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HMFL Fight Night 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kringle comes to the cage accompanied by Wating on the world to change, by John Mayer. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Everything Zen- Bush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris Kringle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kringle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones cracks the inside of Kringle's front leg.
Kringle works the jab nicely.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kringle finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
A lazy left from Kringle finds it's target.
Jones is rocked!
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!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kringle finish him?
Kringle misses with a wild body shot.
Kringle takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Kringle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Kringle.
A right hand to the body from Kringle.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kringle has managed to clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kringle is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kringle has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kringle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kringle avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kringle obliges.
Jones taking a breather.
Kringle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Kringle.
Jones looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Kringle.
Kringle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Kringle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kringle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kringle ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kringle takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones presses Kringle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kringle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kringle struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Kringle tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kringle back against the cage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Kringle avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones is looking to control Kringle's arms but Kringle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Kringle lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Kringle.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kringle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kringle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kringle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kringle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kringle.
Kringle throwing strikes but missing.
Kringle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kringle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kringle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kringle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kringle throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kringle.
Kringle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kringle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones controls Kringle momentarily but Kringle frees himself.
Kringle tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones slips a jab from Kringle.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Kringle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kringle takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Kringle wants to clinch.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Kringle moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kringle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Kringle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looks to land a combination. Kringle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chris Kringle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kringle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kringle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kringle scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Kringle won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Kringle prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Kringle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kringle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kringle wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kringle landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kringle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones pushes Kringle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Kringle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kringle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kringle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Kringle landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones tries to hold on but Kringle postures up.
Kringle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chris Kringle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Kringle postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Jones is out cold - huge knockout for Kringle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Kringle!
Chris Kringle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asbolus Pholus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective comes to the cage accompanied by Barricade. Random Collective has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asbolus Pholus!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pholus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pholus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collective doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collective manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collective trying to control but Pholus is working from the bottom.
Pholus wants to stand but Collective is controlling the position.
Collective stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pholus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collective sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pholus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pholus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collective can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Collective trying to control but Pholus is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pholus keeping full guard, as Collective tries to pass.
Pholus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pholus pushes a forearm under Collective's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Collective is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Asbolus Pholus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria comes to the cage accompanied by Waltz from Les Sylphides. Medranda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buck dich. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
38 - 19 - 0 |
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187 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medranda 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.
Medranda rushes Astoria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Astoria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Medranda trying to control the position but instead, Astoria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Medranda into the cage.
Astoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Medranda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Medranda.
Astoria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medranda struggles to land a body shot inside as Astoria controls his hands.
Astoria avoids a wild elbow strike from Medranda.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Medranda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Astoria's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Astoria.
Medranda working aggressively here.
Astoria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medranda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Astoria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Medranda fails to land.
Medranda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Astoria is defending well for now.
Medranda gets through Astoria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Astoria prevents a body shot from Medranda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Medranda on the inside.
Medranda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astoria.
Medranda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astoria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astoria lands a hook that snaps the head of Medranda backwards.
Medranda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astoria backwards.
Medranda blocking some punches.
Astoria prevents a body shot from Medranda.
A head punch on the inside from Astoria fails to land.
Astoria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medranda.
Medranda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astoria.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medranda.
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!
Medranda is leaning against Astoria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Medranda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Medranda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Astoria tries a knee to the head but Medranda blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Astorias head.
Medranda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Medranda.
Astoria is breathing heavily.
Medranda lands a body punch.
Medranda misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Medranda.
Medranda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Medranda lands with a light punch inside.
Astoria is rocked!
Good body shot from Medranda.
Oh Astoria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Medranda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Medranda lands a body punch.
Medranda lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Astoria to his knees! Medranda keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Medranda!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Medranda thanked Backyard Fighting for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillip McClelland has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip McClelland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland misses with a low kick.
McClelland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McClelland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClelland lands a takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to cinch up a triangle. McClelland throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Johnson's body to avoid the submission. Johnson has instead reached around McClelland's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Johnson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hu Kokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hu Kokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Refn moves away from the strike by Kokov.
Refn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kokov, pushing him back against the cage.
Refn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kokov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Refn to the mat. Refn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Refn wants to control the position but Kokov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Refn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kokov.
Kokov prevents Refn from improving his position.
Kokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Refn trying to hold on to Kokov's head to control him but Kokov postures up.
Kokov misses with a head shot. Refn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Refn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing that Kokov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokov landing with the ground and pound.
Kokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Refn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Refn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kokov has passed into side control.
Refn is looking for a sweep.
Kokov throws an elbow but Refn slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kokov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kokov tries to score with some ground and pound. Refn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Refn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kokov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kokov trying to control the action but Refn is working from the bottom.
Refn struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kokov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Refn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Refn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kokov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Refn some visible discomfort.
