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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Branson OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakk Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OToole comes to the cage accompanied by Danny Boy. Wylde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Song For You by Zack Wylde kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branson OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zakk Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
OToole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wylde circles away quickly and effectively.
OToole cracks Wylde with an open hand slap.
OToole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wylde, pushing him back against the cage.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OToole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for OToole.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OToole lands a hook to the side of the head.
OToole misses with the head strike.
OToole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
OToole prevents a body shot from Wylde.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from OToole.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
OToole pushes Wylde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
OToole tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.
Wylde pushes OToole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde blocks a body shot from OToole.
OToole digs a right hand into Wylde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wylde's gas tank.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole misses with some punches.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Wylde.
Wylde avoiding damage.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from OToole.
Wylde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
OToole misses with the head strike.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
OToole struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde is trying to push OToole away but OToole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wylde takes a shot to the head.
Wylde is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OToole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wylde is still on wobbly legs! Can OToole finish him?
OToole creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wylde with a big uppercut! Wylde tries to clinch up but OToole pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wylde to the mat! Wylde covers up and OToole unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Branson OToole!
Branson OToole 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrien Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Lafleur has chosen Karma to Burn - Two Times as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adrien Lafleur enters the cage!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrien Lafleur!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blaze throws a lazy uppercut
and Lafleur counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lafleur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaze is pressing down on Lafleur's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lafleur is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafleur being controlled here momentarily.
Lafleur postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafleur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lafleur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur throwing strikes but missing.
Lafleur wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Lafleur is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lafleur is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Lafleur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lafleur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lafleur throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Lafleur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lafleur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafleur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafleur throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lafleur is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lafleur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafleur 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lafleur wants to get back to full guard but Blaze has mounted him!
Lafleur wants to hold on but Blaze pushes him away.
Blaze tries to control but Lafleur wriggling away.
Lafleur tries to reverse the position but Blaze maintains control.
Lafleur felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrien Lafleur dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blaze lands a head kick. Lafleur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafleur. That did some damage!
Lafleur tries to keep at a distance but Blaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blaze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafleur controls his hands.
Lafleur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lafleur has Blaze pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lafleur pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blaze tumbling to the mat - Lafleur dives into Blaze's guard.
Lafleur scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafleur throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lafleur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lafleur cracks Blaze with a solid left hand.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lafleur.
Lafleur is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Lafleur landing some decent shots from guard.
Lafleur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lafleur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafleur postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Blaze's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze working a defensive guard here.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lafleur passes Blaze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lafleur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lafleur winds up and cracks Blaze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lafleur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lafleur connects with a nice short shot to Blaze's temple.
Lafleur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lafleur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Lafleur lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Lafleur there.
Lafleur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lafleur looks to land a strike but Blaze avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafleur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Lafleur throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lafleur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blaze passes into side control.
Adrien Lafleur has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is looking for a sweep.
Blaze wants to stand but Lafleur is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Lafleur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafleur is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze in side control, throwing shots but Lafleur defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrien Lafleur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Blaze clinches up with Lafleur and pushes him back against the cage.
Lafleur blocks an elbow strike from Blaze.
Blaze prevents the takedown attempt.
Lafleur tries for a takedown but Blaze manages to get underhooks.
Lafleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafleur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lafleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze working Lafleur over with knees to the body.
Lafleur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnny Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrien Lafleur.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
Lafleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafleur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lafleur's face.
Lafleur tries to score a body lock takedown but Blaze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blaze tries to work over Lafleur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaze.
Blaze gets underhooks to prevent Lafleur's takedown attempt.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafleur tightens his grip and picks Blaze up, before dumping him to the ground. Blaze manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafleur throws an elbow that misses. Blaze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lafleur's guard. Nice move by Blaze!
Blaze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lafleur has a closed guard, preventing Blaze from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blaze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lafleur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lafleur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur working a defensive guard here.
Lafleur is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blaze trying to control but Lafleur is working from the bottom.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafleur is looking for a triangle but Blaze pushes his legs off easily.
Lafleur wants to sweep here but Blaze controlling him for the moment.
Lafleur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blaze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafleur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lafleur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blaze passes into half guard.
Lafleur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blaze is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lafleur 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrien Lafleur!
After winning the bout, Adrien Lafleur thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shadowhunter. Benjamin Jr has chosen Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Benjamin Jr misses the target.
