily.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Payakaroon is squirming around nicely.
Thompson landing shots from mount.
Payakaroon is rocked!
Payakaroon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Payakaroon! More shots from Thompson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claude Thompson!
A relieved looking Claude Thompson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunn has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunn throws an overhand right that lands on Orton's shoulder, as Orton tries to avoid the shot.
Sunn misses with a looping right.
Orton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aki Sunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Sunn.
Orton throws a hook to the side of Sunn's head but Sunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunn is just out of range.
Orton looks to throw a body kick
and Sunn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orton scores with the left hand. Sunn knows he should have avoided that one.
Orton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sunn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sunn closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Sunn.
Sunn lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orton blocks a body shot from Sunn.
Orton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sunn looks to land a body kick but Orton moved away.
Sunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orton throws out the jab.
Sunn avoids the body shot from Orton.
Orton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sunn scores with a jab.
Orton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sunn checks a leg kick.
Orton misses with a left hand
and Sunn counters with a straight right hand.
Sunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sunn under the eye.
Sunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orton under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton takes a swing at Sunn's ribcage but misses.
Orton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sunn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orton misses with a body shot.
Orton misses with a straight left.
Orton misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by Sunn.
Orton takes one to the side of the head.
Orton connects with a high kick.
Sunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Orton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orton throws a jab when Sunn was well out of range.
Orton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aki Sunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Sunn. That snapped Orton's head back.
A jab from Sunn finds it's way through Orton's defenses.
Orton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunn cracks a nice hook into Orton's ribs.
Orton scores with a jab to the head.
Orton throws a big shot that misses.
Sunn throws out a loose jab but Orton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunn lands with a straight right. Orton didn't see that one coming.
Orton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sunn counters with a low kick, right behind Orton 's knee.
Orton drops his hands momentarily and Sunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sunn finds it's way round the side to connect with Orton's head.
Sunn throws the left hand but Orton avoids the punch easily.
Sunn stuns Orton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sunn moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Orton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sunn works the jab nicely.
Sunn checks the leg kick.
Orton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sunn.
A shot to the liver by Sunn. Beautiful body shot.
Orton lands a nice looking body shot.
Orton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sunn tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
Sunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Orton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orton lands with a nice body punch.
Sunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orton.
Sunn stuns Orton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Sunn misses.
Crunch! Sunn slams his shin into Orton's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunn defending well as Orton loads up on a big left hand.
Sunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sunn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sunn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Sunn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sunn instigates a clinch.
Sunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sunn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sunn prevents a body shot from Orton.
Orton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sunn.
Orton has a couple of punches blocked by Sunn.
Sunn misses with a punch to the body.
Orton tries to score a body lock takedown but Sunn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sunn misses with the head strike.
Sunn misses with a punch to the body.
Sunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Orton.
Sunn misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sunn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Sunn.
Sunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunn.
Aki Sunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sunn with a jab.
Orton throws a poor cross that misses
and Sunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sunn lands a slapping body shot.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sunn.
Sunn lands a nice looking body shot.
Sunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orton's calf.
Orton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sunn dodges the punch combination from Orton.
Orton throws a low kick but Sunn avoids it.
Sunn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orton backs up against the cage.
Orton misses with a body shot.
Orton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunn misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunn lands with a good body shot.
Orton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Sunn cracks Orton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sunn lands with a good body shot.
Sunn throws a sloppy head kick and Orton moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sunn lands with a good body shot.
Orton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orton avoids the head kick by Sunn.
Sunn lands a nice hook to Orton's body. Orton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sunn lands a head kick. Orton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sunn throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Orton misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sunn.
Sunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orton connects with a jab.
Sunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Orton does no damage.
Sunn connects with a high kick.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.
Orton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orton misses with a looping right.
Sunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sunn cracks a nice hook into Orton's ribs.
Sunn closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Orton.
Sunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sunn lands a body punch.
Sunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sunn on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Sunn.
Sunn tries a body shot but Orton blocks it.
Aki Sunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunn can't find room to land a body shot as Orton controls the action.
Sunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Len Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sunn digs a right hand into Orton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orton's gas tank.
Orton tries to throw a body punch but Sunn avoids it by throwing Orton back against the cage.
Orton wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunn.
Sunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Sunn.
Sunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Sunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sunn pushes Orton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sunn pushes Orton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunn works on Orton's body with a couple of short punches.
Sunn cracks Orton with a nice body shot.
Sunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Sunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orton misses the jab.