Kokov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Refn is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Kokov.
Refn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kokov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kokov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Refn struggling a bit here.
Refn is looking to regain half guard here but Kokov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Refn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kokov.
Kokov working the head and body with strikes.
Kokov throws an elbow but Refn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Refn sneaks back into half guard.
Refn has his hands clasped together around Kokov's back. He's all about the action.
Refn is trying to get back to full guard.
Kokov 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Refn trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hu Kokov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Refn misses with a body shot.
Refn tries for a takedown but Kokov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Refn stalks Kokov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kokov's face. Kokov staggers backwards, shaken.
Nicolas Refn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Refn wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Refn misses its intended target.
Refn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Refn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kokov defends well and Refn ends up having to push Kokov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kokov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Refn misses.
Refn throws a hook but Kokov avoids it easily.
Refn doesn't manage to clinch there - Kokov circles away.
Refn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kokov as he jumps to the side.
Hu Kokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Refn.
Kokov misses with an uppercut
and Refn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hu Kokov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokov scores with a nice strike.
Kokov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Refn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Refn throws a head punch that misses.
Kokov lands a body punch.
Kokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Refn.
Kokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Refn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kokov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kokov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Refn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokov can't find room to land a body shot as Refn controls the action.
Refn is looking to control Kokov's arms but Kokov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Refn has his back to the cage.
Kokov prevents Refn from breaking the clinch.
Kokov stalls.
Kokov has Refn pressed against the cage, preventing Refn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Refn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Refn misses with a punch to the body.
Kokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Refn manages to break the clinch.
Kokov misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kokov.
Refn looks to land a right hand but Kokov moved out of range.
Kokov misses with a looping right.
Refn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Refn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Refn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kokov misses with an uppercut. Refn saw that one coming.
Kokov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Refn misses.
Refn misses with a left hand
and Kokov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kokov moves out of range as Refn strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Refn.
A big right from Refn misses.
Refn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokov moves away from the strike by Refn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Refn tries to clinch but Kokov moves out of range.
Refn misses with a looping right.
Refn is looking to clinch but Kokov is avoiding it.
Kokov lands an overhand right.
Refn misses with a hook to the body
and Kokov counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Refn tries to clinch but Kokov moves away
and Kokov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Refn working a defensive guard here.
Kokov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kokov throwing strikes from guard but Refn blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Refn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hu Kokov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hu Kokov's cut.
That's time! Kokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Refn wants to clinch up but Kokov keeps it at a distance.
Refn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kokov tries to avoid it but Refn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kokov to the ground. Kokov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Refn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokov.
Kokov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Refn misses with a hook
and Kokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Refn swings for the body but Kokov moves out of range.
Kokov lands with a nice body punch.
Refn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Refn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Refn dives in for a single leg takedown but Kokov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Refn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Refn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kokov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Refn can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokov trying to control the position but Refn is working away.
Kokov working away.
Kokov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kokov is trying to get an arm triangle but Refn is defending well.
Refn tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Refn wants to control but Kokov is having none of it.
Hu Kokov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Refn is trying desperately to improve position.
Refn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Refn tries to reverse the position but Kokov maintains control.
Kokov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Refn is looking to escape.
Kokov is really struggling to control Refn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Refn wants to control but Kokov is having none of it.
Refn is in a horrible position here. Kokov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Refn wants to control but Kokov is having none of it.
Kokov working the ground and pound effectively.
Kokov wants to control the pace but Refn is squirming around nicely.
Nicolas Refn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Refn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Refn is working to get back to half guard.
Kokov controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokov wants to control the pace but Refn is squirming around nicely.
Refn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kokov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Refn is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokov content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hu Kokov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kokov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hu Kokov!
An out of breath Hu Kokov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thomas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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38
127 lbs
28 - 41 - 0 |
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148 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Svend Sved!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sved cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sved drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Sved stalling against the cage.
Sved lands a left hand.
Thomas jumps guard but Sved stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sved lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thomas is rocked!
Sved lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Sved!
In his post fight interview, Svend Sved gave a big smile as he said 'Give me Warwick Martigan next, he's a sissy!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyprien Noe Cyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyr comes to the cage accompanied by Frog Song. Cyprien Noe Cyr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
220 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyprien Noe Cyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyr tries to clinch but Young moves away
letting Young counter with a right hand.
It looks like Cyprien Noe Cyr has been cut.
Cyr is looking to clinch.
Cyr throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young thuds a left hand into Cyr's body.
Cyr tries to clinch up.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cyr.
It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cyr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young lands with a hook. Cyr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young lands with a straight right. Cyr didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Cyr.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cyr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyr tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Cyr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cyr tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cyr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cyr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cyr at a distance.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Cyr.
Cyr clinches with his opponent.
