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MFN 80: Montana vs. Butcher PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Lawler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Smith's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Lawler fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lawler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Lawler's legs - danger averted.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Lawler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lawler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Lawler is keeping the position.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith wants to control from the top but Lawler keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith trying to control but Lawler is having none of it.
Lawler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith avoids the attempt from Lawler to control.
Lawler is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith working for a submission but Lawler is keeping him at bay.
Lawler is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawler is looking to escape.
Smith working Lawler over with strikes here.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith looking to control but Lawler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Lawler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Lawler is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Lawler is holding on tight.
Lawler has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Smith's lack of action.
Smith is keen to just control but Lawler is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Smith is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith 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.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawler gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith looks for a takedown but Lawler sprawls well.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawler.
Lawler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Lawler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawler circles away.
Ricky Lawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Smith.
Lawler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawler is looking to improve his position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Paul Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Smith.
Lawler tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith postures up in Lawler's guard and throws a big left but Lawler blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawler, not yet.
Lawler wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lawler, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Lawler against the cage but Lawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice combination there by Lawler.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lawler quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is trying to control. Lawler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith 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. This is the final round!
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Lawler persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lawler's guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawler keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lawler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Smith.
Lawler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawler's guard.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lawler's guard.
Smith wants to stand up but Lawler has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Paul Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Lawler defends it.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lawler trying to control here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith pushing down on Lawler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lawler is trying to control but can't.
Smith wants to stand up but Lawler has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Lawler is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Lawler has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lawler tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smith has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deeney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When We Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Deeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deeney gets tackled into the cage by Bernardo. Bernardo maintains the clinch.
Bernardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeney scores with a sloppy right hand. Bernardo should have avoided that one.
Deeney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bernardo throws a head kick but Deeney moves out of range.
Deeney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Deeney if he has to take too many more of those.
Bernardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bernardo closes the distance and pushes Deeney back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benny Bernardo has been cut.
Deeney taking a breather.
Bernardo stalls.
Come on Deeney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bernardo lands a nice uppercut.
Bernardo misses with some punches.
Bernardo wants to break free but Deeney has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Deeney can't find room to land a body shot as Bernardo controls the action.
Bernardo works on Deeney's body with a couple of short punches.
Bernardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Deeney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bernardo is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deeney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernardo is trying to break the clinch but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deeney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deeney is working Bernardo over against the cage.
Bernardo lands with a left to the head.
Bernardo is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deeney blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernardo.
Deeney prevents Bernardo from breaking the clinch.
Bernardo tries to work over Deeney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernardo tries to circle away but Deeney has him pinned against the cage.
Bernardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deeney is trying to stall.
Bernardo tries to circle away but Deeney has him pinned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeney tries to throw a body punch but Bernardo avoids it by throwing Deeney back against the cage.
Deeney tries to throw a body punch but Bernardo avoids it by throwing Deeney back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deeney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bernardo wants to break free but Deeney has control.
Bernardo is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Bernardo is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bernardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Bernardo working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Deeney.
Bernardo is rocked!
Deeney working the clinch nicely. Bernardo is working for position but Deeney cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bernardo crumples up against the cage and Deeney lands two more shots before the ref can save Bernardo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mark Deeney!
A less than humble Mark Deeney misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Benny Bernardo stepped up to the mic, saying 'We can do it again, right now!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Sprole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz comes to the cage accompanied by Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex. Sprole has chosen Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Sprole!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurucz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kurucz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sprole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sprole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to Kurucz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
Sprole is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurucz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kurucz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurucz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurucz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kurucz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurucz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kurucz lands a hook that snaps the head of Sprole backwards.
Sprole managing to block the knees to the body from Kurucz.
Sprole turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sprole manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sprole trying to control the action but Kurucz is working from the bottom.
Sprole throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole throws an elbow but Kurucz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kurucz wants to get back to his feet.
Kurucz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sprole.
Sprole with the ground and pound but Kurucz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sprole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sprole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurucz is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurucz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sprole throws a strike but Kurucz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sprole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sprole is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurucz has wrist control.
Sprole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurucz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sprole sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kurucz's guard.
