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HMFL 91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrian Ashoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karwowski has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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214 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrian Ashoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylwester Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karwowski.
Karwowski blocks a head kick by Ashoka.
Karwowski throws a hook to the side of Ashoka's head but Ashoka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karwowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ashoka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ashoka misses with a left hand
and Karwowski counters with a shoot takedown. Ashoka fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karwowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karwowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karwowski wants to control from the top but Ashoka keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Ashoka controlling Karwowski's posture.
Sylwester Karwowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Karwowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ashoka takes one to the side of the head.
Karwowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ashoka in his tracks.
Karwowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashoka. Karwowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrian Ashoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ashoka in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashoka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karwowski's calf.
Karwowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karwowski lunges at Ashoka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ashoka's hand.
Ashoka walks into a stiff left hand from Karwowski.
Karwowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ashoka misses with a few strikes there.
Ashoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karwowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashoka.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karwowski. Ashoka shrugs it off though.
Karwowski lands a body shot.
Ashoka throws a jab when Karwowski was well out of range.
Ashoka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karwowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ashoka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karwowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Karwowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ashoka doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski cracks Ashoka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karwowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ashoka defends it nicely.
We've been told by Ashoka's head coaches at Darwinism that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karwowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ashoka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashoka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karwowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Ashoka is looking to slow Karwowski down with leg kicks.
Ashoka throws a leg kick
and Karwowski counters with a series of strikes that sends Ashoka to the canvas! Karwowski follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Ashoka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashoka wants to sweep but no luck.
Oh Ashoka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karwowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ashoka seems to have got his legs back now.
Karwowski trying to control but Ashoka is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karwowski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ashoka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ashoka tries to free his leg and advance position but Karwowski is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Karwowski finds it's way through Ashoka's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylwester Karwowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ashoka throws a leg kick
enabling Karwowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Karwowski connects with a looping right hand.
Ashoka lands a left and a right that send Karwowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Ashoka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Karwowski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karwowski lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ashoka sprawling to the canvas. Karwowski follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ashoka hang on?
Karwowski is still in real trouble! Can Ashoka finish him?
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.
Ashoka manages to get to full guard.
Ashoka pulls Karwowski in to control the position.
Karwowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashoka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karwowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Karwowski throws an elbow that misses. Ashoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karwowski's guard. Nice move by Ashoka!
Karwowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karwowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karwowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski looking to ground and pound but Ashoka is blocking nicely.
Karwowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ashoka hang on?
Karwowski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ashoka manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Ashoka, under a barage of strikes from Karwowski.
Karwowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ashoka's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karwowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karwowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karwowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Ashoka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Karwowski pushes down on Ashoka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karwowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski is trying to control. Ashoka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ashoka is doing well to control the position and prevent Karwowski from advancing to side control.
Karwowski trying to control from half guard but Ashoka is working away.
Karwowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashoka defending well though.
Karwowski looks to land a strike but Ashoka avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ashoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski wants to pass the guard but Ashoka is keeping the position.
Karwowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ashoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karwowski postures up in Ashoka's guard and throws a big left but Ashoka blocks it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karwowski controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sylwester Karwowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ashoka. That's going to slow Karwowski down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylwester Karwowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ashoka misses with a hook
and Karwowski counters with a three punch combo that has Ashoka backing up. Ashoka nods at Karwowski to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Darrian Ashoka has been cut.
Ashoka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ashoka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karwowski misses with an uppercut. Ashoka saw that one coming.
Good work by Karwowski as he checks the leg kick.
Ashoka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwowski throws a lazy right hand but Ashoka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karwowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ashoka lunges at Karwowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karwowski's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashoka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karwowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karwowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Ashoka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karwowski is trying to work for a kimura but Ashoka is defending well.
Ashoka is not content to let Karwowski control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karwowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karwowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karwowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darrian Ashoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ashoka reverses the position - he's now on top in Karwowski's guard.
Karwowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Karwowski, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darrian Ashoka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karwowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karwowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ashokas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karwowski throws a body punch but Ashoka moves out of range.
Karwowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski throws a right hand that Ashoka ducks under and follows up with a left that Ashoka also avoids with ease.
Karwowski lands with a cross.
Ashoka looks for the body kick but Karwowski saw that one coming.
Karwowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karwowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ashoka misses with a head kick.
Karwowski throws a body punch but Ashoka moves out of range.
Ashoka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karwowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashoka takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwowski works the jab nicely.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karwowski throws a strike but Ashoka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karwowski.
Karwowski wants to pass the guard but Ashoka is keeping the position.
Sylwester Karwowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karwowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ashoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwowski throws an elbow that misses. Ashoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karwowski's guard. Nice move by Ashoka!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sylwester Karwowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karwowski 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylwester Karwowski!
Our winner, Sylwester Karwowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jello Biafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jello Biafra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biafra on the side of the head.
It looks like Jello Biafra has been cut.
Biafra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick from Biafra lands but Hawkins takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Biafra moves out of range.
Hawkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Biafra trying to control the position.
Hawkins is in close to Biafra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Biafra seems keen to control Hawkins's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses. Biafra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawkins's guard. Nice move by Biafra!
Biafra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biafra trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Biafra won't allow Hawkins to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biafra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biafra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biafra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Biafra prevents Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Biafra works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawkins is pulling down on Biafra's head. It's preventing any offense from Biafra, at least for the moment.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biafra.
Hawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biafra stops Hawkins from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biafra throws a big elbow that misses.
Biafra landing some decent shots from guard.
Biafra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biafra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biafra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biafra.
Biafra thows a huge punch but Hawkins dodges it nicely.
Biafra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Biafra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Biafra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biafra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biafra.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Biafra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biafra trying to control the action but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Biafra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hawkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biafra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Biafra is working for a kimura but Hawkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Biafra looks to land a strike but Hawkins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biafra landing some decent shots from guard.
Biafra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biafra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biafra prevents Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Hawkins looks winded!
Biafra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkins is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biafra throwing strikes from guard but Hawkins blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Biafra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jello Biafra'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.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Biafra.
Biafra shoots for a takedown but Hawkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Biafra lands with a good body shot.
Hawkins fails with the takedown.
Biafra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biafra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Biafra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Biafra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hawkins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Biafra is in Hawkins's guard.
Biafra stops Hawkins from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Biafra from controlling successfully.
Biafra 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.
Hawkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Biafra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Biafra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biafra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biafra.
Biafra throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Biafra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biafra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.
Hawkins gets full guard.
Biafra chips away with some ground and pound.
Biafra is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Hawkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Biafra prevents Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Biafra postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to stand up but Biafra is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Biafra from controlling successfully.
Biafra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkins is looking to stand up but Biafra isn't so interested in that idea.
Biafra throws a big elbow that misses.
Biafra postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
Biafra throwing strikes from guard but Hawkins blocks nicely.
Hawkins wants to stand up but Biafra is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biafra throwing strikes but missing.
Biafra wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Biafra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Biafra postures up.
Biafra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biafra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Biafra advances position into side control!
Hawkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biafra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biafra throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Biafra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Biafra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Biafra misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Biafra is chipping away with strikes.
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Biafra misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Biafra drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biafra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Biafra working the head with strikes.
Hawkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Biafra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jello Biafra'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. This is the final round!
Biafra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.
Hawkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Biafra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Biafra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jello Biafra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biafra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.
Biafra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biafra somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Biafra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biafra throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins darts in and clinches Biafra up against the cage.
Hawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawkins is working for takedown but Biafra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Biafra has picked Hawkins up - he's going for a ride! Biafra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biafra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Biafra is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biafra is looking for a kimura but Hawkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Biafra to get the leverage.
Hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Biafra prevents Hawkins from standing back up.
