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MFN 72: Nowacki vs. Crillo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lasse Kongo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lasse Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kongo's guard.
Smith postures up.
Kongo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Kongo.
Kongo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kongo punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kongo but Kongo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kongo has a takedown stuffed.
Kongo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Kongo does no damage.
Kongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Kongo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kongo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Smith dives into side control.
Smith wants to stand but Kongo is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kongo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kongo is working hard here to advance position.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith looking to control but Kongo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kongo working to try and regain half guard.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kongo is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith tries to control but Kongo wriggling away.
Kongo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kongo throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kongo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith won't allow Kongo to sweep him here.
Kongo has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Kongo trying to control the position.
Kongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kongo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kongo scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kongo misses with a wild body shot.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Kongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Kongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lasse Kongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kongo stuffs the takedown.
Kongo connects with a single shot there.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongo counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Smith is rocked!
Kongo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Smith's defenses. It connects perfectly with Smith's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lasse Kongo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Psycho - 50 Cent blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benny Bernardo enters the cage!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bernardo.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bernardo.
Bernardo misses with the combination.
Bernardo throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Bernardo.
Bernardo throws a body kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bernardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Bernardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bernardo misses with a head kick.
Bernardo looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Bernardo looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Bernardo avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Bernardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernardo is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bernardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Bernardo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randall Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Bernardo misses with a body kick.
Bernardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bernardo lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson wants to slow Bernardo down by chopping away at his legs.
Bernardo misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bernardo.
Bernardo jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernardo.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo misses with a head kick.
Bernardo lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson is rocked!
No joy there for Bernardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bernardo.
Bernardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Benny Bernardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernardo connects with a nice cross there... Johnson is looking wobbly and Bernardo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Johnson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bernardo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benny Bernardo!
Benny Bernardo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Damian Hart has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damian Hart seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Cantor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cantor looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cantor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hart misses with a takedown
and Cantor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantor throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Cantor.
Cantor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantor.
Hart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart slips a jab from Cantor.
A big left from Cantor misses.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cantor works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Hart slips under a jab from Cantor.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a two punch combo.
Cantor misses with a body shot.
Hart defending well as Cantor loads up on a big left hand.
Cantor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Cantor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart shoots in and bounces Cantor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cantor pulls Hart in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hart slips nicely into half guard.
Cantor told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart seems to be working for a kimura but Cantor defends the submission attempt.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cantor keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor is trying to control but can't.
Cantor is staying active underneath Hart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cantor is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cantor misses with a looping right.
Hart goes for a double leg but Cantor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cantor continues to drive forward.
Cantor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cantor tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hart is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cantor.
Cantor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Cantor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cantor.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Cantor counters with a three punch combo that has Hart backing up. Hart nods at Cantor to acknowledge the strikes.
Hart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a three punch combo that has Hart backing up. Hart nods at Cantor to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantor connects with a single shot there.
Cantor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cantor!
Hart tries for a takedown but Cantor circles away easily
letting Cantor counter with a right hand.
Cantor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hart shoots and misses
and Cantor counters with a straight right hand.
Hart shoots in but Cantor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cantor throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Cantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roger Cantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart fails with the takedown.
Cantor swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Cantor looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Damian Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a straight right hand.
Hart shoots and misses
and Cantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart goes for a double leg but Cantor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cantor continues to drive forward.
Cantor has hold of one of Hart's legs. Hart is fighting the takedown attempt but Cantor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hart is trying to control the position but Cantor postures up.
Hart pulls Cantor in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantor stands up from Hart's guard - Cantor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cantor throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Cantor throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Cantor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Cantor misses.
A punch combination from Cantor misses.
Cantor misses with a hook.
Cantor digs a good body shot into Hart's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Cantor sprawls well.
Cantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hart fails with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries for a takedown but Cantor circles away easily
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cantor scores with a nice right hand.
Hart avoids the body shot from Cantor.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Cantor.
Hart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cantor's waist but Cantor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hart off to one side.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Cantor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart slips under a jab.
Cantor loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Cantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantor.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cantor tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cantor to the ground. Cantor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart with a poor takedown
and Cantor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Cantor.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cantor.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Cantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Hart with a poor takedown
letting Cantor counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cantor lands a body shot.
Hart dodges the punch combination from Cantor.
Hart fails with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cantor to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Cantor sprawls well.
Cantor scores with a jab to the body.
Cantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Cantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cantor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cantor gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hart postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cantor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hart, into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cantor wanted to stand there but Hart had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control the position but Cantor postures up.
Cantor content to stall in guard here.
Cantor trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roger Cantor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hart fails with the takedown
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantor tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
letting Cantor counter with a right hand.
Cantor throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart staying out of range there.
Cantor misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Hart misses with a takedown
and Cantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Cantor counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantor throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Damian Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cantor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Cantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cantor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Cantor!
An out of breath Roger Cantor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smolder Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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21
163 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smolder Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad has Stoner up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoner can't break the clinch.
Al Haddad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stoner backwards.
Stoner tries to pull guard but Al Haddad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Al Haddad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner pulls guard effortlessly.
Al Haddad is looking to work some ground and pound but Stoner has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Al Haddad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stoner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stoner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Al Haddad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Al Haddad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Haddad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stoner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Haddad's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner stops Al Haddad from standing up.
Stoner tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Haddad is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stoner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Al Haddad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stoner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Al Haddad thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stoner stopping the sweep attempt from Al Haddad.
Stoner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Haddad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stoner scoring with some ground and pound.
Stoner distracts Al Haddad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stoner won't allow Al Haddad to sweep him here.
Stoner landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Haddad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Stoner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stoner tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Haddad is retaining full guard.
Stoner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Al Haddad trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoner won't allow Al Haddad to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stoner 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.
Al Haddad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stoner is working Al Haddad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Al Haddad keeping moving, preventing Stoner from controlling successfully.
Al Haddad doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stoner throwing strikes from guard but Al Haddad blocks nicely.
Stoner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stoner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Haddad's head.
Al Haddad wants to stand up but Stoner is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stoner is aware though and is defending well.
Al Haddad trying to control the position.
Al Haddad looking for a guillotine here but Stoner defends easily.
Al Haddad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stoner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Al Haddad is trying to keep Stoner in close.
Stoner trying to control but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
Stoner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad is looking to stand up but Stoner isn't so interested in that idea.
Al Haddad is trying to keep Stoner in close.
Al Haddad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stoner cracks Al Haddad with a solid left hand.
Stoner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Al Haddad looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Haddad, not yet.
Stoner scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Haddad's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stoner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smolder Stoner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stoner shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Haddad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stoner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Al Haddad misses with a low kick.
Al Haddad throws a jab when Stoner was well out of range.
A punch combination from Al Haddad misses.
Stoner wants to clinch.
Al Haddad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Haddad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoner moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Haddad.
Stoner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad connects with a jab.
Stoner defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
Elias Al Haddad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up but Stoner circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Al Haddad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Haddad throws a body punch but Stoner moves out of range.
Stoner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Haddad's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Al Haddad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stoner dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
Stoner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Haddad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stoner.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that Stoner avoids nicely.
Al Haddad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stoner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Al Haddad trying to hold on to Stoner's head to control him but Stoner postures up.
Stoner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stoner working for a submission but Al Haddad is keeping him at bay.
Stoner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner raining down shots from the mount!
Stoner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stoner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Al Haddad regains half guard.
Stoner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Haddad pushes Stoner off looking to stand but Stoner dives back in and keeps control.
Stoner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Al Haddad looking for submissions off his back.
Stoner working Al Haddad over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad wants to get back to his feet.
Stoner is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoner throwing shots but Al Haddad is blocking nicely.
Stoner tries to pass to full mount but Al Haddad defends it.
Stoner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stoner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Al Haddad punching from the bottom.
Stoner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stoner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smolder Stoner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Al Haddad throws a head kick but Stoner moves out of range.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Al Haddad as Stoner shoots in.
Al Haddad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Haddad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad scores with a jab to the body.
Stoner dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to bum rush Stoner with a series of wild strikes but Stoner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Haddad lands a nice shot that snaps Stoner's head back.
Al Haddad stalks Stoner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stoner's face. Stoner staggers backwards, shaken.
Al Haddad slips a jab and a cross from Stoner.
Al Haddad stuffs the takedown attempt from Stoner. Stoner gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Al Haddad.
Stoner dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad takes a swing at Stoner's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad jabs at Stoner's body.
Al Haddad tries to score with a low kick but Stoner moves his leg out of the way.
Stoner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Haddad circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smolder Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoner ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
Stoner throws a combination. Al Haddad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stoner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Haddad stuffs the takedown attempt from Stoner. Stoner gets slowly back to his feet.