Sprole with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole thows a huge punch but Kurucz dodges it nicely.
Sprole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sprole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kurucz's head.
Sprole is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kurucz!
Sprole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sprole throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kurucz because Sprole loaded up on that one.
Sprole throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kurucz because Sprole loaded up on that one.
Sprole throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sprole throwing strikes here but Kurucz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprole jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kurucz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kurucz and Sprole has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kurucz regains half guard, as Sprole was trying to land strikes.
Sprole is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sprole working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurucz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Sprole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sprole doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurucz circles away.
Kurucz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sprole thows a body kick. Kurucz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kurucz cracks the inside of Sprole's front leg.
Kurucz looks to land a combination but Sprole avoids it well.
Sprole is looking to clinch.
Sprole misses with a head kick.
Kurucz closes the distance and clinches.
Sprole wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurucz throws an elbow but misses.
Kurucz tries to throw a body punch but Sprole avoids it by throwing Kurucz back against the cage.
Kurucz lands a nice uppercut.
Kurucz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurucz avoids it.
Sprole prevents a body shot from Kurucz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurucz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sprole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sprole is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sprole blocks an elbow strike.
Sprole with a knee to the head.
Sprole takes an elbow to the temple.
Sprole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kurucz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kurucz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sprole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sprole looking to throw knees to the head but Kurucz is blocking nicely.
Kurucz avoiding damage as Sprole throws knees to the body.
Sprole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kurucz fails to land.
Kurucz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurucz.
Kurucz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sprole.
Kurucz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sprole avoids it.
Sprole tries for a takedown but Kurucz manages to get underhooks.
Ansgar Kurucz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Sprole.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurucz is working Sprole over against the cage.
Sprole is breathing heavily.
Kurucz misses with a body punch.
Kurucz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
Sprole blocks an elbow strike.
Sprole blocking some punches.
Kurucz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sprole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurucz avoids it.
Nice elbow from Kurucz.
Kurucz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sprole is defending well for now.
Kurucz tries to land knees in the clinch but Sprole avoids the damage to the body.
Kurucz lands with a light punch inside.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but Kurucz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but Kurucz blocks it.
A short right from Kurucz.
Sprole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurucz pushes off an throws an elbow but Sprole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ansgar Kurucz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but Kurucz blocks it.
Kurucz trying to land knees to the body.
Kurucz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sprole throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kurucz lands a right hand.
Sprole tightens his grip and picks Kurucz up, before dumping him to the ground. Kurucz manages to land in guard.
Sprole looking to sit in guard and control but Kurucz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurucz gets to his feet - Sprole follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurucz scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Sprole tries to clinch but Kurucz is having none of it.
Sprole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurucz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurucz misses with a double jab.
Sprole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurucz throws a lazy head kick
and Sprole moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sprole is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kurucz is defending well.
Kurucz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sproles head.
Kurucz stops a takedown attempt from Sprole.
A head punch on the inside from Kurucz fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Kurucz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kurucz punishes Sprole's body with a nice straight punch.
Sprole shoots in for a takedown but Kurucz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sprole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurucz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sprole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurucz throws a head kick that misses
and Sprole counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sprole drops an elbow to the side of Kurucz's head.
Sprole thows a huge punch but Kurucz dodges it nicely.
Kurucz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sprole.
Sprole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sprole wants to control from the top but Kurucz keeps moving.
Sprole throws an elbow that misses. Kurucz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sprole's guard. Nice move by Kurucz!
Kurucz wants to get up but he can't break Sprole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derick Sprole was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sprole tries to clinch but Kurucz is having none of it.
Kurucz tries to keep at a distance but Sprole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sprole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kurucz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kurucz gets caught flat footed, as Sprole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sprole throwing strikes from guard but Kurucz blocks nicely.
Sprole throws a strike but Kurucz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz wants to get up but he can't break Sprole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kurucz stops Sprole from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sprole looks to clinch
and Kurucz counters with a three punch combo that has Sprole backing up. Sprole nods at Kurucz to acknowledge the strikes.
Kurucz closes the distance and clinches.
Sprole gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kurucz regains guard.
Sprole wants to control from the top but Kurucz keeps moving.