Hawkins has hold of Biafra's hands but Biafra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Biafra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.
Biafra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biafra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins pushes Biafra off looking to stand but Biafra dives back in and keeps control.
Biafra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biafra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biafra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Biafra.
Biafra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Biafra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawkins is looking to escape.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biafra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Biafra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Biafra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biafra.
Biafra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Biafra thows a huge punch but Hawkins dodges it nicely.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Biafra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Biafra working over Hawkins with some ground and pound. Hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Biafra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Biafra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Biafra throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biafra.
Biafra working Hawkins over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Biafra there.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to maintain the position but Biafra is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biafra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawkins is trying to stand up here but Biafra is controlling him well.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biafra.
Nice strikes from Biafra there.
Biafra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Biafra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Biafra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biafra trying to control from half guard but Hawkins is working away.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biafra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello Biafra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Biafra, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jello Biafra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedict Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz dives in and grabs Sunshine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sunshine pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sunshine.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sunshine tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sunshine to the ground. Sunshine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Sunshine misses.
Sunshine fails to land with a series of punches.
Sunshine just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peter Sunshine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedict Cruz.
Sunshine misses the jab.
Sunshine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunshine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sunshine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sunshine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz moves out of range as Sunshine strikes.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sunshine.
Sunshine is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cruz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sunshine connects with a jab.
Sunshine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sunshine did well to prevent Cruz getting side control.
Sunshine trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sunshine, who protects the arm well.
Sunshine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sunshine can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Sunshine sneaks back into half guard.
Sunshine's coaches at Hardcore Elite Private Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sunshine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunshine is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands up and beckons Sunshine to join him on the feet.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sunshine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter Sunshine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunshine.
Sunshine misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Sunshine.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sunshine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunshine is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sunshine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sunshine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz slips under a jab from Sunshine.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Sunshine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sunshine misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Peter Sunshine is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunshine loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Sunshine scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sunshine tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sunshine to the ground. Sunshine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz scores with a takedown into Sunshine's guard.
Sunshine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sunshine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Sunshine controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Sunshine keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sunshine is keeping the position for now.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Sunshine has wrist control.
Sunshine wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Sunshine is retaining full guard.
Sunshine trying to control the position.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunshine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Sunshine sprawls well.
Sunshine lands a jab-cross combination.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sunshine throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Sunshine throws a monster overhand right that drops Cruz! Sunshine follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Sunshine!
Our winner, Peter Sunshine, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyprien Noe Cyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frog Song. Fidel Bautista could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cyprien Noe Cyr's chin.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyprien Noe Cyr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with a low kick as Cyr jumps back.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyr.
Cyr moves away from the strike by Bautista.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyr.
Cyr misses with a wild combination.
Bautista takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cyr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bautista is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cyr tries to land a front kick but Bautista steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyr lands with a kick to the temple. Bautista shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Fidel Bautista has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Cyr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Cyr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Cyr misses
and Bautista counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cyr thinking.
Cyr throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bautista.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bautista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Bautista misses.
Cyr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bautista napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cyr working away.
Cyr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bautista keeps working.
Bautista wants to control but Cyr postures up.
Cyr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautista can't do much from the bottom here.
Bautista is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Cyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Cyr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bautista tries to bench press Cyr off him but Cyr keeps the position.
Cyr wants to control but Bautista is keeping him busy.
Bautista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista struggling a bit here.
Cyr misses with the ground and pound.
Bautista is trying to improve his position.
Cyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cyr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cyr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Cyr working away.
Bautista gets back to half guard.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Cyr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cyr is stalling here. Bautista is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cyr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bautista has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bautista staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Cyr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyprien Noe Cyr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Bautista's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice combo by Cyr! Oh, that's hurt him - Bautista falls to the canvas and Cyr follows him into side control.
Bautista is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Bautista is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Bautista seems to have got his legs back now.
Bautista is working hard here to advance position.