Stoner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Haddad misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up but Stoner circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Haddad lands a jab.
Al Haddad cracks a nice hook into Stoner's ribs.
Al Haddad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stoner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al Haddad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoner avoids the head kick by Al Haddad.
Horrible takedown by Stoner or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Haddad which made him look bad.
Smolder Stoner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Haddad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Haddad wants to clinch
and Stoner counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Al Haddad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Al Haddad is not content to let Stoner control the position.
Elias Al Haddad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Haddad manages to get back to half guard.
Stoner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Al Haddad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stoner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smolder Stoner!
Smolder Stoner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Wuncler Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz comes into the arena with Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex blaring out of the sound system. Wuncler Iii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smooth Operator - Sade. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Iii!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kurucz misses.
Wuncler Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurucz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wuncler Iii counters with an inside leg kick.
Kurucz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurucz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wuncler Iii misses with a low kick.
Kurucz throws a sloppy head kick and Wuncler Iii moves out of range easily.
Wuncler Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wuncler Iii with a jab.
Kurucz tries to clinch there but Wuncler Iii circles away.
Wuncler Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurucz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wuncler Iii.
Kurucz pushes Wuncler Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Wuncler Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuncler Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wuncler Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage.
Wuncler Iii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurucz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurucz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wuncler Iii's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz misses with a punch to the body.
Kurucz tries to throw a body punch but Wuncler Iii avoids it by throwing Kurucz back against the cage.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wuncler Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurucz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurucz lands an uppercut.
Wuncler Iii wants to break free but Kurucz has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Kurucz controls the action.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.
Wuncler Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Kurucz controls the action.
Kurucz swings wildly with an uppercut but Wuncler Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wuncler Iii prevents a body shot from Kurucz.
Kurucz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wuncler Iii.
Kurucz avoids a wild elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.
A head punch on the inside from Kurucz fails to land.
Wuncler Iii is trying to stall.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Wuncler Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurucz controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz misses with some punches.
Wuncler Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurucz lands an uppercut.
Kurucz has a couple of punches blocked by Wuncler Iii.
Kurucz throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuncler Iii.
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!
Wuncler Iii leaning against his opponent.
Wuncler Iii is trying to break free.
Wuncler Iii prevents a body shot from Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kurucz working aggressively here.
Kurucz blocks an elbow strike.
Kurucz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wuncler Iii avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kurucz as Wuncler Iii tries to tie him up.
Kurucz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ed Wuncler Iii has been cut.
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wuncler Iii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kurucz's brow.
Wuncler Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kurucz fails to land.
Kurucz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurucz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuncler Iii.
Kurucz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wuncler Iii lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kurucz.
Kurucz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurucz blocks an uppercut.
Wuncler Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wuncler Iii working hard to break the clinch.
Wuncler Iii lands an elbow inside that Kurucz shrugs off.
Kurucz lands with a right to the head.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wuncler Iii avoids it.
Kurucz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wuncler Iii's defenses.
Kurucz pushes Wuncler Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wuncler Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Kurucz lands an elbow inside that Wuncler Iii shrugs off.
Wuncler Iii is trying to break free.
Kurucz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurucz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurucz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kurucz blocks a body shot from Wuncler Iii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Kurucz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wuncler Iii's face.
Wuncler Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurucz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wuncler Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurucz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wuncler Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurucz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurucz misses with a wild body shot.
Kurucz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wuncler Iii slips a straight right by Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurucz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurucz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurucz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wuncler Iii.
Kurucz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wuncler Iii punishes Kurucz's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ansgar Kurucz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Wuncler Iii's cut.
That's time! Kurucz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kurucz lands a head shot.
Wuncler Iii scores with a jab. Kurucz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wuncler Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurucz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Kurucz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurucz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurucz pushes Wuncler Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurucz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wuncler Iii trying to control the position but instead, Kurucz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wuncler Iii into the cage.
Ansgar Kurucz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kurucz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuncler Iii controls his hands.
Kurucz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurucz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wuncler Iii is trying to stall.
Kurucz throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuncler Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz lands a knee to the body.
Wuncler Iii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wuncler Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wuncler Iii tries to break the clinch but Kurucz is controlling the position.
Wuncler Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurucz won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii misses with an elbow strike.
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wuncler Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wuncler Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ansgar Kurucz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuncler Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wuncler Iii cracks Kurucz with an open hand slap.
Kurucz scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuncler Iii tests Kurucz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wuncler Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wuncler Iii slips a straight right by Kurucz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii scores with a jab. Kurucz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wuncler Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Wuncler Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurucz circles away quickly and effectively.