Kurucz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprole looking to sit in guard and control but Kurucz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derick Sprole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sprole 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derick Sprole!
An out of breath Derick Sprole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Spezza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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24
162 lbs
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168 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Spezza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Spezza!
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spezza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spezza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capoeira misses with a wild body shot.
Spezza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Spezza keeps it at a distance.
Spezza misses the jab.
Spezza lands with an overhand left.
Spezza thows a body shot but no joy.
Spezza gets tackled into the cage by Capoeira. Capoeira maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capoeira.
Spezza prevents a body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Spezza's ribcage.
Spezza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Spezza blocks it.
Capoeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spezza manages to break the clinch.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Spezza is avoiding it.
Spezza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spezza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Spezza is having none of it.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Spezza circles away and keeps his distance.
Spezza misses with an uppercut
and Capoeira counters with a left and a right that stings Spezza.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Capoeira checks a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Spezza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Capoeira closes the distance and pushes Spezza back into the cage.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spezza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spezza blocking some punches.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Spezza blocks it.
Spezza jumps guard but Capoeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Capoeira lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capoeira.
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!
Capoeira can't find room to land a body shot as Spezza controls the action.
Spezza effectively controlling the action here.
Spezza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capoeira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Capoeira.
Capoeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spezza's efforts to push away.
Capoeira misses with some punches.
Spezza jumps guard and drags Capoeira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Capoeira wants to stand but Spezza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spezza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spezza wants to sweep but no luck.
Spezza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spezza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spezza working a defensive guard here.
Capoeira stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Spezza circles away and keeps his distance.
Spezza connects with a jab.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Spezza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Spezza keeps it at a distance.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Spezza pushes him off.
Capoeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Spezza circles away and keeps his distance.
Spezza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spezza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Spezza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira 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.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Spezza keeps it at a distance.
Spezza loads up on a big right hand but Capoeira slips the punch.
Capoeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spezza.
Spezza scores with a sloppy right hand. Capoeira should have avoided that one.
Spezza scores with a hook.
Capoeira takes the fight into the clinch.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spezza is defending well for now.
Capoeira throws an elbow that misses.
Capoeira is pressed up against the cage. Spezza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Capoeira down to the mat. Capoeira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Capoeira clinches up with Spezza and pushes him back against the cage.
Spezza has had enough of the clinch but Capoeira keeps him there for the moment.
Capoeira lands an elbow just above Spezza 's eye.
Spezza wants to stall.
Capoeira digs a right hand into Spezza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spezza's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spezza blocks a body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira misses with an elbow over the top.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spezza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Rafinha Capoeira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
Spezza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spezza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Capoeira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spezza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Capoeira's hands.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Capoeira moves out of range as Spezza strikes.
Spezza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spezza moves out of range of the body kick from Capoeira.
Capoeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spezza keeps the fight on the outside.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Spezza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Capoeira clinches with his opponent.
Spezza takes an elbow to the temple.
Capoeira working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spezza wants to break free but Capoeira has control.
Spezza scores with a hook to the body.
Capoeira is working Spezza over against the cage.
Spezza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Capoeira keeps control of Spezza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Capoeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spezza's elbow.
Spezza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Capoeira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Capoeira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spezza avoids the elbow strike from Capoeira, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spezza tries to pull guard but Capoeira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Spezza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spezza avoids it.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spezza breaks from the clinch.
Spezza tries to keep at a distance but Capoeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spezza looking for a takedown.
Spezza blocks an elbow strike.
Capoeira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Capoeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spezza backwards.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Capoeira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Capoeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spezza jumps guard but Capoeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Spezza is trying to trip Capoeira. He has hold of a leg but Capoeira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spezza persists though and gets the takedown into 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!
Spezza prevents Capoeira from getting back to his feet.
Spezza looking to sit in guard and control but Capoeira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Capoeira won't allow Spezza to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spezza has a closed guard, preventing Capoeira from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Spezza is avoiding it.
Spezza throws a lazy right hand but Capoeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Capoeira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Capoeira darts in trying to clinch
enabling Spezza to counter with a crisp jab.
Jason Spezza is winning the standup battle so far.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Spezza moves out of range.