Sunn clobbers Orton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Sunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sunn.
Sunn moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Sunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sunn dodges the punch combination from Orton.
Sunn lands the left hand.
Sunn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orton's head.
Sunn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Sunn finds it's way through Orton's defenses.
Sunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sunn connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sunn throws a series of punches but Orton avoids them all with ease.
Sunn scores with a head kick. Orton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sunn looks to land a right hand but Orton moved out of range.
Orton throws a hook but Sunn blocks it.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sunn moves away.
Orton connects with a nice looking jab.
Sunn misses with a head kick.
Orton swings for the body but Sunn moves out of range.
Sunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunn is just out of range.
Sunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Sunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Orton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton trying to control the position but Sunn is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton with the ground and pound but Sunn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Orton thows a huge punch but Sunn dodges it nicely.
Sunn manages to get to full guard.
Orton trying to control but Sunn is working from the bottom.
Len Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Sunn blocks nicely.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Sunn, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a strike but Sunn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Orton's guard.
Orton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sunn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sunn postures up and lands a big shot to Orton's brow.
Sunn working some strikes from top position.
Sunn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Sunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sunn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Sunn!
An out of breath Aki Sunn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bv Rasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Bv Rasp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
196 lbs
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202 lbs
27 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bv Rasp!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
Rasp takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson connects with a looping right hand.
Larsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rasp sprawling to the canvas! Rasp rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Larsson finish him?!
Rasp is rocked!
It looks like Bv Rasp has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson Throws a clean left jab. Larsson Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Rasp's chin! Rasp crumbles to the ground and Larsson follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Larsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vronsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Darnielle misses.
Darnielle just misses with a punch to the body.
Vronsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darnielle throws a solid leg kick but Vronsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darnielle.
Darnielle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vronsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vronsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darnielle.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown but Darnielle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vronsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Vronsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darnielle throws a leg kick which misses Vronsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Vronsky tries to avoid it.
Darnielle misses with a looping right.
Vronsky gets a takedown into half guard.
Vronsky is looking to pass Darnielle's guard but actually Darnielle recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Darnielle.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Darnielle is retaining full guard.
Darnielle is trying to control the position but Vronsky postures up.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Darnielle is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle keeping moving, preventing Vronsky from controlling successfully.
John Darnielle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Darnielle misses with a kick to the body.
Vronsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John Darnielle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Darnielle.
Vronsky takes a swing at Darnielle's ribcage but misses.
Vronsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darnielle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vronsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darnielle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darnielle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vronsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darnielle throws a sloppy head kick and Vronsky moves out of range easily.
Darnielle wants to clinch up but Vronsky keeps it at a distance.
Darnielle tries to clinch up but Vronsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Vronsky drives through with a takedown into Darnielle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vronsky lands a couple of digs.
Vronsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darnielle keeping full guard, as Vronsky tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Vronsky. No joy for Darnielle on that attempt.
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darnielle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vronsky misses with a body shot.
Vronsky jabs Darnielle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darnielle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Vronsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darnielle tries to bum rush Vronsky with a series of wild strikes but Vronsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darnielle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vronsky's head.
Vronsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darnielle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vronsky's head.
Vronsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darnielle.
Darnielle fails to land the takedown.
Vronsky cracks a nice hook into Darnielle's ribs.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darnielle.
Darnielle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vronsky.
Vronsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vronsky trying to pass the guard but Darnielle defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darnielle's head.
Vronsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Darnielle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vronsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darnielle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Darnielle trying to control from the bottom.
Darnielle won't allow Vronsky to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vronsky throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Darnielle to regain full guard.
Darnielle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vronsky trying to move into half guard but instead Darnielle has managed to sweep!
Vronsky wants to improve his position but instead Darnielle has moved into half guard.
Vronsky is looking for a sweep. Darnielle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is looking to control Darnielle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vronsky avoid being mounted?
Vronsky trying to get back to full guard but Darnielle takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Vronsky is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vronsky is looking to improve his position but Darnielle isn't that keen on the idea.
Vronsky tries to lock up and control but Darnielle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vronsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vronsky regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crunch! Darnielle slams his shin into Vronsky's torso.
Darnielle connects with a leg kick. Vronsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darnielle misses with a wild combination.
John Darnielle is winning the standup battle so far.
Darnielle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darnielle misses with a hook. Vronsky ducked under it nicely.
Vronsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darnielle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Darnielle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vronsky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vronsky showed some decent athleticism there.
Vronsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darnielle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vronsky with the ground and pound but Darnielle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Darnielle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Darnielle is retaining full guard.
Darnielle wants to hit a switch here but Vronsky passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Darnielle there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Vronsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vronsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darnielle is looking to escape.
Vronsky throwing strikes but Darnielle bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Darnielle passes Vronsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vronsky is trying to get back to full guard.
Vronsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vronsky keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Darnielle wants to pass the guard but Vronsky is defending well.
John Darnielle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Vronsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darnielle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darnielle - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnielle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darnielle tries to clinch but Vronsky moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Vronsky.
I've got Vronsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vronsky!
A relieved looking Michael Vronsky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redshaw has chosen ACDC - Skies on Fire as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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30
165 lbs
21 - 11 - 3 |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redshaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Redshaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redshaw moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Redshaw throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
Liu blocks a head kick by Redshaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Liu as he connects with a hook.
Redshaw misses with a wild body shot.
Liu fails with a takedown attempt.
Liu throws the left hand but Redshaw avoids the punch easily.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Redshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu scores with a jab.
Redshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liu sizes up Redshaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Redshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Redshaw back to the cage. Liu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redshaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redshaw scrambles back to his feet.
Redshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Redshaw rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu avoiding damage as Redshaw throws knees to the body.
Redshaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Liu prevents a body shot from Redshaw.
Liu lands with a short shot to the head.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redshaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redshaw fails with the takedown.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Redshaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu misses with a hook
and Redshaw counters with a straight right hand.
Liu thows a leg kick but Redshaw checks it
and Redshaw counters with a straight right hand.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liu tries to bum rush Redshaw with a series of wild strikes but Redshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Redshaw cracks Liu with a big elbow.
Redshaw is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redshaw working the body and head with strikes.
Redshaw is working Liu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Redshaw landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu is looking to regain half guard here but Redshaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Liu wants to control but Redshaw postures up.
Liu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Liu tries to bench press Redshaw off him but Redshaw keeps the position.
Redshaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
Liu is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redshaw working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Redshaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Redshaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redshaw sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Liu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Liu is looking for a sweep.
Redshaw working the ground and pound but Liu is defending the strikes.
Liu tries to improve position but can't.
Liu gets back to half guard.
Liu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu trying to control but Redshaw postures up.
Liu trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Redshaw manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Redshaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Redshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Redshaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liu.
Liu cracks a nice hook into Redshaw's ribs.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Redshaw saw that one coming.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redshaw moves away.
Liu tries to keep at a distance but Redshaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liu avoiding damage as Redshaw throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Redshaw as Liu tries to tie him up.
Redshaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lius head.
Redshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Redshaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liu blocks it with crossed arms.
Redshaw is looking to control Liu's arms but Liu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Redshaw has his back to the cage.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Redshaw trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
Liu pushes Redshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redshaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redshaw.
Redshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liu's elbow.
Liu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Liu tries to work over Redshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liu avoiding damage as Redshaw throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Redshaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liu avoids it.
A short left from Liu.
Redshaw is looking for a takedown.
Liu managing to block the knees to the body from Redshaw.
Liu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Redshaw.
Liu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redshaw's elbow.
Dexter Redshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu pushes Redshaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu misses with a punch to the body.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Redshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu is working Redshaw over against the cage.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Redshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Liu avoids the damage to the body.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Liu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redshaw's elbow.
Liu lands a body punch.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Redshaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liu avoids the body shot from Redshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liu lands the left hand.
Redshaw has closed the distance and engaged Liu in a clinch.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Redshaw controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Redshaw.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Liu avoids the damage to the body.
Redshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Liu.
Nice body punch from Redshaw.
Redshaw can't get the takedown.
Jie Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Redshaw.
Liu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Redshaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liu.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redshaw backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redshaw.
Redshaw tries to circle away but Liu has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu lands a shot to the body.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redshaw blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Redshaw.
Liu tries to work over Redshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redshaw trying to land knees to the body.
Redshaw slows down the pace here.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
Redshaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liu is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liu is defending well for now.
Redshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redshaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redshaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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 Jie Liu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redshaw has time to react.
Jie Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Redshaw clobbers Liu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Liu misses.
Redshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Redshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Redshaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Redshaw settles back down.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redshaw moves into range and clinches up with Liu.
Liu tries to stall but Redshaw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redshaw or not.
Redshaw wants a takedown but no success here.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redshaw backwards.
