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AD175: Don't Be Scared, Homie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Tourniquet by Evanescence. Silva has chosen METAMORFOSE AMBULANTE - RAUL SEIXAS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayrton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Li finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Li counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks to clinch
and Li counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Li lands a high kick!
Li lands with a kick to the ribs.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jet Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Silva down.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Li lands a head kick that stumbles Silva and the fighters go to the mat.
Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Li pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Li wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jet Li!
A relieved looking Jet Li 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 Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrien Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Lafleur has chosen Karma to Burn - Two Times as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrien Lafleur!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafleur shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blaze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lafleur postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Lafleur throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Lafleur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lafleur throws an elbow that misses. Blaze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lafleur's guard. Nice move by Blaze!
Lafleur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blaze is stalling in the full guard.
Lafleur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lafleur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lafleur trying to keep a closed guard but Blaze is proving a slippery customer.
Blaze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lafleur's guard.
Blaze is looking to advance position but Lafleur won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafleur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaze is one step ahead there.
Lafleur throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blaze uses it to pass to side control.
Blaze working away.
Lafleur has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lafleur is trying to work for a sweep but Blaze has mounted him!
Lafleur is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lafleur is trying to get back to full guard.
Lafleur keeps trying to improve his position.
Lafleur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafleur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blaze pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur wants to control but Blaze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lafleur tries to get to full guard but Blaze has control of the leg.
Lafleur trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Blaze controlling from the full mount.
Lafleur gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrien Lafleur dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lafleur checks a low kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaze has Lafleur up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafleur lands a takedown into guard.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lafleur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lafleur being controlled here momentarily.
Lafleur scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lafleur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lafleur manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blaze has passed into side control.
Blaze controls the position.
Lafleur tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Blaze easily slips into full mount!
Lafleur working to try and regain half guard.
Lafleur reaches up to try and control the position but Blaze seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lafleur rolls and tries to escape and now Blaze has his back!
Lafleur is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lafleur.
Blaze tries to keep control of the position but Lafleur is staying busy.
Lafleur rolls, trying to escape but Blaze keeps control of the position.
Lafleur tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lafleur is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Lafleur just trying to survive but Blaze is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lafleur is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lafleur manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blaze's guard. Nice work there by Lafleur.
Blaze managing to control the position.
Lafleur throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is looking for a triangle here but Blaze uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lafleur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafleur is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lafleur is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lafleur tries to roll over but Blaze keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrien Lafleur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blaze gets a clinch.
Blaze is pressed up against the cage. Lafleur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blaze down to the mat. Blaze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blaze clinches up with Lafleur and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafleur's elbow.
Blaze is pressed up against the cage. Lafleur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blaze down to the mat. Blaze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blaze lands a head kick!
Blaze takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafleur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blaze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnny Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrien Lafleur.
Lafleur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blaze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lafleur tries to score a body lock takedown but Blaze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lafleur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blaze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lafleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Lafleur is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blaze is defending well.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lafleur.
Lafleur is trying to drag Blaze to the mat but Blaze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lafleur blocks an elbow strike.
Lafleur wants a takedown but no success here.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafleur looking for a takedown.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Blaze.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaze.
Blaze lands an uppercut.
Lafleur wants a takedown but no success here.
Blaze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lafleur or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Adrien Lafleur has been cut.
Blaze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafleur backwards.
Lafleur is rocked!
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lafleur is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaze finish him?
Blaze gets underhooks to prevent Lafleur's takedown attempt.
Lafleur seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaze tries a body shot but Lafleur blocks it.
Johnny Blaze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blaze has Lafleur pressed against the cage. He pushes Lafleur back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Blaze throws a beautiful elbow that sends Lafleur crashing to the floor! Blaze piles on the pressure with more strikes! Lafleur is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Blaze!
Johnny Blaze decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte comes to the cage accompanied by An Epic Age. Machine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stupid KId. Napoleon Bonaparte has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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158 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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147 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Machine!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine scores with a jab to the body.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonaparte.
A swing and a miss from Machine.
Bonaparte lands with a shot to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice hook to Machine's body. Machine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Machine swings for the body but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Bonaparte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Machine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonaparte throws a nice head kick!