Rafinha Capoeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capoeira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spezza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Spezza circles away.
Capoeira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spezza, pushing him back against the cage.
Spezza blocks the elbow strike.
Capoeira tries to work over Spezza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capoeira.
Capoeira looking to throw knees to the head but Spezza is blocking nicely.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
Capoeira tries a body shot but Spezza blocks it.
Capoeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spezza's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capoeira.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Capoeira struggles to land a body shot inside as Spezza controls his hands.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spezza is defending well for now.
Spezza blocks a body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira misses with a body punch.
Capoeira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Capoeira.
Capoeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capoeira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capoeira tries a body shot but Spezza blocks it.
Capoeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Spezza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira tries to throw a body punch but Spezza avoids it by throwing Capoeira back against the cage.
Spezza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Capoeira misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Capoeira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Spezza in his tracks for a moment.
Capoeira tries a body shot but Spezza blocks it.
Capoeira stops a takedown attempt from Spezza.
Spezza working aggressively here.
Spezza is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Spezza.
Capoeira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Capoeira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Capoeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spezza takes an elbow to the temple.
Capoeira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spezza wants to get back to striking at distance but Capoeira won't allow it.
Capoeira struggles to land a body shot inside as Spezza controls his hands.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Spezza blocks it.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spezza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spezza is trying to pull guard but Capoeira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jason Spezza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Spezza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Spezza avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Capoeira misses with a body punch.
Capoeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafinha Capoeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Capoeira 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafinha Capoeira!
Rafinha Capoeira 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mangano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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26
138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Mangano!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangano is just out of range.
Grecko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grecko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grecko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grecko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grecko misses with a punch on the inside.
Grecko misses with a punch to the body.
Mangano blocking some punches.
Mangano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Mangano 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.
Grecko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grecko letting Mangano take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangano trying to stall but Grecko improves his position.
Grecko tries a body shot but Mangano blocks it.
Grecko tries to throw a body punch but Mangano avoids it by throwing Grecko back against the cage.
Mangano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mangano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grecko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mangano wants to sweep here but Grecko controlling him for the moment.
Grecko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangano keeping full guard, as Grecko tries to pass.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Mangano keeps moving.
Mangano is trying to keep Grecko in close.
Mangano is controlling Grecko's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Grecko just wasn't active enough.
Grecko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko scores with a hook to the body. Mangano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grecko misses the jab.
Grecko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mangano checks a leg kick nicely.
Grecko swings widly with a right hand
and Mangano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grecko's knee momentarily.
Mangano blocks a low kick nicely.
Grecko shoots in and gets a takedown into Mangano's guard.
Grecko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mangano trying to control the position.
Grecko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Mangano keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mangano throws the kick towards the body but Grecko avoids it.
Grecko throws the left hand but Mangano avoids the punch easily.
Mangano keeps the fight on the outside.
Grecko misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko thumps Mangano with a low kick.
Mangano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grecko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Mangano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grecko tries to work over Mangano's front leg with a kick but Mangano checks it.
Mangano throws a body punch but Grecko moves out of range.
Mangano blocks a leg kick.
Grecko is looking to land body kicks.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangano is just out of range.
Grecko throws a leg kick
and Mangano counters with a left to the body.
Grecko misses with an uppercut. Mangano saw that one coming.
Mangano blocks a jab.
Grecko throws a chopping leg kick but Mangano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grecko misses with a kick to the body.
Mangano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Mangano.
Nice cross by Grecko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mangano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grecko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grecko looks to land a body kick but Mangano moved away.
Nice defenses there by Mangano.
Mangano throws a shot from downtown. Grecko moves away and avoids it.
Grecko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangano swivels and escapes.
Grecko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangano is just out of range.
Grecko throws a lazy right hand but Mangano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mangano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vincent Mangano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grecko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangano gets tackled into the cage by Grecko. Grecko maintains the clinch.
Grecko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mangano blocking some punches.
Mangano blocks a body shot from Grecko.
Mangano trying to control the position but instead, Grecko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mangano into the cage.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grecko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grecko misses with some punches.
Grecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangano's elbow.
Mangano has had enough of the clinch but Grecko keeps him there for the moment.