Cyr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cyr tries to score with some ground and pound. Bautista controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bautista can't do much from the bottom here.
Cyr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bautista is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cyr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to get back to half guard.
Cyr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bautista is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cyr is trying to get an arm triangle but Bautista is defending well.
Cyr tries for a kimura but Bautista is defending well.
Bautista struggling a bit here.
Bautista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Cyr working away.
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Cyr takes a little break here. Bautista wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyr is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bautista is trying to escape and Cyr transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bautista is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cyr! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cyprien Noe Cyr!
A relieved looking Cyprien Noe Cyr 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri CoxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Got Yourself a Gun . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri CoxX!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CoxX looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soprano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Soprano wants it to stay on the feet.
Soprano slaps away a takedown attempt from CoxX, before circling back to the center of the mat.
CoxX swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soprano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Soprano cracks the inside of CoxX's front leg.
Good leg kick by Soprano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soprano throws a jab when CoxX was well out of range.
CoxX uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soprano.
CoxX ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Sloppy strikes from CoxX. Those never looked like landing.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
CoxX moves into the clinch successfully.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CoxX blocks the body kick.
Soprano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
CoxX misses with the combination.
Soprano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by CoxX.
Soprano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
CoxX looks for a takedown but Soprano sprawls well.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri CoxX.
CoxX staying out of range there.
Soprano works CoxX's body with a nice hook.
CoxX staying out of range there.
Soprano jabs at CoxX's body.
Soprano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Soprano tries a head kick but it misses.
CoxX has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soprano swings for the body but CoxX moves out of range.
Soprano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from CoxX is defended easily by Soprano.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soprano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from CoxX.
CoxX sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
CoxX takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soprano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soprano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Soprano.
CoxX shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soprano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Soprano pulls CoxX in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano wants to stand but CoxX is controlling the position.
Soprano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
CoxX lands a couple of digs.
Soprano is looking for a triangle but CoxX pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano pushes CoxX off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from CoxX. Those never looked like landing.
Soprano lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Soprano. Beautiful body shot.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
CoxX fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
CoxX shoots in for a takedown but Soprano shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano throws the left hand but CoxX avoids the punch easily.
Soprano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soprano lands a nice shot to the body.
CoxX takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
CoxX lands a glancing blow to the side of Soprano's head.
CoxX misses with a double jab.
CoxX steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soprano. That one must have hurt.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
CoxX on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soprano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
CoxX will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soprano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Soprano.
Soprano scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but CoxX was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano.
Soprano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soprano throws a push kick but CoxX slaps the foot to one side.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by CoxX or perhaps it was just good defense by Soprano which made him look bad.
CoxX rushes Soprano and presses him up against the cage.
CoxX drags the fight down to the ground.
CoxX can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soprano controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soprano got a little sloppy there for a moment and CoxX has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soprano has managed to get both his arms back between CoxX's legs - danger averted.
Soprano won't allow CoxX to sweep him here.
CoxX working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soprano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soprano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soprano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soprano tries to free his leg and advance position but CoxX is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CoxX wants to get back to his feet but Soprano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soprano tries to stand but CoxX is controlling from the bottom.
Soprano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soprano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CoxX is keeping the position for now.
CoxX looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soprano is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
CoxX looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CoxX is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
CoxX wants to sweep but no luck.
CoxX looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soprano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soprano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. CoxX swivels though and keeps the full guard.
CoxX has a closed guard, preventing Soprano from standing up.
Soprano trying to control but CoxX is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CoxX manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soprano manages to get himself to full guard.
Soprano has CoxX pulled in close to control his posture.
Soprano wants to hit a switch here but CoxX passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soprano there!
Soprano tries to buck CoxX off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soprano regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CoxX not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
CoxX ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soprano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
CoxX misses with a double jab
and Soprano counters with a straight right hand.
CoxX fails with a takedown attempt.