Liu looking to slow down the pace here.
Liu avoiding damage as Redshaw throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Liu avoids the damage to the body.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Liu avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redshaw.
Liu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Liu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redshaw is rocked!
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redshaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Liu finish him?
Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redshaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Redshaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Redshaw's shoulder, as Redshaw tries to avoid the shot.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Redshaw saw that one coming.
Redshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu throws a leg kick but Redshaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liu throws a body kick that misses
and Redshaw makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liu really felt that one!
Redshaw tries for a takedown but Liu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Redshaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Liu which made him look bad.
Jie Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Redshaw.
Redshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Redshaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liu avoids it really well and circles away.
Redshaw throws a head kick but Liu moves out of range.
Redshaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Redshaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu throws a chopping leg kick but Redshaw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redshaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
Redshaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Redshaw with that takedown attempt.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redshaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redshaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu lands with a big left! Redshaw is wobbled badly! Liu comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Redshaw to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jie Liu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lands a right hook to the body.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
That kick from Curry tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Curry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Curry takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Curry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curry walks into a jab.
Williams tries a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Curry moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a low kick as Curry jumps back.
Curry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Curry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Curry is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Curry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curry throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curry moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Curry misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Curry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Curry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Curry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
Williams throws a low kick but Curry moves out of range easily.
That kick from Williams tenderised Curry's leg. Curry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams jabs Curry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a leg kick but Curry checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
Curry misses with a straight left.
Curry scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams throws a leg kick but Curry checks it.
Williams jabs at Curry's body.
Curry checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Curry checks it.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Curry checks the leg kick.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curry cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Curry works the jab nicely.
Curry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curry thumps Williams with a low kick.
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Curry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curry scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams jabs Curry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Williams misses.
A jab from Curry misses.
A cross from Curry lands.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Curry counters with a right hand to the body.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Curry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Curry is out of range.
Williams throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curry lands a nice looking body shot.
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Curry lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Curry dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams moves out of range as Curry strikes.
Curry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curry lands a nice looking body shot.
Curry slips a jab from Williams.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry lands a jab.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Williams takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Curry sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Williams bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Curry!
A victorious Arthur Curry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perlito Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bueno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perlito Calzada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueno slips under a jab.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calzada lands a jab to the head.
Calzada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calzada connects with a single shot there.
Calzada misses with a body shot.
Calzada misses with a head kick.
Bueno jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueno. Calzada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno throws a leg kick but Calzada moved away.
Calzada throws a sloppy head kick and Bueno moves out of range easily.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bueno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bueno cracks Calzada with an open hand slap.
Calzada is rocked!
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Calzada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Calzada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno throws an overhand right that lands on Calzada's shoulder, as Calzada tries to avoid the shot.
Bueno misses with a looping left.
Bueno blocks a jab.
Calzada slips a jab from Bueno.
Bueno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calzada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Bueno looks to throw the jab but Calzada is out of range.
Bueno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bueno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calzada slips a jab from Bueno.
Calzada seems to have got his legs back now.
Bueno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calzada's sensitive parts.
Bueno drops Calzada with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bueno follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Bueno!
In his post fight interview, Pedro Bueno started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I SHOT THE SHERIFF. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Chong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hull is looking to chop away at Chong's legs.
Hull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hull looks to throw a body kick
letting Chong counter with a right hand.
Chong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hull looks to land a body kick but Chong moved away.
Chong lands with an overhand left.
Chong avoids a kick to the body.
Hull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Chong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hull moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull drives through and clinches with Chong against the cage.
Chong tries to work over Hull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hull trying to land knees to the body.
Hull trying to land knees to the body.
Hull blocking some punches.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Chong won't allow it.
Hull breaks the clinch.
Hull tries to clinch up
and Chong counters with a nice leg kick.
Chong misses with a two punch combination.
Hull looks for the body kick but Chong saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries a low kick but Chong avoids it.
Hull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chong's calf.
Hull looks to land a body kick but Chong moved away.
Hull pushes Chong away with a front kick.
Chong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull misses with a kick to the body
and Chong counters with a takedown into side control.
Chong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hull prevents Chong from moving into mount.
Chong trying to control the action but Hull is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong lands an elbow.
Hull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chong scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hull's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hull works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hull tries to roll over but Chong keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Hull is defending well.
Chong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hull defending well though.
Hull holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hull is trying to get back to full guard.