Mangano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grecko stalling in the clinch but Mangano improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangano.
Mangano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mangano is trying to break the clinch but Grecko is controlling him.
Grecko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangano pushes Grecko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mangano is looking to control Grecko's arms but Grecko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangano has his back to the cage.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grecko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grecko tries a body shot but Mangano blocks it.
Mangano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grecko.
Grecko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manganos head.
Grecko misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grecko.
Grecko tries to throw a body punch but Mangano avoids it by throwing Grecko back against the cage.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grecko.
Grecko swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grecko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko gets through Mangano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangano breaks from the clinch.
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!
Grecko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mangano slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mangano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mangano.
Grecko misses the jab.
Mangano blocks a low kick nicely.
Grecko misses with a body shot.
Grecko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mangano moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangano throws a lazy right hand but Grecko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grecko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grecko throws a looping overhand right but Mangano ducks down to avoid it.
Mangano swings for the body but Grecko moves out of range.
Grecko throws a body punch but Mangano moves out of range.
Grecko throws a hook but Mangano blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko looks to land a right hand but Mangano moved out of range.
Grecko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grecko lands a nice shot that snaps Mangano's head back.
Mangano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grecko rather than just go for the knockout.
Mangano motions for Grecko to come forward. Mangano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangano lands with an overhand left.
Mangano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grecko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mangano tries a head kick but it misses.
Grecko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mangano swats away the attempt to clinch by Grecko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko misses with a straight left.
Grecko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mangano's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grecko tries to land a front kick but Mangano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grecko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grecko gets a double leg takedown into Mangano's guard.
Grecko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangano being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
Mangano controlling the position.
Vincent Mangano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Grecko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mangano 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Grecko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grecko is looking to clinch.
Grecko throws a lazy body kick
and Mangano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Grecko misses the target.
Grecko feints and then cracks Mangano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mangano down.
Grecko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grecko dives in and scores a takedown into Mangano's guard.
Mangano 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Mangano can't keep his opponent in guard - Grecko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grecko is trying to control the action in half guard but Mangano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grecko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mangano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grecko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fallon Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen Take a Walk on the Wild Side as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
150 lbs
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150 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fallon Fox!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Fox closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fox lands in his opponent's guard.
Ward pulls Fox in to control the position.
Ward has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fox postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Ward.
Ward tries to clinch but Fox moves away
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Fox as he connects with a hook.
Ward clinches up against the cage.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fox tries to work over Ward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fox scores with a hook to the body. Ward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ward misses with a looping left.
Ward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ward keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward walks into a jab.
Fox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fox misses with a lunging right hand
and Ward makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fox really felt that one!
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ward circles away.
Ward misses with a shot to the body
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Fox tries for a takedown but Ward sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Ward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox leaves Ward with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
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!
Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Fox lands the left hand.
Fox tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tommy Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fallon Fox.
Ward lands a nice uppercut.
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fox jabs Ward to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ward scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fox is not content to let Ward control the position.
Ward slows the pace down.
Fox manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ward trying to hold on to Fox's head to control him but Fox postures up.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fox manages to pass to mount!
Fox is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ward to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ward shrugs it off.
Ward is looking to improve his position but Fox isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward tries to hold on but Fox postures up.
Fox lands a big elbow.
Fox trying to control but Ward is having none of it.
Ward holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward tries to reverse the position but Fox maintains control.
Fox fails to take his opponent's back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fox working his ground and pound in the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward is desperately trying to improve his position but Fox has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Ward will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ward leaves Fox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fox dips to his left and cracks Ward with an uppercut!
Fox throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
Ward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fox on the side of the head.
Ward checks a leg kick.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fox's guard.
Ward is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ward would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wanted to stand there but Fox had control of the position.
Ward controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ward preventing the sweep.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward looking to sit in guard and control but Fox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fox trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Fox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fox trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ward has one of Fox's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ward tries to bench press Fox off him but Fox keeps the position.
Ward dodges the ground and pound from Fox.
Ward on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ward tries to get out of the position.
Ward struggling a bit here.
Ward sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ward trying to hold on to Fox's head to control him but Fox postures up.