Cyr misses with a knee to the head.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Cyr.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cyr.
Cyr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Cyr throws an elbow but it misses.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Cyr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cyr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Young has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cyr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young punishes Cyr's body with a nice straight punch.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cyr doesn't seem bothered though.
Cyr is breathing heavily.
Cyr tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Cyr moves to clinch but Young breaks away
and Young counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cyr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cyr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Cyr tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cyr counters by moving into the clinch.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young is trying to break the clinch but Cyr is controlling him.
Cyr misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Cyr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyr tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Good body shot from Young.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young cracks Cyr with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cyr.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young jabs Cyr right on the nose. Cyr blinks but takes it well.
Cyr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cyr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Cyr is rocked!
Young connects with a combination that backs up Cyr into the cage. Young lands a flurry of punches that gets past Cyr's guard. Cyr is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Young bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernst Young!
Ernst Young seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
156 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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29
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King doesn't manage to clinch there - St pierre circles away.
St pierre swinging wildly here.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St pierre swinging wildly here.
St pierre digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
We've been told by St pierre's head coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King tries to clinch up but St pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St pierre defends it nicely.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St pierre swinging wildly here.
King moves in looking to clinch but St pierre pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King wants to stand but St pierre is controlling the position.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
St pierre drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick St pierre off! St pierre jumps back into King's guard.
St pierre won't allow King to get back to his feet.
St pierre wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St pierre wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King strikes from his own guard.
St pierre throwing strikes but missing.
King keeping full guard, as St pierre tries to pass.
St pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St pierre wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King wants to stand and escape but St pierre is having none of it.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St pierre is controlling him.
St pierre trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre preventing the sweep.
St pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King tries to escape but St pierre is in control.
St pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St pierre has worked his way into a potential kimura here. King is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. St pierre yanks on the arm and King is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by St pierre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St pierre!
George St pierre took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'hopes to fight newcomers with good records, just to prove that experience and age beats everything.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case. Ioannidis has chosen If I Can't - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
178 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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23
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannidis gets caught flat footed, as Little shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little connects with a couple of short punches.
Ioannidis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ioannidis trying to control the position.
Little trying to control but Ioannidis is working from the bottom.
Little pushing down on Ioannidis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ioannidis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Little.
Little moves into full mount! Ioannidis won't be happy about that!
Ioannidis wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Ioannidis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ioannidis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Little working the ground and pound effectively.
Ioannidis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've been hearing that Little has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Ioannidis is trying desperately to improve position.
Ioannidis is squirming around, avoiding Little's attempts to control the action.
Little lands a heavy elbow.
Little can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ioannidis is looking to escape.
Little lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ioannidis is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis is bucking up trying to escape but Little cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ioannidis is looking to improve his position but Little isn't that keen on the idea.
Little avoids the attempt from Ioannidis to control.
Little working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Little breaks from Ioannidis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Little landing shots from mount.
Ioannidis is in a horrible position here. Little smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Little 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.
Little lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ioannidis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little with the ground and pound from mount.
Ioannidis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ioannidis is rocked!
Little can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ioannidis is looking to escape.
Ioannidis wants to control but Little is having none of it.
Little in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Little tries to control but Ioannidis wriggling away.
Little looking to finish Ioannidis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ioannidis!
Ioannidis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Little with shots to the head and body - Ioannidis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ioannidis tries to reverse the position but Little maintains control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ioannidis?
Ioannidis is still in real trouble! Can Little finish him?
A big strike lands for Little! That's really hurt Ioannidis and he's turned his back - Little keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Little jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Little!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Little thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandeco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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34
202 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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28
190 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Granite chin |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandeco Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Afolabi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
Afolabi tries to clinch up.
Afolabi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Afolabi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Afolabi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua has closed the distance and engaged Afolabi in a clinch.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Afolabi tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Afolabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.
Afolabi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Afolabi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Afolabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Afolabi does no damage.
Rua clobbers Afolabi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Afolabi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua lands with a hook. Afolabi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Afolabi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua forces Afolabi back against the cage and clinches.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Afolabi's face.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Afolabi's ribcage.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Afolabi's takedown attempt.
Wandeco Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Afolabi.
Afolabi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Afolabi looks winded!
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua keeps control of Afolabi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Afolabi.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua pushes Afolabi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Afolabi's face.
Afolabi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Afolabi's face.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua has Afolabi pressed against the cage.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Afolabi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua is leaning against Afolabi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandeco Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua cracks the inside of Afolabi's front leg.
Afolabi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Afolabi duly obliges.
Rua forces Afolabi back against the cage and clinches.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Afolabi's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Afolabi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua has Afolabi pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Afolabi is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rua - that's hurt Afolabi badly! Oh, another knee lands and Afolabi is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Afolabi doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wandeco Rua!
Wandeco Rua gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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