Chong is thwarting Hull's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chong is looking to take a break and control but Hull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Chong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hull throws out a leg kick but Chong moves out of range and Hull only half commits.
Hull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chong tries for a takedown but Hull sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hull lands a head kick!
It looks like Bob Chong has been cut.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hull.
Hull misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Hull tries to land a front kick but Chong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hull throws a leg kick
and Chong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chong.
Chong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hull seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hull has momentary wrist control but Chong slips an elbow through the middle.
Bob Chong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chong preventing the sweep.
Chong trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom.
Chong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chong throws a big elbow that misses.
Chong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hull is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chong dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is looking to regain half guard here but Chong keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Chong crashes against the mat.
Hull tries to improve position but can't.
Chong working the ground and pound from side control.
Hull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hull managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chong.
Chong prevents Hull from escaping the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Hull is right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull trying to remain calm as Chong controls from the top position.
Hull manages to get back to half guard.
Hull wants to control but Chong is keeping busy.
Hull tries to get to full guard but Chong has control of the leg.
Chong trying to mount his opponent but Hull defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hull is looking to improve his position.
Chong throwing shots but Hull is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Hull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chong avoids a kick to the body.
Chong blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hull!
Hull throws a wild body kick that Chong sees coming a mile off.
Hull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chong.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hull is looking to land body kicks.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but Chong avoids it.
Hull throws a body kick that misses
and Chong counters with a one-two to the body.
Chong jabs Hull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Hull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hull.
Chong thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into Chong's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hull tries to land a leg kick but Chong saw it coming and moves away.
Chong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chong thows a body shot but no joy.
Hull is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Hull as he checks the leg kick.
Hull lands a nice looking body kick.
Chong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Mike Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chong blocks a head kick by Hull.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Hull scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Chong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Hull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chong.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and Chong moves out of range easily.
Hull doesn't manage to clinch there - Chong circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chong throws a nice looking combination but Hull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike Hull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hull is looking to clinch but Chong is avoiding it.
Hull tries to land a front kick but Chong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hull defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chong.
Chong misses with a leg kick
and Hull counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chong swats away the attempt to clinch by Hull.
Chong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and Chong moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hull!
Hull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chong moves out of range of the body kick from Hull.
Chong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Chong sees coming a mile off.
Hull lands with a kick to the temple. Chong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hull closes the distance and pushes Chong back into the cage.
Hull trying to land knees to the body.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chong.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but Chong avoids it.
Hull looks for the body kick but Chong saw that one coming.
Hull looks for the body kick but Chong saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hull.
A head kick from Hull lands but Chong takes it in his stride.
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!
Hull throws a solid leg kick but Chong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hull.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch but Chong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hull - that will leave a mark!
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
Hull tries to land a front kick but Chong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull scores with a spinning back kick!
Hull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Chong down.
Hull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chong's sensitive parts.
Hull throws a head kick that half lands.
Hull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chong takes a step back to recover.
Chong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chong blocks a head kick by Hull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chong moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chong throws a leg kick but Hull moved away.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hull misses with a body kick.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chong avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chong.
Chong blocks the body kick.
Hull lands with a kick to the temple. Chong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch but Hull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong misses with a straight left.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hull.
Chong moves out of range of the body kick.
Chong throws a one two combo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chong blocks the body kick.
Chong misses with a body kick.
Chong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hull.
Hull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chong's sensitive parts.
Bob Chong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hull lands with a nice body kick.
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong misses with a wild body shot.
Chong misses with a wild combination.
Chong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chong throws a lazy right hand but Hull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hull scores with a kick to the body.
Hull misses with a head kick.
Chong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chong will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
Hull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hull - that will leave a mark!
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chong tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Chong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hull's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hull!
Mike Hull is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Mike Hull thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karnak Mandazur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandazur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cullen. Cullen obviously looking to wear him down.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Mandazur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen lunges at Mandazur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mandazur's hand.
Cullen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mandazur if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.
Cullen feints and as Mandazur raises his hands in defense, Cullen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cullen throws a big elbow that misses.
Mandazur is pulling down on Cullen's head to control his posture.
Cullen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a big elbow that misses.
Cullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cullen throwing strikes from guard but Mandazur blocks nicely.
Cullen throws a big elbow that misses.
Mandazur pulls Cullen in close to prevent any damage.
Cullen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mandazur is retaining full guard.
Mandazur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur wants to sweep here but Cullen controlling him for the moment.