Bonaparte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Machine ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machine scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Machine throws a big shot that misses.
Machine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonaparte.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machine throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Bonaparte's head coaches at Bruize Brothers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bonaparte drops his hands momentarily and Machine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaparte is just out of range.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
Machine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Bonaparte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machine.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. Machine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonaparte lands a jab to the nose.
Machine scores with a nice strike.
Machine blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Machine does no damage.
Machine throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Machine has been cut.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Bonaparte.
Machine looks winded!
Bonaparte lands with a left to the head.
Bonaparte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonaparte gets underhooks to prevent Machine's takedown attempt.
Bonaparte lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Bonaparte.
Machine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machine can't break the clinch.
Bonaparte connects with a knee to the head.
Machine is rocked!
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte with a knee to the head.
Machine is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonaparte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaparte with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Machine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Machine! Bonaparte unloads with more strikes and Machine sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Bonaparte!
Napoleon Bonaparte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave. Penn has chosen Go To Church as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Penn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Benjamin Jr working aggressively here.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin Jr scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Benjamin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benjamin Jr lands an uppercut.
Benjamin Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Benjamin Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
Benjamin Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benjamin Jr backwards.
Benjamin Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benjamin Jr tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin Jr's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Benjamin Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Benjamin Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benjamin Jr backwards.
Benjamin Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Benjamin Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Benjamin Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Benjamin Jr wants to stall.
Benjamin Jr avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Benjamin Jr dodges an elbow strike from Penn.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benjamin Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
Penn blocks a body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Benjamin Jr misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working Benjamin Jr over against the cage.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin Jr avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Benjamin Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benjamin Jr prevents a body shot from Penn.
Benjamin Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Benjamin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin Jr.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benjamin Jrs head.
Benjamin Jr misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Benjamin Jr digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
Penn lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benjamin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin Jr gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Jr working aggressively here.
Benjamin Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Benjamin Jr 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.
Benjamin Jr tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin Jr.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Benjamin Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Benjamin Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Benjamin Jr does no damage.
Benjamin Jr walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Benjamin Jr.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr gets tackled into the cage by Penn. Penn maintains the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin Jr blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamin Jr backwards.
Benjamin Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Benjamin Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn blocks a body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Benjamin Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Benjamin Jr tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn tries a body shot but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benjamin Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benjamin Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin Jr stalling the fight.
Benjamin Jr landing knees to the body.
Benjamin Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
Benjamin Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benjamin Jr tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Benjamin Jr back against the cage.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hand.
Benjamin Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Benjamin Jr.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn working aggressively here.
Benjamin Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benjamin Jr is defending well for now.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr working aggressively here.
Penn avoiding damage as Benjamin Jr throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr stalling the fight.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benjamin Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin Jr tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Benjamin Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benjamin Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benjamin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Brian Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benjamin Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benjamin Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benjamin Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn punishes Benjamin Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Benjamin Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn throws a low kick but Benjamin Jr moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Benjamin Jr cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benjamin Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benjamin Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penn is looking to clinch but Benjamin Jr is avoiding it.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Benjamin Jr, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Benjamin Jr against the cage but Benjamin Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benjamin Jr thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benjamin Jr is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Benjamin Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Benjamin Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Benjamin Jr pushes him off.
Benjamin Jr tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benjamin Jr checks a leg kick.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benjamin Jr but Benjamin Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas Benjamin Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin Jr throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Benjamin Jr avoids the body shot from Penn.
Benjamin Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Benjamin Jr avoids it.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benjamin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn swings for the body but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr clinches up against the cage.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benjamin Jr blocks a body shot from Penn.
Benjamin Jr working aggressively here.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin Jr avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn lands a right hand.
Thomas Benjamin Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benjamin Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Benjamin Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Benjamin Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Benjamin Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benjamin Jr 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Benjamin Jr!
Thomas Benjamin Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf has chosen Riptide as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBeouf misses with a series of wild punches.
LaBeouf tries for a takedown but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
LaBeouf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses LaBeouf's sensitive parts.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
LaBeouf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaBeouf misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaBeouf misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but LaBeouf moves his leg out of the way.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hopkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hopkins manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is controlling LaBeouf's trapped leg to prevent LaBeouf from advancing to side control.
Hopkins manages to get to full guard.