CoxX walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
CoxX shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soprano but Soprano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soprano misses with a two punch combination.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
CoxX throws a head kick that misses.
CoxX misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri CoxX.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
CoxX throws a head kick but Soprano moves out of range.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Soprano looks to score with a jab to the body but CoxX is just out of range.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soprano.
CoxX swinging wildly here.
Soprano throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano connects with a looping right hand.
CoxX is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Soprano engages and cracks CoxX with a massive lead left hook - CoxX tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Soprano is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Soprano!
A relieved looking Tony Soprano 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Cerrone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cerrone as he jumps to the side.
Rose shoots in for a double leg but Cerrone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cerrone misses with a wild combination.
Rose tries to clinch but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rose slips a jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Cerrone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cerrone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerrone misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Cerrone misses the body punch
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Cerrone was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ground and pound from Rose seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rose stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A slow jab from Cerrone misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rose.
Rose tries to clinch but Cerrone is having none of it.
Rose lands a jab-cross combination.
Cerrone tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerrone moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose tries to clinch but Cerrone is having none of it.
Cerrone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cerrone!
Cerrone is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose is chipping away with strikes.
Cerrone is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
Rose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cerrone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rose lands a nice forearm strike.
A big shot lands for Rose! That's hurt Cerrone! Will he recover? Rose fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Rose!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hunter Rose waved his t-shirt featuring Legion of Pain Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dylan fails with the takedown
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dylan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dylan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rua puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dylan is looking to improve his position.
Dylan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is working hard here to advance position.
Dylan keeping hold of Rua's head, controlling as best he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Dylan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dylan shoots in and gets a takedown into Rua's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dylan.
Dylan stops Rua from standing up.
Dylan trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Dylan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dylan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dylan wants to control but Rua is keeping busy.
Dylan wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dylan has a takedown stuffed.
Rua gets caught napping as Dylan dives in and scores a takedown. Rua manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dylan dominated that round.
That's time! Dylan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dylan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rua wanted to stand there but Dylan had control of the position.
Dylan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rua!
Dylan dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that Rua really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dylan throws some wild stikes that Rua manages to avoid easily.
Dylan throws some wild stikes that Rua manages to avoid easily.
Rua is trying to stand.
Dylan unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dylan punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dylan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dylan working Rua over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dylan throwing strikes here but Rua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dylan unloads with some shots from mount but Rua bucks and avoids them well.
Dylan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throwing strikes here but Rua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dylan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dylan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dylan with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dylan looking to finish with strikes here!
Dylan looking to ground and pound but Rua is blocking nicely.
Dylan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rua turns into him and now he's in Dylan's guard.
Dylan wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dylan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dylan wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dylan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dylan.
Dylan is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Dylan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Dylan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dylan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dylan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rua wanted to stand there but Dylan had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Rua.
Dylan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dylan after a bit of a struggle.
Dylan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rua can't fight it off and eventually Dylan manages to take the fight to the floor. Rua looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Dylan throws a big elbow that misses.
Dylan with a nice head shot there.
Dylan wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dylan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dylan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dylan off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dylan clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dylan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dylan off to one side.
Dylan misses with a takedown attempt
and Rua counters with a single leg into guard. Dylan didn't expect that.
Dylan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dylan, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Rua.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Dylan shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan fails to land the takedown.
Dylan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dylan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dylan.
Dylan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Dylan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dylan with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throws an elbow that misses. Rua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dylan's guard. Nice move by Rua!
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Dylan.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Rua.
Dylan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Dylan pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dylan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel Dylan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dylan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dylan had his way with Pedro Rua in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dylan dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Dylan's head and hops out.
Dylan shoots and misses
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dylan won't be happy with that.
Dylan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Dylan is controlling his arm.
Dylan is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dylan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dylan trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Rua.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Dylan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dylan - that landed with a thud.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Dylan tightens his grip and picks Rua up, before dumping him to the ground. Rua manages to land in guard.