Cullen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mandazur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandazur controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
Cullen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cullen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throwing strikes but missing.
Cullen throws a strike but Mandazur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cullen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mandazur!
Mandazur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mandazur tries to lock up and control but Cullen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cullen landing punches.
Cullen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mandazur because Cullen loaded up on that one.
Mandazur 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.
Mandazur gets back to half guard.
Mandazur tries to get to full guard but Cullen has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandazur gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassidy Cullen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.
Cullen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mandazur tries to sprawl out of it but Cullen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mandazur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mandazur swivels and escapes.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Mandazur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cullen thinking.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Cullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a head kick but Mandazur moves out of range.
Cullen misses with a takedown attempt - Mandazur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandazur blocks a leg kick.
Cullen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mandazur is fending him off so far but Cullen persists. Nope, Mandazur circles away and we're back to standing.
Mandazur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cullen.
Mandazur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. Mandazur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Mandazur moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandazur controls his hands.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Cullen has picked Mandazur up - he's going for a ride! Cullen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen looks to land a strike but Mandazur avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cullen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mandazur holds on and takes a little breather.
Cullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur looking to control but Cullen passes into half guard.
Mandazur wants to improve his position but Cullen is controlling well.
Mandazur works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mandazur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cullen's guard.
Mandazur's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cullen keeping full guard, as Mandazur tries to pass.
Cullen is looking to sweep but instead, Mandazur has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cullen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mandazur jumps into side control!
Mandazur is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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 Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cullen thows a leg kick but Mandazur checks it
and Mandazur counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandazur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cullen shoots in and bounces Mandazur off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mandazur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mandazur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur looking to control.
Cullen throwing strikes from guard but Mandazur blocks nicely.
Mandazur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karnak Mandazur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick by Cullen misses
and Mandazur counters with a good low kick that Cullen was not able to check.
Mandazur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cullen throws a chopping leg kick but Mandazur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mandazur.
Karnak Mandazur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandazur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandazur stuffs the takedown attempt from Cullen. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandazur stuffs the takedown attempt from Cullen. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kassidy Cullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cullen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mandazur pinned against the cage. Mandazur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen throws a body punch but Mandazur moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fails with the takedown.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cullen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mandazur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cullen scores with a head kick. Mandazur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cullen tries for a takedown but Mandazur circles away easily
and Mandazur counters with a low kick, right behind Cullen 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cullen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandazur tries to buck Cullen off but Cullen is having none of it.
Mandazur is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mandazur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cullen scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mandazur has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mandazur is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kassidy Cullen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cullen has a takedown stuffed.
Mandazur blocks a low kick nicely.
Cullen jabs Mandazur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mandazur circles away.
Cullen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mandazur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Mandazur moves into the clinch.
Mandazur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cullen blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
Mandazur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cullen lands a hook that snaps the head of Mandazur backwards.
Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cullen tries to pull guard but Mandazur holds him up against the cage and eventually Cullen drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandazur pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandazur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandazur works on Cullen's body with a couple of short punches.
Mandazur lands with a short shot to the head.
Mandazur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen goes for a takedown attempt but Mandazur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cullen. That's going to slow Mandazur down.
Cullen misses with a right hand
and Mandazur counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a jab when Mandazur was well out of range.
Cullen thows a leg kick but Mandazur checks it
and Mandazur counters with an inside leg kick.
Cullen thumps Mandazur with a low kick.
Cullen tries to land a body kick
and Mandazur counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandazur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mandazur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cullen!
Cullen shoots in and drives through. Mandazur sprawls well.
Cullen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mandazur circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cullen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cullen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mandazur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandazur controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Mandazur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandazur keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karnak Mandazur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Cullen throws a head kick that half lands.
Mandazur checks the leg kick.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses
letting Mandazur counter with a right hand.
Cullen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mandazur defends it nicely.
Cullen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mandazur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Mandazur'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.
Cullen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Mandazur to counter with a crisp jab.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Mandazur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Mandazur's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandazur tries to avoid it.
Mandazur blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but Mandazur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Mandazur counters by clinching up.
Karnak Mandazur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen prevents a body shot from Mandazur.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Cullen throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandazur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cullen pulls guard successfully.
Mandazur is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen 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.
Cullen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen working for a triangle but Mandazur defends it easily.
Cullen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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 Kassidy Cullen.
I think Cullen 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 William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassidy Cullen!
Kassidy Cullen is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kassidy Cullen made sure he mentioned Hell's Balls Recovery (160), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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