LaBeouf is looking to pass into half guard but Hopkins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hopkins is in guard.
Hopkins stands and steps away. LaBeouf gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Ryan Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hopkins cracks LaBeouf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but LaBeouf checks it
and LaBeouf counters with an outside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a low kick but LaBeouf moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to slow LaBeouf down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaBeouf tries for a takedown but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryan Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but LaBeouf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopkins slaps away a takedown attempt from LaBeouf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
LaBeouf blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
LaBeouf ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
LaBeouf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins swings for the body but LaBeouf moves out of range.
LaBeouf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
LaBeouf ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LaBeouf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaBeouf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
LaBeouf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses LaBeouf's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. LaBeouf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from LaBeouf.
Hopkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by LaBeouf.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
LaBeouf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins scores with a push kick.
Hopkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
LaBeouf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hopkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hopkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaBeouf avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LaBeouf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
LaBeouf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hopkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hopkins is trying to control LaBeouf's posture but LaBeouf avoids it.
Hopkins holding on.
Hopkins is trying to improve his position.
LaBeouf slows the pace down.
Hopkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on LaBeouf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to get back to full guard.
LaBeouf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hopkins gets full guard.
LaBeouf postures up.
Hopkins controlling LaBeouf's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaBeouf forces his way into half guard.
LaBeouf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hopkins tries to roll over but LaBeouf keeps him under control.
LaBeouf seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to get back to full guard.
Hopkins is defending against the submission attempts here by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf is thwarting Hopkins's attempts to control the position.
Hopkins gets full guard.
Hopkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ryan Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LaBeouf is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hopkins is tapping! Great win for LaBeouf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shia LaBeouf!
A less than humble Shia LaBeouf misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho tests Trickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trickle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Cho lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dick Trickle has been cut.
Cho tries to work over Trickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Trickle.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Trickle controls the action.
Cho misses with a knee to the head.
Trickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trickle lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trickle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Trickle fails to land.
Cho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cho digs a right hand into Trickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trickle's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Cho.
Cho misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho lands a shoulder strike.
Trickle has a couple of punches blocked by Cho.
Cho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trickle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trickle lands an uppercut.
Cho lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Trickle fails to land.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Trickle stalling.
Trickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho digs a right hand into Trickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trickle's gas tank.
Cho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cho scores with a hook to the body.
Trickle looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.
Cho landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho tries a body shot but Trickle blocks it.
Trickle blocks a body shot from Cho.
Cho lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Trickle.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Cho lands with a right to the head.
Cho tries to work over Trickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cho lands a knee to the body.
I was talking to Cho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Cho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cho as the two fighters clinch.
Trickle prevents a body shot from Cho.
Trickle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but Cho blocks with his arms.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho lands with a right to the head.
Cho blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trickle's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cho.
A right handed body shot lands from Cho.
Cho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cho lands a nice shot to the body.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but Cho blocks with his arms.
Cho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cho lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cho lands a right hand.
Trickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cho is working Trickle over against the cage.
Cho lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cho.
Cho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Trickle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trickle can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cho.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Cho lands with a short shot to the head.
Cho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trickle is rocked!
Trickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trickle's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trickle.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trickle blocks a body shot from Cho.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cho.
Cho lands a hook that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trickle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Cho.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Cho connects with a knee to the head.
Cho with a knee to the head.
Trickle is still on wobbly legs! Can Cho finish him?
Cho lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trickle seems to have recovered his senses.
Cho steps in with a hook that catches Trickle right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Cho follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Trickle looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimble Cho!
After the big win, Kimble Cho made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Angel of Death. Grant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - Rooster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cody Grant has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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219 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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
A jab from Alves finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Alves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grant quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Grant is defending well.
Grant felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
Alves is working for a kimura but Grant is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a kimura but Grant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alves to get the leverage.
Alves seems to be working for a kimura but Grant defends the submission attempt.
Grant has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Alves is on him like a limpet, forcing Grant back against the cage.
A short left from Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grant pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Grant is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Alves fails with the takedown.
Alves tries a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Grant tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grant defends it well.
Alves is working for a submission of some sort.
Grant is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a kimura but Grant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alves to get the leverage.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grant defends it well.