Benjamin Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Corrida eats them both and turns towards Benjamin Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Corrida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Corrida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin Jr moves away.
Benjamin Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corrida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corrida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benjamin Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corrida circles away quickly and effectively.
Corrida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab when Corrida was well out of range.
Corrida digs a good body shot into Benjamin Jr's ribs.
Corrida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benjamin Jr takes one to the chin there.
Corrida throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Thomas Benjamin Jr has been cut.
Corrida digs a good hook to Benjamin Jr's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corrida 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 Benjamin Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benjamin Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benjamin Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benjamin Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corrida. Corrida obviously looking to wear him down.
Benjamin Jr tries to clinch there but Corrida circles away.
Corrida misses with the combination.
Benjamin Jr cracks Corrida with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a body punch but Corrida moves out of range.
Corrida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corrida throws a poor cross that misses
and Benjamin Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benjamin Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Corrida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benjamin Jr's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Corrida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin Jr is keeping the position for now.
Corrida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benjamin Jr's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corrida slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Benjamin Jr 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.
Corrida postures up.
Corrida throwing strikes from guard but Benjamin Jr blocks nicely.
Corrida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin Jr is keeping the position for now.
Corrida stays in close to Benjamin Jr's body and controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corrida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjamin Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida cracks the inside of Benjamin Jr's front leg.
Corrida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a right hand but Corrida moved out of range.
Corrida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice looking combination but Corrida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corrida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Corrida.
Corrida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin Jr scores with a jab. Corrida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corrida slips under a jab from Benjamin Jr.
Corrida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benjamin Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr checks a low kick from Corrida.
Corrida is looking to wear down Benjamin Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corrida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida lands with a nice body kick.
Corrida connects with a solid leg kick.
Corrida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corrida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benjamin Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benjamin Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corrida lands a right hook to the body.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin Jr manages to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corrida.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin Jr looks winded!
Benjamin Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corrida manages to avoid it.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corrida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Benjamin Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benjamin Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corrida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corrida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Benjamin Jr finds it's way through Corrida's defenses.
Benjamin Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corrida scores with a shot to the body.
Corrida misses with a head kick.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Benjamin Jr. No joy for Corrida on that attempt.
Corrida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Corrida.
Corrida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr has Corrida up against the cage in a clinch.
Corrida blocks a body shot from Benjamin Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida lands with a left to the head.
Benjamin Jr works on Corrida's body with a couple of short punches.
Benjamin Jr misses with some punches.
Benjamin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Corrida.
Corrida lands a body punch.
Benjamin Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Corrida.
Corrida lands with a light punch inside.
Benjamin Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benjamin Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Corrida lands a nice shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Corrida.
Benjamin Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corrida is working Benjamin Jr over against the cage.
Benjamin Jr is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corrida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corrida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benjamin Jr is rocked!
Corrida scrambles and takes Benjamin Jr's back. He's looking to land a suplex. Oh, he's managed it! Benjamin Jr bangs his head on the mat and seems dazed! The ref takes a look and decides to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Juan Corrida!
Post fight, an emotional Juan Corrida said 'Now go get your fuckin' shinebox.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica has chosen Master of Puppets by Metallica as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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162 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zica listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Zica. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins takes a swing at Zica's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zica is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Zica misses.
Zica misses with a two punch combination.
Zica lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Jones Zica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zica loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Zica works over Hopkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Zica darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Hopkins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zica sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zica avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins drops his hands momentarily and Zica takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zica checks a leg kick.
Zica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Zica.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zica displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Zica's knee but Zica avoids it well.
Zica lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Zica misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zica's knee momentarily.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zica. Zica circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zica lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zica just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Zica 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.
Zica might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Zica throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Zica checks a leg kick nicely.
Zica checks the leg kick.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zica lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zica.
Zica is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hopkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zica throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zica misses with a double jab.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Zica saw that one coming.
Zica checks a leg kick.
Zica blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zica's sensitive parts.
Zica paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopkins moves out of range as Zica strikes.
Zica wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Zica moved out of range.
Hopkins lands a head shot.
Zica misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zica connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Zica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zica blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Zica checks it.
Hopkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Zica tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
so Zica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zica trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins wants to sweep here but Zica controlling him for the moment.
Zica sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins has Zica pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jones Zica will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zica. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zica scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins tries a low kick but Zica avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Zica blocks the low kick.