Ward is controlling Fox's trapped leg to prevent Fox from advancing to side control.
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!
Ward tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Tommy Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fox is thwarting Ward's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
Fox looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fox is working away from the top position though.
Ward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fox prevents Ward from getting back to his feet.
Fox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Fox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ward's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ward keeps working.
Fox is looking to advance position but Ward won't allow it.
Ward trying to control from the bottom.
Fox wants to free his trapped foot but Ward is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ward is staying active underneath Fox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fox is pressing down on Ward's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ward is holding on for now.
Fox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fox is working away from the top position though.
Fox seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward is trying is best to control the position here.
Ward is trying to control but can't.
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 Tommy Ward will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ward.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ward tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Tommy Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ward misses with a hook. Fox ducked under it nicely.
Fox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Fox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ward momentarily.
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ward with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fox to score with a decent uppercut.
Fox moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward darts in and clinches Fox up against the cage.
Fox works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ward managing to control the position.
Fox wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fox looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ward controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Ward.
Fox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
Fallon Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward trying to control here.
Ward is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox is keen to just control but Ward is a slippery customer.
Fox passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fox trying to control but Ward is having none of it.
Fox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ward working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox fails to take his opponent's back.
Fox wants to finish this one by submission but Ward is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fox.
Fox misses with a head shot.
Fox throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fox prevents Ward from getting the reversal.
Fox avoids the attempt from Ward to control.
Ward keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ward is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fox looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ward defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Fox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fox with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fox has hold of Ward's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ward manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Fox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ward looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fallon Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ward has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Ward!
Tommy Ward looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First off thank you God. To my sponsers Vandal Fight Boutique and Fury Nutrition. And to all my fans Your Welcome'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Wuncler Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dragon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Taio Cruz-Dynamite. Wuncler Iii is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smooth Operator - Sade. Alex Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
140 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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28
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Iii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuncler Iii manages to avoid it.
Wuncler Iii avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Dragon tries to bum rush Wuncler Iii with a series of wild strikes but Wuncler Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragon throws a big shot that misses.
Dragon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wuncler Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wuncler Iii checks a leg kick.
Dragon lunges at Wuncler Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wuncler Iii's hand.
Wuncler Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Dragon loads up on a big right hand but Wuncler Iii slips the punch.
Dragon swinging wildly here.
Dragon thows a body shot but no joy.
Wuncler Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
Wuncler Iii misses with a low kick as Dragon jumps back.
Dragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wuncler Iii slips under a jab from Dragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon swings widly with a right hand
and Wuncler Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Wuncler Iii is looking to chop away at Dragon's legs.
Wuncler Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wuncler Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dragon cracks a nice hook into Wuncler Iii's ribs.
Wuncler Iii dodges the punch combination from Dragon.
A nice combination there by Wuncler Iii.
Dragon throws a hook but Wuncler Iii avoids it easily.
Dragon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wuncler Iii tries a low kick but Dragon avoids it.
Wuncler Iii dodges the punch combination from Dragon.
Wuncler Iii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dragon rather than just go for the knockout.
Wuncler Iii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragon.
Wuncler Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuncler Iii staying out of range there.
Wuncler Iii throws a one two combo.
Dragon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wuncler Iii throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Dragon.
Wuncler Iii throws a series of strikes that have Dragon backpedaling.
Dragon throws a big shot that misses.
Wuncler Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuncler Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragon.
Dragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragon misses with a hook
and Wuncler Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Dragon misses.
Wuncler Iii misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wuncler Iii.
Dragon throws an overhand right that lands on Wuncler Iii's shoulder, as Wuncler Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Wuncler Iii takes a swing at Dragon's ribcage but misses.
Dragon throws a big shot that misses.
Dragon throws a hook to the side of Wuncler Iii's head but Wuncler Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuncler Iii manages to avoid it.
Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Wuncler Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragon's hands.
Dragon throws a big shot that misses.
Wuncler Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wuncler Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragon throws a big shot that misses.
Dragon throws a lazy right hand but Wuncler Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wuncler Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragon.
A telegraphed right hand from Wuncler Iii misses the target.
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuncler Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wuncler Iii throws a solid leg kick but Dragon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wuncler Iii.