Alves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves stops Grant from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Alves dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alves works Grant's body with a nice hook.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grant swivels and escapes.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alves connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into range.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Alves tries for a takedown but Grant manages to get underhooks.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant drops Alves with a big knee straight up the middle! Alves is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Alves is rocked!
It looks like Leandro Alves has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant jabs Alves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cody Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Alves's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant has Alves pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Alves is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Grant - that's hurt Alves badly! Oh, another knee lands and Alves is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Alves doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Leandro Alves spoke after the fight, saying 'welcome to the downward spiral.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash by Korn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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239 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua misses with a hook. Rimes ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Rimes.
Tua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rimes.
Rimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Rimes tried to score with a low kick but Tua checks it.
Rimes ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Rimes motions for Tua to come forward. Rimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rimes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Tua throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Rimes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rimes finds it's way round the side to connect with Tua's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rimes.
Rimes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua's sensitive parts.
Rimes slips under a jab.
Rimes staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rimes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rimes tries to clinch up.
Rimes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua blocks a head kick by Rimes.
Tua swings for the body but Rimes moves out of range.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Rimes lands with a kick to the temple. Tua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rimes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rimes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rimes.
Tua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick from Rimes lands but Tua takes it in his stride.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Tua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rimes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tua's hands.
Rimes scores with a nice body kick.
Rimes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rimes!
Rimes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Rimes has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Rimes.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Rimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rimes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tua tries to break the clinch but Rimes is controlling the position.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Rimes on the inside.
Rimes with a knee to the head.
Rimes cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
A short left from Rimes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rimes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rimes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rimes.
Rimes lands a knee to the head.
Rimes lands with a left to the head.
Rimes misses with a knee strike.
Rimes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Rimes on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rimes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tua's face.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rimes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rimes tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Rimes back against the cage.
Rimes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes looking to throw knees to the head but Tua is blocking nicely.
Rimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes working aggressively here.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Rimes.
Rimes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rimes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tua is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rimes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rimes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tua's face.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
Rimes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rimes tries to land a knee to the head but Tua blocks with his arms.
Rimes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rimes landing knees to the head.
Rimes tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Rimes misses with a knee strike.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes 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.
Rimes throws a front kick that sends Tua stumbling back into the cage.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rimes counters by moving into the clinch.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Rimes controls the action.
Tua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
Tua lands a shoulder strike.
Tua is trying to push Rimes away but Rimes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rimes lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Rimes prevents a body shot from Tua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Rimes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rimes.
Tua blocks a body shot from Rimes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rimes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rimes working Tua over with knees to the body.
Rimes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rimes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rimes lands a left hand.
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rimes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rimes.
Rimes works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Rimes works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rimes obliges.
Rimes connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Rimes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tua tries to circle away but Rimes has him pinned against the cage.
Rimes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes lands with a light punch inside.
Rimes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rimes - that landed with a thud.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Optimus Rimes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Rimes.
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rimes with a knee to the head.
Rimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rimes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua is rocked!
Rimes presses Tua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rimes cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Rimes landing knees to the body.
Tua blocks a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rimes's elbow.
Rimes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Rimes.
Oh Tua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rimes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rimes crunches a lovely knee into Tua's ribcage.
Rimes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rimes lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rimes lands with a right to the head.
Tua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rimes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tua tries to circle away but Rimes has him pinned against the cage.
Rimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rimes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rimes tries to land a knee to the head but Tua blocks with his arms.
Rimes lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rimes - that landed with a thud.
Rimes is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes pushes Tua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rimes works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Rimes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Rimes.
Rimes has Tua pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Tua is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rimes - that's hurt Tua badly! Oh, another knee lands and Tua is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Tua doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Optimus Rimes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- Long Way To The Top. Badolato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nneka - Heartbeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Darius Badolato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodney Ang's chin.
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200 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang connects with a body shot that sends Badolato's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Badolato.
Badolato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Badolato throws a jab but it's blocked by Ang.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ang - that will leave a mark!
Ang moves out of range of the body kick from Badolato.
We've been told by Ang's head coaches at Short Term Solution that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Badolato takes one on the button.
It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
Ang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ang avoids the head kick by Badolato.