Zica misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Zica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zica lands a head shot.
Hopkins tries to work over Zica's front leg with a kick but Zica checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins 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 Zica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jones Zica has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Zica blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ryan Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Zica cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zica keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zica misses with a straight left.
Zica lands with an overhand left.
A left and a right from Hopkins both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zica avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Zica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zica. That did some damage!
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zica.
Hopkins throws a low kick but Zica avoids it.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Zica steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopkins, as that shot connected.
Hopkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Zica scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Zica moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Zica misses the target.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
and Zica counters with a shoot takedown. Hopkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Zica stopping the sweep attempt from Hopkins.
Zica trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to keep a closed guard but Zica is proving a slippery customer.
Zica engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hopkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zica is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones Zica has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopkins!
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Zica.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Zica sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zica's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Hopkins is predictable there
and Zica counters with a shoot takedown. Hopkins fights it but they end up in 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!
Hopkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hopkins trying to control the position here.
Zica preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zica wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Jones Zica has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zica not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jones Zica's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the head.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Zica.
Zica swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Zica blocks a low kick nicely.
Zica getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Zica as he checks the leg kick.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Zica closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zica works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Zica moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
so Zica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zica stopping the sweep attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zica manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zica working a defensive guard here.
Zica is pulling down on Hopkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Hopkins, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zica looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zica's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jones Zica wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Zica misses.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zica. Zica circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Zica misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Zica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
so Zica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hopkins managing to control the position.
Zica loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zica content to stall in guard here.
Hopkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zica manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopkins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hopkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins cracks the inside of Zica's front leg.
Zica scores with a nice right hand.
Zica jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Zica.
Zica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zica connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jones Zica.
I think Zica has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewan Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Connor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ewan Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgregor shoots and misses
and Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Connor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcgregor has time to react.
Connor with a jab.
No joy there for Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgregor's sensitive parts.
Mcgregor moves away from the strike by Connor.
Connor forces Mcgregor back against the cage and clinches.
Mcgregor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mcgregor throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgregor tries a body shot but Connor blocks it.
Mcgregor wants to stall.
Mcgregor misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matthew Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewan Mcgregor.
Mcgregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgregor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Connor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connor breaks from the clinch.
Mcgregor slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Mcgregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor scoring well with a low kick there.
Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Connor stuns Mcgregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Mcgregor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connor pinned against the cage. Connor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands a body shot.
Connor takes a swing at Mcgregor's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooh!!! Connor has knocked Mcgregor down with a huge combo! Connor steps away and waves a wobbly Mcgregor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mcgregor is rocked!
It looks like Ewan Mcgregor has been cut.
Connor staying out of range there.
Mcgregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Matthew Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgregor manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Connor.
Connor slips under a jab from Mcgregor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgregor seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
Connor lands a head shot.
Mcgregor misses with a straight left.
Connor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mcgregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgregor looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well.
Connor connects with a body shot.
Connor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcgregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthew Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Connor connects with a right that clearly hurt Mcgregor. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Connor proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mcgregor collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Connor!
A victorious Matthew Connor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mar Vell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Vell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut misses with a body shot.
Vell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obsut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vell.
Obsut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obsut looks to throw the jab but Vell is out of range.
Obsut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obsut is able to avoid easily.
Obsut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obsut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vell misses with a low kick.
Vell misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Vell counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obsut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vell is out of range and Obsut settles back down.
Vell thuds a left hand into Obsut's body.
Vell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obsut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obsut.
Vell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mar Vell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vell cracks Obsut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vell slips a jab from Obsut.
A big left from Obsut misses.
Obsut swings for the body but Vell moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Obsut.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Obsut.
Vell slips a straight right by Obsut.
An inside leg kick from Obsut misses.
Vell misses with a leg kick.
Vell looks to land a body kick but Obsut moved away.
Obsut scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Obsut. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obsut.
The fighters circling - Vell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Obsut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obsut checks a leg kick.
Obsut throws a lazy right hand but Vell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vell lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Obsut.
Obsut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vell scoring well with a low kick there.
Obsut throws a poor cross that misses
and Vell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Obsut misses.
Obsut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vell was well out of range. Poor timing from Obsut.
Obsut throws a right hand that misses
and Vell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obsut throws a body punch but Vell moves out of range.
Vell has managed to clinch.