Nice straight punches there by Dragon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragon.
Wuncler Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a straight right.
Wuncler Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wuncler Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wuncler Iii lands a nice hook to Dragon's body. Dragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wuncler Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Dragon off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wuncler Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dragon is out of range and Wuncler Iii settles back down.
Wuncler Iii slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Wuncler Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Wuncler Iii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dragon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuncler Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragon cracks Wuncler Iii with an open hand slap.
Wuncler Iii takes a swing at Dragon's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Wuncler Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuncler Iii misses the shot to the body.
Wuncler Iii cracks Dragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dragon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dragon throws a leg kick but Wuncler Iii checks it.
Wuncler Iii is looking to chop away at Dragon's legs.
Wuncler Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragon motions for Wuncler Iii to come forward. Dragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wuncler Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Wuncler Iii.
Dragon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wuncler Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Wuncler Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragon misses with a hook. Wuncler Iii ducked under it nicely.
Wuncler Iii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dragon's calf.
Dragon looks to land a combination but Wuncler Iii avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii throws a combination that misses
and Dragon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragon misses with a double jab
and Wuncler Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wuncler Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragon misses with a looping right.
Wuncler Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dragon scores with a nice right hand.
Dragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Wuncler Iii is just out of range.
Dragon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wuncler Iii defending well as Dragon loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dragon walks into a stiff left hand from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ed Wuncler Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wuncler Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon throws a hook but Wuncler Iii avoids it easily.
Wuncler Iii cracks Dragon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragon is rocked!
Wuncler Iii cracks Dragon on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dragon falls backwards against the cage. Wuncler Iii follows up with more strikes that drop Dragon to his knees. Wuncler Iii keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dragon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Wuncler Iii!
An out of breath Ed Wuncler Iii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamamoto Takiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Yamamoto Takiyama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wagner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takiyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takiyama tries to clinch up
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Takiyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner lands with a straight right. Takiyama didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Yamamoto Takiyama has been cut.
Wagner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takiyama in his tracks.
Wagner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takiyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner connects with a leg kick. Takiyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takiyama ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Takiyama looks to clinch
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takiyama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryan Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takiyama tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Takiyama is rocked!
Wagner thumps Takiyama with a low kick.
Wagner scores with a nice right hand.
Takiyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Takiyama tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Takiyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Takiyama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wagner scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Takiyama moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws the kick towards the body but Takiyama avoids it.
Takiyama moves to clinch but Wagner breaks away
and Wagner counters with a nice right hand that sends Takiyama toppling to the canvas! Takiyama scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wagner finish him?!
Takiyama get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Takiyama stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Wagner runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Wagner!
Ryan Wagner is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston has chosen 2pac - I'm Soulja as his entrance music. Nate Kingston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGobblecock misses the shot to the body.
Kingston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGobblecock scores with a nice strike.
McGobblecock keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
We've been hearing reports that McGobblecock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kingston throws a series of punches but McGobblecock moves out of range.
McGobblecock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGobblecock throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily.
McGobblecock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from McGobblecock.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGobblecock.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McGobblecock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGobblecock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kingston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kingston's back!
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!
What can Kingston do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kingston manages to reverse the position and now he's in McGobblecock's guard. Nice work there by Kingston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGobblecock looking for a sweep. Not yet McGobblecock, not yet.
Kingston looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGobblecock is pulling down on Kingston's head to control his posture.
Kingston wants to pass the guard but McGobblecock is keeping the position.
McGobblecock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kingston defends it easily.
McGobblecock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kingston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kingston postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGobblecock is keeping the position for now.
Kingston won't allow McGobblecock to sweep him here.
Kingston advances position into side control!
Kingston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGobblecock, who protects the arm well.
Kingston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGobblecock tries to improve position but can't.
McGobblecock gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGobblecock trying to control but Kingston postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kingston in particular looking to stall.
McGobblecock tries to get to full guard but Kingston has control of the leg.
Kingston is working for a submission of some sort.
McGobblecock is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kingston jumps into side control!
Kingston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGobblecock, who protects the arm well.
Kingston is trying to get an arm triangle but McGobblecock is defending well.
McGobblecock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kingston is working away from the top position though.