Ang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badolatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ang throws a leg kick
and Badolato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ang's guard.
Badolato works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Badolato throwing shots but Ang is blocking nicely.
Badolato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badolato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato drops an elbow to the side of Ang's head.
Ang is looking to improve his position.
Ang won't allow Badolato to pass to mount.
Badolato is just content to waste time from the top position. Ang takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Badolato trying to control but Ang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Badolato's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Darius Badolato.
Ang misses with a body shot.
Ang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badolato.
A slow jab from Ang misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato moves out of range as Ang strikes.
Ang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badolato lands a right hook to the body.
Rodney Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badolato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badolato lands a jab to Ang's midsection.
Good shot there by Ang.
Ang misses with a straight left.
Ang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Badolato counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badolato throws a strike aimed at the side of Ang's head but Ang avoids it well.
Badolato sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Badolato wants to control but Ang is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Badolato controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badolato scores with a body shot.
Badolato punishes Ang's body with a nice straight punch.
Ang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ang. Badolato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ang throws a shot from downtown. Badolato moves away and avoids it.
Badolato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ang rather than just go for the knockout.
Ang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Badolato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Badolato misses
and Ang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ang throws an overhand right that lands on Badolato's shoulder, as Badolato tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Badolato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badolato connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ang. Badolato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ang.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badolato.
Ang throws a jab when Badolato was well out of range.
Badolato closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Darius Badolato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Badolato.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badolato working the ground and pound.
Badolato moves into full mount!
Badolato raining down hammerfists from mount.
Badolato looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang is trying to escape the mount.
Badolato throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Badolato looking to finish with strikes here!
Badolato unloads with some shots from mount but Ang bucks and avoids them well.
Badolato throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ang because Badolato loaded up on that one.
Badolato lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ang hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Badolato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ang is squirming around, avoiding Badolato's attempts to control the action.
Badolato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Badolato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badolato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Badolato with the ground and pound from mount.
Badolato content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Badolato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Badolato throwing strikes here but Ang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badolato scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ang?
Badolato looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
That's time! Ang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Ang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Badolato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodney Ang is winning the standup battle so far.
Badolato throws a body punch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ang walks into a left hand.
Badolato takes one to the chin there.
Badolato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badolato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badolato.
Badolato cracks a nice hook into Ang's ribs.
Badolato defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Badolato.
Badolato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ang on the side of the head.
Badolato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ang but Ang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Badolato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ang wants to clinch.
Badolato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badolato slips a jab from Ang.
Ang moves out of range of the strikes.
Badolato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badolato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ang throws out the jab.
Ang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badolato goes for a double leg but Ang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ang continues to drive forward.
Ang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato takes a shot to the head.
Ang tries a body shot but Badolato blocks it.
Rodney Ang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badolato taking a breather.
Ang tries to work over Badolato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badolato is leaning against Ang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ang misses with some punches.
Ang pushes off an throws an elbow but Badolato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Ang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badolatos head.
Ang has a couple of punches blocked by Badolato.
Badolato is pushing Ang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badolato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ang avoids it.
Ang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badolato.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ang misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ang.
Badolato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badolato's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato blocks an uppercut.
Ang throws a punch but it's blocked by Badolato.
Badolato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badolato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Badolato tenderised Ang's leg. Ang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darius Badolato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Badolato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ang misses with a body kick.
Ang swings for the body but Badolato moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodney Ang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Badolato defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
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 Rodney Ang.
I think Badolato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
A victorious Darius Badolato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shonuck's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck throws the left hand but Obsut avoids the punch easily.
Shonuck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obsut.
Shonuck jabs Obsut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shonuck throws a jab but it's blocked by Obsut.
Shonuck moves to clinch but Obsut breaks away
and Obsut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obsut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shonuck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obsut misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from Obsut
and Shonuck counters with a good low kick that Obsut was not able to check.
Shonuck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obsut counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obsut tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obsut has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Obsut cracks Shonuck with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Obsut.
Sloppy strikes there by Obsut.
Obsut is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shonuck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Obsut thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Obsut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Obsut lands some shots froms side control.
Obsut controls the position.
Shonuck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Obsut.