Vell stops a takedown attempt from Obsut.
Vell pushes Obsut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obsut blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is trying to drag Vell to the mat but Vell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Obsut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obsut.
Vell can't find room to land a body shot as Obsut controls the action.
Vell tries to work over Obsut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obsut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obsut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obsut lands an uppercut.
Obsut has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vell is trying to keep an underhook but Obsut manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vell tries to roll over but Obsut keeps him under control.
Obsut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obsut is controlling the pace.
Vell tries to roll over but Obsut keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obsut is working away from the top position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Obsut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vell wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Obsut.
Vell is doing well to control the position and prevent Obsut from advancing to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obsut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mar Vell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Obsut throws a big shot that misses.
Vell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obsut.
Vell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obsut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vell feints and then cracks Obsut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obsut down.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Vell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obsut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Obsut checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vell misses with the body kick
and Obsut counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Obsut postures up in Vell's guard and throws a big left but Vell blocks it.
Vell controls Obsut momentarily but Obsut frees himself.
Vell keeping moving, preventing Obsut from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obsut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obsut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Obsut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obsut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obsut postures up.
Vell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Obsut throws a big elbow that misses.
Vell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mar Vell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Obsut moves out of range as Vell throws a body kick.
Obsut swings for the body but Vell moves out of range.
Vell misses with a body kick.
Vell lands a right hook to the body.
Vell tries to work over Obsut's front leg with a kick but Obsut checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throws a good cross that connects.
Obsut throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vell on the side of the head.
Vell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vell throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Obsut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obsut lands a head shot.
Vell walks into a left hand.
Obsut moves out of range as Vell throws a body kick.
Obsut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Vell slams his shin into Obsut's torso.
Obsut checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obsut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obsut misses the jab.
Obsut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vell.
Obsut throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to land a front kick but Obsut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vell looks to land a body kick but Obsut moved away.
Obsut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vell. Vell obviously looking to wear him down.
Vell lands a jab.
Vell throws a lazy body kick
and Obsut counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vell won't be happy with that.
Obsut lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vell down.
Vell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Obsut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vell has his hands on Obsut's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Vell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vell has his hands on Obsut's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vell throws the kick towards the body but Obsut avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obsut throws out a powerful jab.
Obsut moves out of range as Vell throws a body kick.
Vell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obsut to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mar Vell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Obsut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obsut scores with the left hand. Vell knows he should have avoided that one.
Vell scores with a nice strike.
Vell slips a straight right by Obsut.
Vell ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Vell slips a straight right by Obsut.
Obsut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vell.
Vell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Vell misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obsut. Vell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mar Vell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obsuts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obsut can pounce on him.
Vell lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vell misses with a body kick.
Vell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obsut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obsut doesn't seem bothered though.
Vell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Obsut blocks a leg kick.
Vell throws a leg kick but Obsut checks it.
Vell lands a head kick. Obsut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vell lands with a hook. Obsut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obsut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vell lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Vell coming out on top.
Vell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vell throws a jab but it's blocked by Obsut.
Obsut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fedor Obsut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Vell misses
and Obsut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obsut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vell - that will leave a mark!
Vell misses with a body kick.
Obsut misses the shot to the body.
Obsut blocks the body kick.
Vell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obsut swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vell.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Vell counters with a left to the body.
Vell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obsut.
The crowd cheers as Vell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obsut doesn't seem phased though.
Obsut lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut looks to throw the jab but Vell is out of range.
Obsut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vell swivels and escapes.
Vell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Vell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obsut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A clash of legs there as Obsut blocks the low kick.
Obsut throws a big shot that misses.
Vell looks to land a body kick but Obsut moved away.
Vell throws a wild body kick that Obsut sees coming a mile off.
Obsut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vell.
Obsut takes one on the button.
Vell lands a nice looking body kick.
Vell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obsut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obsut connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vell.
A big right from Obsut misses.
Vell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vell 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 Obsut has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obsut and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obsut throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obsut throws an off balance right hand
and Vell counters with a thumping low kick.
Vell lands with a shot to the body.
Vell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Obsut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Obsut.
Vell pushes Obsut away with a front kick.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Vell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Vell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mar Vell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mar Vell!