Wuncler Iii cracks Kurucz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurucz dodges the punch combination from Wuncler Iii.
Ed Wuncler Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wuncler Iii blocks a head kick by Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuncler Iii misses with an uppercut
and Kurucz counters with a nice body kick.
Wuncler Iii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurucz is looking to score with low kicks.
Wuncler Iii cracks a nice hook into Kurucz's ribs.
Wuncler Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wuncler Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurucz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ansgar Kurucz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Kurucz misses
and Wuncler Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurucz thinking.
Kurucz needs to keep his hands up - Wuncler Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Kurucz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wuncler Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurucz tries to clinch there but Wuncler Iii circles away.
Kurucz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Kurucz misses its intended target.
Wuncler Iii dodges the punch combination from Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurucz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurucz misses with a left hand
and Wuncler Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wuncler Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wuncler Iii scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii works over Kurucz's head and body with a nice combination.
Kurucz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wuncler Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuncler Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Wuncler Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurucz.
Kurucz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wuncler Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurucz misses with a body kick.
Wuncler Iii lands an overhand right.
Kurucz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurucz misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurucz throws a lazy uppercut
and Wuncler Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurucz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wuncler Iii avoids the body shot from Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Wuncler Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Wuncler Iii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wuncler Iii 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 Kurucz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurucz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kurucz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kurucz throws a head kick but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Kurucz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kurucz scores with the left hand. Wuncler Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurucz jabs at Wuncler Iii's body.
Wuncler Iii checks the leg kick.
Wuncler Iii jabs Kurucz right on the nose. Kurucz blinks but takes it well.
Kurucz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wuncler Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuncler Iii cracks Kurucz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wuncler Iii misses the shot to the body.
Kurucz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wuncler Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Kurucz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuncler Iii avoids the head kick by Kurucz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz moves into the clinch.
Wuncler Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Kurucz controls the action.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wuncler Iii takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurucz throws an elbow that misses.
Wuncler Iii misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Wuncler Iii.
A short left from Kurucz.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wuncler Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurucz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurucz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurucz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wuncler Iii lands a body shot.
Kurucz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wuncler Iii.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuncler Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wuncler Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurucz backwards.
Kurucz lands with a left to the head.
Wuncler Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Kurucz swings wildly with an uppercut but Wuncler Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurucz crunches a lovely knee into Wuncler Iii's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Kurucz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurucz backwards.
Wuncler Iii tries to break free but Kurucz pushes him back against the cage.
Kurucz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Wuncler Iii fails to land.
Kurucz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kurucz misses with a punch to the body.
Wuncler Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wuncler Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Kurucz should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Kurucz.
Kurucz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wuncler Iii does it's job there.
Kurucz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurucz misses with a body kick.
Kurucz throws a hook but Wuncler Iii avoids it easily.
Wuncler Iii connects with a leg kick. Kurucz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kurucz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wuncler Iii. Wuncler Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurucz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wuncler Iii circles away.
Kurucz tries a head kick but it misses.
Wuncler Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wuncler Iii thuds a left hand into Kurucz's body.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wuncler Iii feints a jab promting Kurucz to slip. Wuncler Iii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kurucz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kurucz misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii staying out of range there.
Kurucz throws a head kick but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurucz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurucz's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurucz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wuncler Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurucz.
Wuncler Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurucz throws a wild body kick that Wuncler Iii sees coming a mile off.
Wuncler Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wuncler Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurucz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wuncler Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Kurucz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wuncler Iii stuns Kurucz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ed Wuncler Iii.
I think Wuncler Iii 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Wuncler Iii!
A victorious Ed Wuncler Iii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragov has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem, Obie Trice, & DMX as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
29 - 23 - 1 |
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160 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valko Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragov scores with a jab.
Dragov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquiao moves away.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Dragov saw that one coming.
Dragov shoots in for a takedown but Paquiao shows good takedown defense.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragov throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Dragov tries to move into range but Paquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paquiao cracks Dragov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragov.
Paquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragov's head backwards.
Paquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragov on the side of the head.
Dragov looks to score with a jab to the body but Paquiao is just out of range.
Dragov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragov fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragov.
Paquiao swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao lands a jab to the head.
Dragov thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Dragov misses.
Paquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dragov shoots in looking for a takedown. Paquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Dragov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manuel Paquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valko Dragov.
Paquiao lands a body shot.
Paquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dragov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragov's head.