McGobblecock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kingston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGobblecock is controlling Kingston's posture.
McGobblecock 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.
McGobblecock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kingston on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Kingston will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but McGobblecock is out of range.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston shoots and misses
and McGobblecock counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGobblecock. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGobblecock but McGobblecock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
McGobblecock just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but McGobblecock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from McGobblecock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kingston duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGobblecock. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGobblecock is looking to chop away at Kingston's legs.
McGobblecock throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGobblecock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
BJ McGobblecock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Kingston.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
McGobblecock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kingston counters with a one-two to the body.
McGobblecock throws a right hand that Kingston ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingston also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
Kingston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGobblecock misses with a two punch combination.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of McGobblecock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGobblecock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston throws a nice head kick!
McGobblecock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
McGobblecock is looking to wear down Kingston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kingston checks a low kick from McGobblecock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Kingston thuds his shin into the meat of McGobblecock's side.
McGobblecock misses with a shot to the body
and Kingston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by McGobblecock.
McGobblecock tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGobblecock stalling against the cage.
McGobblecock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kingston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGobblecock connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
McGobblecock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McGobblecock takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
McGobblecock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston slips a straight right by McGobblecock.
Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGobblecock.
Nate Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGobblecock throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston tries to clinch but McGobblecock is having none of it.
A left and a right from Kingston both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Kingston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kingston slips a jab from McGobblecock.
Kingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGobblecock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kingston throws a right hand that McGobblecock ducks under and follows up with a left that McGobblecock also avoids with ease.
McGobblecock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Nate Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston misses with a head kick.
McGobblecock throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kingston tries to clinch but McGobblecock moves out of range.
Kingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kingston avoids the body shot from McGobblecock.
Kingston darts in trying to clinch
and McGobblecock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Nate Kingston has been cut.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGobblecock circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGobblecock tries to avoid it but Kingston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGobblecock to the ground. McGobblecock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGobblecock swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
McGobblecock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGobblecock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGobblecock throws out the jab.
McGobblecock misses with a straight left.
McGobblecock needs to keep his hands up - Kingston had a free shot at his head there.
McGobblecock throws a series of punches but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston is looking to clinch but McGobblecock is avoiding it.
McGobblecock throws a combination that misses
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
BJ McGobblecock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a leg kick which misses McGobblecock's front leg but catches the back leg as McGobblecock tries to avoid it.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGobblecock.
Kingston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by McGobblecock misses
and Kingston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGobblecock missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Kingston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kingston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from McGobblecock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston wants to clinch up but McGobblecock keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
McGobblecock 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.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
BJ McGobblecock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGobblecock throws a right and a left that Kingston avoids nicely.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from McGobblecock.
Kingston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGobblecock.
McGobblecock shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGobblecock throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Kingston tries to clinch up but McGobblecock circles away and keeps his distance.
McGobblecock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock throws a nice looking combination but Kingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston dives in and grabs McGobblecock's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGobblecock pushes down on Kingston's head and hops out.
BJ McGobblecock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Kingston.
Kingston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kingston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGobblecock is pushing Kingston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kingston lands an elbow just above McGobblecock 's eye.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGobblecock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGobblecock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGobblecock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from McGobblecock.
McGobblecock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston is looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Kingston.
Well Kingston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Kingston!
Nate Kingston 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 Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Push it to the Limit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana stalks Butcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butcher's face. Butcher staggers backwards, shaken.
Butcher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana jabs Butcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Montana connects with a crisp jab.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Montana.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Montana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Montana defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Montana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Montana blocks a jab.
Butcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana throws a series of punches but Butcher moves out of range.
Montana lands a nice looking body shot.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montana.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Butcher misses.
Montana lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher throws a one two combo.
Butcher throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Butcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montana doesn't seem bothered though.
Butcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montana is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montana is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Butcher just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Montana has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Butcher!
Bobby Butcher is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Bobby Butcher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tony Montana stepped up to the mic, saying 'The Butcher is one bad boy...I will come up with a plan and make a move on the gold again. You better believe that Chico!'.
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