Dylan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dylan throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dylan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua kicks Dylan off and gets to his feet.
Dylan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dylan's guard now.
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 Daniel Dylan.
Well Dylan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dylan!
Daniel Dylan retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Daniel Dylan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Barrera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ORourke checks a low kick from Barrera.
Barrera missing with a left hand there. ORourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ORourke clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for ORourke.
ORourke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ORourke lands a left hand.
Barrera wants a takedown.
Barrera blocks an elbow strike.
We've been hearing reports that Barrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barrera wants to break free but ORourke has control.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barrera is trying to drag ORourke to the mat but ORourke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke misses with a body punch.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera tries for a takedown. No joy.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
ORourke lands a body shot.
A short right from ORourke.
Barrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but ORourke keeps working.
Barrera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ORourke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barrera.
ORourke tries to get to full guard but Barrera has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barrera prevents ORourke from improving his position.
ORourke trying to control from the bottom.
ORourke is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrera.
Barrera is looking to advance position but ORourke won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is looking for a kimura here.
Barrera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, ORourke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barrera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
ORourke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke trying to hold on to Barrera's head to control him but Barrera postures up.
Barrera is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrera trying to control the action but ORourke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan ORourke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
ORourke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
ORourke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrera.
Barrera walks into a jab.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera throws a jab when ORourke was well out of range.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORourke.
ORourke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barrera swats away the attempt to clinch by ORourke.
Barrera misses with a straight left.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. ORourke moves away and avoids it.
ORourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ORourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luis Barrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ORourke circles away quickly and effectively.
ORourke throws a solid leg kick but Barrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ORourke.
Barrera looks to throw the jab but ORourke is out of range.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand
and ORourke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Barrera there.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORourke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ORourke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Barrera takes an elbow to the temple.
ORourke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera is looking to break free of the clinch but ORourke has double underhooks.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Barrera blocks an elbow strike.
ORourke can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Barrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Barrera is keen to just control but ORourke is a slippery customer.
ORourke tries to get to full guard but Barrera has control of the leg.
Barrera seems to be looking for submissions.
Barrera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barrera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barrera is stalling here. ORourke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barrera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and ORourke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Barrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barrera tries to regain full guard. Instead though, ORourke has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera working to try and regain half guard.
ORourke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera tries to lock up and control but ORourke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 Luis Barrera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Barrera misses.
ORourke staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as ORourke checks a leg kick.
Barrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and ORourke is able to avoid easily.
Barrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ORourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrera's sensitive parts.
Barrera misses with a hook.
ORourke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
ORourke thumps Barrera with a low kick.
Barrera wants to slow ORourke down by chopping away at his legs.
ORourke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera misses with an uppercut
and ORourke counters by clinching up.
Barrera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORourke cracks Barrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Barrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces ORourke back to the cage. Barrera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
ORourke scoring well with a low kick there.
ORourke slips under a jab from Barrera.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Barrera throws a low kick but ORourke avoids it.
A punch combination from Barrera misses.
Barrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ORourke.
Barrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
so ORourke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORourke won't allow Barrera to sweep him here.
ORourke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ORourke has managed to get both his arms back between Barrera's legs - danger averted.
Barrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ORourke defends it easily.
Barrera has ORourke pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barrera, up you get!
Barrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ORourke but ORourke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ORourke rushes Barrera and presses him up against the cage.
Barrera is trying to trip ORourke. He has hold of a leg but ORourke is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
ORourke managing to control the position.
Luis Barrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrera has gone for a leg lock! ORourke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barrera's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke sitting in guard here, content to control.
ORourke stopping the sweep attempt from Barrera.
Barrera is looking to sweep but instead, ORourke has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera tries to get to full guard but ORourke has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ivan ORourke just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ORourke moves away from the strike by Barrera.
Barrera connects with a body shot that sends ORourke's belly button to the back.
Barrera throws a right and a left that ORourke avoids nicely.
ORourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and ORourke moves into the clinch.
Barrera blocks a body shot from ORourke.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
ORourke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barrera.
Barrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
Barrera breaks from the clinch.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ORourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Barrera does no damage.
Barrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ORourke.
A lazy left from Barrera finds it's target.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Barrera circles away.
ORourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrera's sensitive parts.
Barrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ORourke counters with a leg kick.
ORourke moves out of range as Barrera strikes.
Barrera tries to land a leg kick but ORourke saw it coming and moves away.
Barrera looks to land a left hand but ORourke moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Barrera tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Barrera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barrera is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand
and ORourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORourke cracks Barrera with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Barrera falls to his knees and ORourke doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke! Ivan ORourke retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Ivan ORourke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Wexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wexler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go To Sleep - Eminem. Alves has chosen Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth as his entrance music. Fernando Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
178 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Wexler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wexler takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.
Wexler shoots in but no luck this time.
Wexler moves out of range of the strikes.
Wexler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wexler takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wexler manages to avoid it.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Wexler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Wexler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves throws a leg kick
and Wexler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexler looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Wexler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wexler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alves's guard.
Alves controlling the position.
Wexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wexler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves keeping full guard, as Wexler tries to pass.
Wexler is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wexler sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexler looking to pass the guard.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wexler wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawn Wexler.
Wexler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wexler off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wexler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wexler moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wexler is looking to wear down Alves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wexler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wexler.
Wexler throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alves throws a head kick that Wexler semi-blocks.
Wexler misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wexler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wexler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
Wexler misses with a hook
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wexler was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Nice body kick there by Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wexler. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wexler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wexler shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Wexler on that attempt.
Wexler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wexler.
Alves holding on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wexler tries to move to mount but Alves blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Wexler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wexler's sensitive parts.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wexler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Wexler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wexler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wexler thinking.
Wexler swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Wexler shoots in and gets a takedown into Alves's guard.
Wexler looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves won't allow Wexler to sweep him here.
Wexler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves won't allow Wexler to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexler is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Wexler has wrist control.
Alves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wexler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wexler won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Wexler has gone for a leg lock! Alves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wexler's guard.
Wexler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wexler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Wexler wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves stands up over Wexler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wexler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves wants to control from the top but Wexler keeps moving.
Wexler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wexler working a defensive guard here.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Wexler.
Alves trying to control but Wexler is working from the bottom.
Wexler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Wexler's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wexler is on top in guard.
Wexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wexler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alves is adopting a defensive guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wexler slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Wexler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves trying to control but Wexler postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fernando Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wexler cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Wexler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wexler lands with a nice body punch.
Wexler just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a jab when Wexler was well out of range.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves takes a swing at Wexler's ribcage but misses.
Wexler tries to clinch up
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexler tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves throws out a leg kick but Wexler moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Wexler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wexler throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Wexler lands a slapping body shot.
Wexler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wexler checks a leg kick.
Shawn Wexler is winning the standup battle so far.
Wexler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Wexler.
Wexler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alves throws a push kick but Wexler slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Alves is predictable there
and Wexler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wexler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wexler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wexler checks a low kick from Alves.
Nice shot by Wexler.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wexler circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wexler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wexler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a body punch but Wexler moves out of range.
Alves avoids the body shot from Wexler.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wexler thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves throws a series of punches but Wexler avoids them all with ease.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Wexler moved out of range nicely.
Wexler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves avoids the body shot from Wexler.
Wexler just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wexler shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wexler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Wexler moves away and avoids it.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Wexler moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Wexler.
Wexler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wexler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wexler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernando Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Wexler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wexler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Wexler!
After winning the bout, Shawn Wexler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shachlo Popyachtsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Popyachtsa's choice of entrance music: Upyachka Dance. This should be fireworks!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shachlo Popyachtsa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes thows a body shot but no joy.