Dragov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dragov tries for a takedown but Paquiao circles away easily
and Dragov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragov misses with a right hand
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dragov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paquiao is fending him off so far but Dragov persists. Nope, Paquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragov.
Paquiao leaves Dragov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dragov misses with a takedown attempt - Paquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dragov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dragov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragov dives in and grabs Paquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paquiao pushes down on Dragov's head and hops out.
Dragov tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragov throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Dragov misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragov goes for a double leg but Paquiao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paquiao continues to drive forward.
Paquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valko Dragov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dragov.
Dragov throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range.
Dragov just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Dragov.
Donk. Paquiao catches Dragov right on the button with a cross.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Paquiao lands.
Dragov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao drops Dragov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Paquiao follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Paquiao!
An out of breath Manuel Paquiao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torrance comes to the cage accompanied by Black Strobe - I'm a man. Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rebel Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torrance did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrance keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torrance trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torrance knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Torrance uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Torrance keeps moving.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Torrance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torrance wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Torrance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torrance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torrance wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torrance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Torrance wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Torrance just wasn't active enough.
Torrance misses with an uppercut.
Torrance throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torrance connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torrance throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Torrance looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torrance moves into the clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rebel Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrance looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance misses with a straight right.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Torrance against the cage.
Torrance lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short uppercut from Torrance.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Torrance lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrance digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Torrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torrance pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torrance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torrance looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Torrance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is rocked!
Torrance lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Torrance finish him?
Torrance throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Torrance and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Torrance celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Torrance!
Jack Torrance made sure to mention his sponsor, Virtually Identical [$25 clothes!] in his post fight interview.
Rebel Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Party in the penthouse.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nursultan Tuliegbay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Von Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuliegbay's entrance music is Bing Bong Bing Bong Bing. A fine choice. Von Richtofen has chosen Rammstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Wolfgang Von Richtofen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nursultan Tuliegbay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richtofen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tuliegbay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Richtofen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuliegbay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Richtofen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuliegbay.
Tuliegbay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tuliegbay.
Von Richtofen slips a jab from Tuliegbay.
Tuliegbay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Richtofen moves away.
Tuliegbay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Richtofen moves away.
Von Richtofen misses the shot to the body.
Tuliegbay closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tuliegbay lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tuliegbay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuliegbay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tuliegbay is pushing down on Von Richtofen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Von Richtofen is fighting to maintain full guard but Tuliegbay has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richtofen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuliegbay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tuliegbay uses his free foot to push down on Von Richtofen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Von Richtofen.
Tuliegbay throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Von Richtofen has his hands clasped together but Tuliegbay breaks the hold and Von Richtofen is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Tuliegbay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nursultan Tuliegbay!
Nursultan Tuliegbay managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Brown has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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23
145 lbs
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22
146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
Linhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares connects with a single shot there.
Linhares lands a body shot.
Brown 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.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Linhares looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Linhares is trying to improve his position.
Brown wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Brown is putting a hurting on Linhares here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Linhares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown throws an elbow but Linhares slips to the side and avoids it well.
Linhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control the position but Linhares is working away.
Brown looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Linhares is avoiding damage well.
Linhares regains half guard.
Linhares manages to get to full guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
Linhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linhares seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linhares defending well though.
Linhares manages to get to full guard.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Linhares.
Linhares seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Linhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linhares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Linhares settles back down.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Linhares as he checks the leg kick.
Linhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Linhares digs a good hook to Brown's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown looks for the body kick but Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Linhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Brown.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linhares digs a good hook to Brown's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Linhares counters with a stiff right hand.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Linhares does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Linhares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Linhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Linhares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linhares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linhares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linhares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Linhares blocks the leg kick.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linhares to score with a decent uppercut.
Linhares lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown is rocked!
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Linhares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Linhares cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Brown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Linhares slaps the foot to one side.
Linhares scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Linhares.
Linhares scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Linhares misses
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Linhares!
Linhares is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown working away.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linhares keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Linhares manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Linhares wants to get back to full guard.
Linhares is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is working for a kimura but Linhares is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Linhares defends it well.
Brown is thwarting Linhares's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Linhares defending well.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Linhares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Linhares holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Linhares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Linhares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Linhares blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Linhares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Linhares trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
A big left from Brown misses.
Hector Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linhares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Linhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linhares lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Linhares avoids it.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Django Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Linhares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nowacki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moby - Flower. Crillo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Herkules Nowacki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Crillo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nowacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crillo.