Mar Vell took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'There has been a lot of talk about the cards going on in two other orgs today, but I think Matt Mac deserves the attention. Everyone please give it up for the true pioneer and class act of MMATycoon. I wish you all the best Mac. Thanks for letting me be a part of this.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes to the cage accompanied by La La Girl by Paffendorf. Brock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Zivic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock throws a head kick but Zivic moves out of range.
Brock connects with a looping right hand.
Brock pushes Zivic away with a front kick.
Brock blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Zivic misses its intended target.
Zivic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brock's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zivic's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Zivic swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Zivic misses.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Brock lands a nice looking body shot.
Zivic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brock throws a nice looking combination but Zivic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zivic misses with a jab to the body
and Brock counters with an inside leg kick.
Zivic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zivic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
Brock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brock with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Brock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zivic swivels and escapes.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zivic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zivic takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Fritzie Zivic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brock thows a body kick. Zivic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brock.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zivic misses with a left hand
and Brock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zivic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zivic misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zivic's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brock lands a couple of elbows.
Zivic is adopting a defensive guard.
Brock wants to control from the top but Zivic keeps moving.
Brock pushing down on Zivic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Zivic is defending well.
Brock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've been hearing good reports from Zivic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock is looking for a kimura here.
Zivic manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brock is looking to work some ground and pound but Zivic has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated 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.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zivic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brock misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Zivic as he checks the leg kick.
Brock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zivic rather than just go for the knockout.
Brock connects with a body shot that sends Zivic's belly button to the back.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Zivic has closed the distance and engaged Brock in a clinch.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with some punches.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Brock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Brock.
Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock connects with a right hand. Zivic shakes it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brock - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Zivic. No joy for Brock on that attempt.
Brock connects with a body shot that sends Zivic's belly button to the back.
Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brock lands with a straight right. Zivic didn't see that one coming.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zivic's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic avoids a kick to the body.
Brock staying out of range there.
Zivic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brock.
Brock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock scores with a head kick.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Zivic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
Brock throws a right and a left that Zivic avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock slips a jab from Zivic.
Zivic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zivic lands with a hook. Brock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brock 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 Zivic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zivic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
Zivic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zivic checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic moves in looking to clinch but Brock pushes him off.
Brock jabs at Zivic's body.
Brock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brock slips a jab from Zivic.
Good exchange - Brock coming out on top.
Zivic throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zivic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brock - the referee stops the clock and Zivic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brock. Zivic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zivic. That did some damage!
Brock throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Brock scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Zivic moves out of range easily.
Zivic throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brock.
Brock thows a body kick. Zivic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zivic throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zivic's guard.
Brock throws a big right hand that misses.
Zivic has Brock pulled in close to control his posture.
Zivic keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zivic wants to get back to his feet but Brock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zivic misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zivic lands a lovely overhand right.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brock throws a front kick aimed at Zivic's knee but Zivic avoids it well.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zivic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock looking to score a takedown here. Zivic is defending well but Brock drives through and ends up in Zivic's guard.
Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zivic is keeping the position for now.
Brock trying to control but Zivic is working from the bottom.
Brock stops Zivic from standing up.
Brock throws a big elbow that misses.
Brock throwing strikes from guard but Zivic blocks nicely.
Zivic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brock is one step ahead there.
Brock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zivic holds on and takes a little breather.
Brock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brock drops back looking for a leg! Zivic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zivic manages to kick Brock off! Brock jumps back into Zivic's guard.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brock wants to control from the top but Zivic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic wants to get back to his feet but Brock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brock wants to control from the top but Zivic keeps moving.
Zivic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brock.
Brock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zivic parries the strikes from Brock easily there. Brock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zivic to escape.
Brock wants to control but Zivic is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fritzie Zivic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock landing strikes.
Zivic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zivic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zivic tries to bench press Brock off him but Brock keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock trying to control the position but Zivic is working away.
Brock looks up at the clock and then as Zivic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Placebo - Pure Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws the left hand but MacDonald avoids the punch easily.
MacDonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by MacDonald's head coaches at AD Sparring Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacDonald misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacDonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khan.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but MacDonald slips the punch.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and MacDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan lands a nice looking body kick.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacDonald works Khan's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Good work by MacDonald as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MacDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
MacDonald ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
MacDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacDonald is rocked!
MacDonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh MacDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of MacDonald's head.
MacDonald circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Khan. MacDonald falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rajja Khan!