Yikes just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Yikes's head coaches at Hardcore Elite Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Yikes finds it's target.
It looks like Shachlo Popyachtsa has been cut.
Popyachtsa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Popyachtsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yikes.
Yikes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popyachtsa moves away.
Yikes throws a series of punches but Popyachtsa moves out of range.
Popyachtsa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yikes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yikes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popyachtsa. Popyachtsa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popyachtsa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yikes misses with a looping right.
Shachlo Popyachtsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yikes thows a body shot but no joy.
Popyachtsa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yikes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yikes gets tackled into the cage by Popyachtsa. Popyachtsa maintains the clinch.
Yikes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yikes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yikes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yikes tries to break the clinch but Popyachtsa is controlling the position.
Yikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yikes is trying to break free.
Yikes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Popyachtsa can't find room to land a body shot as Yikes controls the action.
Popyachtsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Popyachtsa.
Yikes takes a shot to the head.
Popyachtsa misses with a body punch.
Popyachtsa breaks from the clinch.
Yikes throws a jab but it's blocked by Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yikes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yikes misses with an uppercut
and Popyachtsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popyachtsa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popyachtsa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Popyachtsa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Popyachtsa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popyachtsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yikes.
Yikes misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popyachtsa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popyachtsa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yikes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Popyachtsa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yikes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Popyachtsa decides to stand back up. Popyachtsa steps back and let's Yikes get back to his feet.
Popyachtsa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yikes dodges the punch combination from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa avoids the body shot from Yikes.
Popyachtsa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popyachtsa takes the fight into the clinch.
Popyachtsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yikes wants to break free but Popyachtsa has control.
Popyachtsa manages to break the clinch.
Kyle Yikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yikes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Popyachtsa.
Yikes swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yikes misses with an uppercut. Popyachtsa saw that one coming.
Popyachtsa closes the distance and pushes Yikes back into the cage.
Popyachtsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yikes backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Popyachtsa breaks the clinch.
Yikes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Popyachtsa. Popyachtsa obviously looking to wear him down.
Yikes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yikes checks the leg kick.
Yikes thuds a left hand into Popyachtsa's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Popyachtsa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yikes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Popyachtsa.
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!
Popyachtsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yikes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yikes misses with a wild body shot.
Yikes takes a swing at Popyachtsa's ribcage but misses.
Popyachtsa closes the distance and clinches up with Yikes, looking for a takedown. Popyachtsa pushes Yikes against the cage but Yikes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kyle Yikes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shachlo Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa tries to close the distance and clinch but Yikes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popyachtsa tries to clinch up but Yikes circles away and keeps his distance.
Yikes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popyachtsa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yikes.
Popyachtsa doesn't manage to clinch there - Yikes circles away.
Popyachtsa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yikes throws out the jab.
Yikes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Popyachtsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yikes pinned against the cage. Yikes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yikes misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yikes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popyachtsa under the eye.
That has opened up Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut even more.
Yikes fails to land with a series of punches.
Popyachtsa stalks Yikes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yikes's face. Yikes staggers backwards, shaken.
Yikes misses with the combination.
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 Kyle Yikes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Popyachtsa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popyachtsa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yikes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Popyachtsa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Popyachtsa prevents Yikes from breaking the clinch.
Yikes tries to break free but Popyachtsa pushes him back against the cage.
Popyachtsa lands a shoulder strike.
Popyachtsa breaks the clinch.
Popyachtsa works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Yikes.
Yikes misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yikes misses with an uppercut. Popyachtsa saw that one coming.
Yikes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yikes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popyachtsa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yikes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popyachtsa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Popyachtsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Yikes which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popyachtsa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popyachtsa is rocked!
The cut above Shachlo Popyachtsa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yikes stuns Popyachtsa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popyachtsa is still on wobbly legs! Can Yikes finish him?
Yikes fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Popyachtsa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Popyachtsa looks to clinch but Yikes throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Popyachtsa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Yikes!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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