We've been informed that Crillo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crillo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nowacki is trying to defend but Crillo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crillo is thwarting Nowacki's attempts to control the position.
Crillo is looking for a kimura but Nowacki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crillo to get the leverage.
Nowacki is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Crillo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nowacki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crillo postures up in Nowacki's guard and throws a big left but Nowacki blocks it.
Crillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Nowacki blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Nowacki blocks nicely.
Crillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crillo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo tries to score with some ground and pound. Nowacki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Crillo crashes against the mat.
Nowacki is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at School Of Fighting, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Crillo tries for a kimura but Nowacki is defending well.
Crillo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nowacki, who protects the arm well.
Crillo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Crillo with the ground and pound but Nowacki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nowacki is trying to maintain the position but Crillo is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crillo prevents Nowacki from improving his position.
Crillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crillo throwing shots but Nowacki is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo working over Nowacki with some ground and pound. Nowacki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nowacki gets full guard.
Crillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowacki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowacki is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crillo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nowacki defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nowacki is fending him off so far but Crillo persists. Nope, Nowacki circles away and we're back to standing.
Crillo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nowacki on his heels. He'll look to pass Nowacki's guard now, I'm sure.
Nowacki is pulling down on Crillo's head to control his posture.
Crillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Crillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crillo throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nowacki is on top in guard.
Nowacki looking to sit in guard and control but Crillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nowacki is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo is trying to keep Nowacki in close.
Nowacki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nowacki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nowacki is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crillo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nowacki is fighting to break Crillo's control of his arms but Crillo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nowacki wants to pass the guard but Crillo is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crillo fails to land the takedown.
Crillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nowacki avoids it really well and circles away.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki misses with an uppercut.
Nowacki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crillo shoots for a takedown but Nowacki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crillo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crillo showed some decent athleticism there.
Nowacki pushes Crillo off looking to stand but Crillo dives back in and keeps control.
Nowacki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
Crillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crillo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nowacki to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowacki defends well and Crillo ends up having to push Nowacki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Crillo goes for a takedown attempt but Nowacki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowacki swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt - Nowacki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nowacki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nowacki moves into the clinch.
Nowacki avoiding damage.
Crillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nowacki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nowacki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crillo wants a takedown.
Crillo is trying to drag Nowacki to the mat but Nowacki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nowacki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki scores with a hook to the body.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nowacki presses Crillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crillo blocks an uppercut.
Nowacki misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki digs a right hand into Crillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crillo's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowacki pushes Crillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nowacki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nowacki lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nowacki lands with a light punch inside.
Nowacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Crillo.
Nowacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowacki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crillo avoids it.
Crillo blocks a body shot from Nowacki.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but Crillo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowacki lands a nice uppercut.
Nowacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Nowacki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowacki prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Crillo blocks an elbow strike.
Nowacki misses with an elbow over the top.
Nowacki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crillo wants a takedown but no success here.
Nowacki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nowacki tries to throw a body punch but Crillo avoids it by throwing Nowacki back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowacki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crillo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nowacki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nowacki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Crillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Crillo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crillo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nowacki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Crillo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crillo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Crillo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crillo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Crillo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crillo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Crillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nowacki is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Crillo crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nowacki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crillo.
Crillo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crillo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crillo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowacki some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki wants to control but Crillo postures up.
Nowacki is trying to improve his position.
Crillo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nowacki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Crillo but great work by Nowacki.
Nowacki controlling the position from side mount.
Nowacki is looking to take a break and control but Crillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is trying to get back to half guard.
Crillo looks to move to half guard but instead Nowacki has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Nowacki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nowacki punishes Crillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Nowacki misses with a wild body shot.
Crillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowacki defends it nicely.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nowacki avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Crillo with that takedown attempt.
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Nowacki misses with a kick to the body.
Nowacki tries a low kick but Crillo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nowacki leaves Crillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crillo blocks a head kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki gets caught flat footed, as Crillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nowacki looking to control.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nowacki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowacki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Crillo lands a couple of elbows.
Crillo throwing strikes but missing.
Herkules Nowacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crillo wants to pass the guard but Nowacki is keeping the position.
Crillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frank Crillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throws a strike but Nowacki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nowacki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nowacki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crillo working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo keeping moving, preventing Nowacki from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Crillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Crillo, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Crillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crillo 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 William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Crillo!
Frank Crillo is the new featherweight champion!
Frank Crillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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