Obsut looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shonuck is avoiding damage well.
We've been hearing that Obsut has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Obsut in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Obsut working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut trying to control the position but Shonuck is working away.
Obsut working the ground and pound but Shonuck is defending the strikes.
Obsut throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obsut wants to take a breather but Shonuck manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Obsut.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obsut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shonuck is pulling down on Obsut's head to control his posture.
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Shonuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obsut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obsut is stalling in the full guard.
Shonuck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Obsut dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obsut throws a looping overhand right but Shonuck ducks down to avoid it.
Obsut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shonuck slips a straight right by Obsut.
Obsut misses with a straight right.
Obsut gets a takedown into half guard.
Obsut working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Obsut is thwarting Shonuck's attempts to control the position.
Fedor Obsut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obsut with the ground and pound but Shonuck uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obsut slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Fedor Obsut has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shonuck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obsut punishes Shonuck's body with a nice straight punch.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut misses with an uppercut.
Shonuck lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shonuck misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obsut closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shonuck to the mat! Shonuck manages to get full guard.
Obsut throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obsut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shonuck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shonuck working a defensive guard but Obsut passes into half guard.
Obsut throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shonuck to regain full guard.
Obsut throws a big right hand that misses.
Obsut 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.
Obsut with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shonuck wants to sweep here but Obsut controlling him for the moment.
Shonuck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Obsut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Obsut postures up in Shonuck's guard and throws a big left but Shonuck blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut trying to control but Shonuck is working from the bottom.
Obsut is looking to work some ground and pound but Shonuck has wrist control.
Obsut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obsut throws an elbow that misses. Shonuck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obsut's guard. Nice move by Shonuck!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obsut looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shonuck passes into side control.
Obsut tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Obsut dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obsut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shonuck's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shonuck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obsut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obsut lands with a right hand.
Shonuck throws a looping overhand right but Obsut ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Shonuck.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obsut is looking to slow Shonuck down with leg kicks.
Obsut throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shonuck on the side of the head.
Obsut throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obsut uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shonuck has time to react.
Shonuck moves away from the strike by Obsut.
Obsut throws a lazy right hand but Shonuck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obsut throws a hook but Shonuck avoids it easily.
Obsut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shonuck defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut scores with a hook.
Shonuck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obsut fails with a takedown attempt.
Obsut misses the jab.
Obsut tests Shonuck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shonuck bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Obsut swings widly with a right hand
and Shonuck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obsut lands a head shot.
Obsut throws a low kick but Shonuck avoids it.
Shonuck lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shonuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsut.
Obsut misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shonuck to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Shonuck.
Obsut swings widly with a right hand
and Shonuck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Obsut wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shonuck has him pressed against the cage.
Shonuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obsut works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shonuck keeping moving, preventing Obsut from controlling successfully.
Shonuck trying to keep a closed guard but Obsut is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shonuck keeping moving, preventing Obsut from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Obsut misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Shonuck.
Obsut thows a leg kick but Shonuck checks it
and Shonuck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obsut's knee momentarily.
Obsut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shonuck counters with a left and a right that stings Obsut.
Shonuck walks into a jab.
Obsut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obsut connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shonuck. Shonuck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Obsut keeps the fight on the outside.
Obsut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Obsut misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throws a leg kick that misses.
Shonuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Shonuck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obsut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shonuck.
Shonuck misses with a hook.
Shonuck misses with a straight left.
Obsut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shonuck takes one to the chin there.
Obsut throws a low kick but Shonuck moves out of range easily.
Obsut throws a right and a left that Shonuck avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Shonuck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obsut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Obsut misses the target.
Shonuck misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tristin Shonuck just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obsut looks to land a left hand but Shonuck moved out of range nicely.
Obsut misses with a left hand
and Shonuck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
Shonuck misses with a low kick.
Shonuck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Obsut is out of range and Shonuck settles back down.
Obsut will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Obsut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obsut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shonuck defends it nicely.
Obsut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shonuck.
Obsut tests Shonuck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obsut misses with a hook
and Shonuck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shonuck moves away from the strike by Obsut.
Obsut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shonuck defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shonuck. That's going to slow Obsut down.