Rajja Khan very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald was interviewed post fight and said 'my time is coming.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vronsky sprawls well initially but Meyers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meyers is trying to control. Vronsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vronsky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyers is working away from the top position though.
Vronsky tries to roll over but Meyers keeps him under control.
Vronsky is not content to let Meyers control the position.
Vronsky is looking to control Meyers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vronsky avoid being mounted?
Meyers prevents Vronsky from improving his position.
Meyers seems to be working for a kimura but Vronsky defends the submission attempt.
Meyers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is looking for a kimura but Vronsky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Meyers to get the leverage.
Meyers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vronsky trying to control here.
Vronsky is not content to let Meyers control the position.
Vronsky wants to improve his position but Meyers is controlling well.
Meyers is working for a submission of some sort.
Vronsky is pressing down on Meyers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vronsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vronsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Vronsky is keeping the position.
Meyers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vronsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyers has gone for a leg lock! Vronsky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Meyers's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vronsky wants to control from the top but Meyers keeps moving.
Vronsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vronsky postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vronsky's guard.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
Meyers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Meyers tries to free his leg and advance position but Vronsky is retaining full guard.
Meyers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vronsky pulls Meyers in close to his closed guard and prevents Meyers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vronsky wants to sweep here but Meyers controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyers is pushing down on Vronsky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vronsky is fighting to maintain full guard but Meyers has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is working for a kimura but Vronsky is defending it quite comfortably.
Vronsky holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Meyers stalling away here and it's allowed Vronsky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Meyers content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vronsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyers is looking to work some ground and pound but Vronsky has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Meyers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vronsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Vronsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vronsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyers shoots for a double leg takedown but Vronsky sprawls well. He's pushed Meyers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meyers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vronsky throws out the jab.
Meyers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meyers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vronsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vronsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meyers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vronsky.
Meyers throws a head kick but Vronsky moves out of range.
Vronsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vronsky misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vronsky defends it nicely.
Vronsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Vronsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vronsky.
Meyers moves out of range of the strikes.
Vronsky goes for a double leg but Meyers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Meyers continues to drive forward.
Vronsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Meyers won't allow it.
Meyers is trying to pull guard but Vronsky has him pressed against the cage.
Michael Vronsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Vronsky tries to circle away but Meyers has him pinned against the cage.
Meyers is trying to pull guard but Vronsky has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers jumps guard but Vronsky stands there with Meyers around his waist. Meyers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meyers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vronsky smiles and moves away.
Meyers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vronsky.
Meyers lands with a kick to the temple. Vronsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vronsky avoids a kick to the body.
Meyers lands with a hook. Vronsky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meyers fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meyers at a distance.
Vronsky throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Vronsky.
Meyers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vronsky defends well and Meyers ends up having to push Vronsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyers jumps guard but Vronsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vronsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vronsky is trying to break the clinch but Meyers has him pressed against the cage.
Meyers decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers looking for a guillotine here but Vronsky defends easily.
Meyers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vronsky looking to pass the guard.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vronsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meyers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vronsky has managed to get both his arms back between Meyers's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vronsky slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Vronsky will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Meyers fails with the takedown
enabling Vronsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Meyers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vronsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vronsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vronsky throws a big shot that misses.
Meyers blocks a jab.
Meyers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vronsky counters with a straight right hand.
Michael Vronsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Vronsky throws a jab when Meyers was well out of range.
Vronsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vronsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky misses with a hook
and Meyers counters with a head kick.
Vronsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyers.
Michael Vronsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vronsky throws a shot from downtown. Meyers moves away and avoids it.
Meyers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vronsky misses with an uppercut
and Meyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vronsky moves out of range of the body kick from Meyers.
Meyers fails to land the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Meyers.
Vronsky is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vronsky is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky moves into full guard.
Vronsky is trying to keep Meyers in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vronsky has control of Meyers's left arm, preventing Meyers from doing any damage.
Meyers trying to control but Vronsky is working from the bottom.
Meyers scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers stays in close to Vronsky's body and controls the position.
Vronsky is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meyers slips a jab from Vronsky.
Michael Vronsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vronsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vronsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Meyers taking a bit of punishment here - Vronsky scoring with strikes.
Meyers wants to control but Vronsky postures up.
Meyers holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Meyers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vronsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meyers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vronsky wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Meyers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vronsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meyers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vronsky stuns Meyers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Meyers or perhaps it was just good defense by Vronsky which made him look bad.
Meyers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vronsky defends well and Meyers ends up having to push Vronsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vronsky is trying to break free.
Vronsky breaks the clinch.
Meyers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vronsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Vronsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Vronsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Vronsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky scores with a shot to the body.
Meyers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vronsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meyers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vronsky connects with a looping right hand.
Meyers throws a head kick but Vronsky moves out of range.
Vronsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyers.
Meyers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vronsky misses with a hook.
Meyers fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vronsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meyers takes one to the chin there.
Meyers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vronsky's waist but Vronsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meyers off to one side.
Vronsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyers.
Nice uppercut lands for Vronsky. That snapped Meyers's head back.
Vronsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Vronsky. No joy for Meyers on that attempt.
Meyers tries to move into range but Vronsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vronsky throws an overhand right that lands on Meyers's shoulder, as Meyers tries to avoid the shot.
Meyers dives in and grabs Vronsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vronsky pushes down on Meyers's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky cracks Meyers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vronsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vronsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meyers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vronsky somewhat.
Vronsky slips under a jab.
Vronsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vronsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyers slips under a jab from Vronsky.
Meyers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Meyers.
Vronsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyers.
Meyers misses the shot to the body.
Meyers throws a nice head kick!
Meyers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meyers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meyers throws a big shot that misses.
Vronsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vronsky throws an overhand right that lands on Meyers's shoulder, as Meyers tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky had his way with Charlie Meyers in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Meyers punishes Vronsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Meyers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vronsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyers.
Meyers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vronsky circles away.
Meyers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vronsky throws a right hand that Meyers ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyers also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Meyers.
Vronsky throws an overhand right that lands on Meyers's shoulder, as Meyers tries to avoid the shot.
Meyers tries for a takedown but Vronsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky slips a jab from Meyers.
Vronsky throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Vronsky as Meyers shoots in.
Michael Vronsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vronsky.
Meyers ducks under a wild hook from Vronsky.
Vronsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyers is just out of range.
Meyers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vronsky tests Meyers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meyers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vronsky defends well and Meyers ends up having to push Vronsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vronsky smiles and moves away.
Michael Vronsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers misses with a body punch
and Vronsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vronsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Vronsky. No joy for Meyers on that attempt.
Meyers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vronsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Meyers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vronsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Meyers's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers looking for subs from the bottom but Vronsky mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vronsky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Meyers for as long as he can get away with.
Meyers tries to hold on but Vronsky pushes him away.
Vronsky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Meyers is trying to escape the mount.
Vronsky controlling the pace for now.
Vronsky avoids the attempt from Meyers to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky looking to control but Meyers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vronsky content just to control the position here.
Meyers is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Charlie Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vronsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vronsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vronsky!
Michael Vronsky retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Vronsky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Light Diode has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Light Diode!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
Puckerman throws an off balance right hand
so Diode counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Diode working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diode throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puckerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puckerman is looking to sweep but instead, Diode has passed into half guard.
Puckerman wants to improve his position but Diode is controlling well.
Puckerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diode.
Puckerman is trying to get back to full guard.
Puckerman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Puckerman.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diode's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puckerman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puckerman is on top in guard.
Puckerman tries to stand but Diode is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puckerman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diode's guard.
Diode manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diode punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
Diode lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puckerman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Puckerman tries to get to full guard but Diode has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman is looking to control Diode's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puckerman avoid being mounted?
Diode not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diode is thwarting Puckerman's attempts to control the position.
Diode sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puckerman defending well though.
Diode not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puckerman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Puckerman is looking for a sweep. Diode is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puckerman has hold of Diode's hands but Diode slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Noah Puckerman's cut is getting worse.
Puckerman wants to get back to his feet.
Diode not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diode missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diode.
Puckerman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diode's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diode's back!
Puckerman can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
Puckerman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Puckerman doesn't have the hooks in and Diode manages to turn into his guard.
Puckerman controlling the position.
Diode looking to pass the guard.
Diode throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diode throws an elbow that misses. Puckerman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diode's guard. Nice move by Puckerman!
Puckerman is looking to stand up but Diode won't let him.
Diode is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Puckerman has his hands clasped together but Diode extends and breaks Puckerman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diode.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Light Diode!
Light Diode is the new light heavyweight champion!
Light Diode very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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