Shonuck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obsut throws a shot from downtown. Shonuck moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Obsut catches Shonuck right on the button with a cross.
Obsut throws a jab but it's blocked by Shonuck.
Obsut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Shonuck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Obsut throws a right hand that misses
and Obsut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Obsut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Obsut misses
and Shonuck counters with an inside leg kick.
Tristin Shonuck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obsut is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shonuck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Obsut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut misses with a hook. Shonuck ducked under it nicely.
Shonuck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shonuck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obsut's hands.
Shonuck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obsut loads up on a big right hand but Shonuck slips the punch.
Obsut keeps the fight on the outside.
Tristin Shonuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shonuck drives through and clinches with Obsut against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shonuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obsut's brow.
Shonuck lands with a light punch inside.
Obsut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shonuck scores with a push kick.
Obsut slips a jab from Shonuck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shonuck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shonuck missing with a left hand there. Obsut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shonuck slips a straight right by Obsut.
Shonuck thows a body shot but no joy.
Obsut misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shonuck misses with a few strikes there.
Shonuck thumps Obsut with a low kick.
Shonuck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obsut, pushing him back against the cage.
Shonuck lands an uppercut.
Shonuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obsut's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shonuck throws an elbow but misses.
Obsut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
Obsut is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shonuck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shonuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Obsut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shonuck blocking some punches.
Obsut dodges an elbow strike from Shonuck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obsut is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shonuck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shonuck missing with knees to the body.
Shonuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obsut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obsut is defended easily by Shonuck.
Obsut throws a lazy right hand but Shonuck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obsut throws a looping overhand right but Shonuck ducks down to avoid it.
Shonuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristin Shonuck dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shonuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shonuck.
Obsut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shonuck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obsut.
Obsut throws a right hand that misses
enabling Shonuck to counter with a crisp jab.
Shonuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obsut manages to avoid it.
That kick from Shonuck tenderised Obsut's leg. Obsut is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shonuck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shonuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obsut throws out the jab.
Shonuck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obsut throws a leg kick that misses.
Obsut scores with a jab to the body.
Obsut takes a jab right on the kisser.
Obsut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut throws an overhand right that lands on Shonuck's shoulder, as Shonuck tries to avoid the shot.
Shonuck tries a head kick but it misses.
Obsut ducks under a wild hook from Shonuck.
Obsut misses with a wild combination.
Obsut throws a jab but it's blocked by Shonuck.
The fighters circling - Obsut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Shonuck - just one landing.
Obsut lands with a straight right. Shonuck didn't see that one coming.
Obsut's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shonuck under the eye.
Shonuck moves in looking to clinch but Obsut pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck misses with a low kick.
Obsut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shonuck avoids a kick to the body.
Shonuck slips under a jab.
Shonuck blocks a jab.
Shonuck ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Shonuck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shonuck wants it to stay on the feet.
Shonuck tries to clinch but Obsut moves out of range.
Obsut jabs Shonuck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Shonuck. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Obsut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obsut tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shonuck defends well and Obsut ends up having to push Shonuck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Obsut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obsut tries a body shot but Shonuck blocks it.
Obsut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Shonuck.
Obsut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obsut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shonuck lands a nice knee to the body.
Shonuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Obsut tries for a takedown but Shonuck manages to get underhooks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shonuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Shonuck stalling in the clinch.
Obsut tries to work over Shonuck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obsut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shonuck is keeping busy.
Obsut blocks an elbow strike.
Shonuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obsut's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shonuck obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obsut lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obsut avoiding damage as Shonuck throws knees to the body.
Obsut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shonuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obsut blocks it with crossed arms.
Shonuck prevents Obsut from breaking the clinch.
Shonuck blocking some punches.
Obsut works on Shonuck's body with a couple of short punches.
Shonuck lands a good knee to the midsection. Obsut won't want to take too many of those.
Obsut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obsut wants a takedown.
Shonuck lands an elbow inside that Obsut shrugs off.
Shonuck lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obsut blocks an elbow strike from Shonuck.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shonuck as Obsut tries to tie him up.
Shonuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obsut's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristin Shonuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shonuck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristin Shonuck!
Tristin Shonuck is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tristin Shonuck 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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