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AD199: Unstoppable Force PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yi Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henryk Najdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu comes to the cage accompanied by Superman - Jucifer. Najdek has chosen Godzilla\ Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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284 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yi Liu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henryk Najdek!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najdek tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Najdek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Yi Liu has been cut.
A good leg kick by Liu .
Najdek takes the fight into the clinch.
Najdek has Liu pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Liu .
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Najdek lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu .
Liu wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Najdek.
Liu tries to throw a body punch but Najdek avoids it by throwing Liu back against the cage.
Liu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Najdek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Najdek lands a damaging elbow.
Najdek prevents a body shot from Liu .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liu .
Najdek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Najdek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Najdek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liu is defending well for now.
Liu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Najdek tries to work over Liu 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Najdek trying to control the position but instead, Liu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Najdek into the cage.
Liu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Najdek trying to land knees to the body.
Liu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Najdek blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu .
Liu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liu can't find room to land a body shot as Najdek controls the action.
Nice body punch from Liu - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu lands with a short shot to the head.
Najdek working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Liu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Liu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu 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.
Liu pulls Najdek in close to his closed guard and prevents Najdek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Najdek trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liu rushes Najdek and presses him up against the cage.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liu just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu trying to control the position but Najdek is working away.
Liu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Najdek's legs.
Liu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Najdek is avoiding damage well.
Liu is looking to take a break and control but Najdek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Najdek is trying to escape the position but Liu is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yi Liu .
Liu clinches with his opponent.
Najdek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liu as Najdek tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu pulls Najdek into guard.
Najdek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Najdek throwing strikes but missing.
Najdek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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 Yi Liu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yi Liu 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Najdek misses with a head kick.
Najdek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu .
Najdek is looking to clinch.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
Najdek misses with a two punch combination.
Liu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Najdek dives in for a single leg takedown but Liu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Najdek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Najdek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liu avoids it.
Najdek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Najdek taking a breather.
Najdek lands with a right to the head.
Liu just leaning against Najdek, taking a breather.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Najdek is leaning against Liu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands with a right to the head.
Najdek tries to stall but Liu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Najdek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Najdek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Najdek tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liu moves out of range as Najdek throws a body kick.
Liu moves into the clinch.
Liu is trying to pull guard but Najdek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Najdek stalling in the clinch but Liu improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries for a takedown but Najdek manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yi Liu . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Najdek lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu .
Najdek throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Liu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yi Liu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liu is trying to pull guard but Najdek has him pressed against the cage.
Liu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Najdek's defenses.
Najdek taking a breather.
Liu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Najdek trying to stall but Liu improves his position.
Najdek blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Najdek throws an elbow but misses.
Najdek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liu .
Liu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Najdek prevents it.
Najdek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Najdek lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu lands a hook that snaps the head of Najdek backwards.
Najdek has a couple of punches blocked by Liu .
Liu lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Liu lands a body punch.
Najdek is breathing heavily.
Najdek has a couple of punches blocked by Liu .
A right handed body shot lands from Liu .
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Najdek's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Najdek swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Najdek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liu wants to take the fight to the mat but Najdek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Liu blocks an elbow strike.
Liu lands an uppercut.
Liu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Najdek has a couple of punches blocked by Liu .
Liu lands a left hand.
Liu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najdek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liu scores with a shoulder strike.
Liu prevents a body shot from Najdek.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
Najdek throws an elbow but it misses.
Najdek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Najdek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Najdek wants to stall.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Najdek backwards.
Liu gets through Najdek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Liu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu is pulling down on Najdek's head. It's preventing any offense from Najdek, at least for the moment.
Liu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yi Liu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yi Liu 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Liu tries for a takedown but Najdek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Najdek is just out of range.
Najdek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu .
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Najdek.
Najdek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Liu defends well and Najdek ends up having to push Liu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Liu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Najdek to keep the fight standing.
Liu blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Liu tries to pull guard but Najdek won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yi Liu . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Najdek blocks an uppercut.
Najdek just leaning against Liu , taking a breather.
Liu tries to pull guard but Najdek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Liu lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Najdek backwards.
Najdek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liu lands a left hand.
Najdek misses with a punch on the inside.
Najdek looking to slow down the pace here.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Liu - that landed with a thud.
Najdek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Najdek backwards.
Najdek throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu .
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Najdek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Najdek is rocked!
Liu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Liu lands an uppercut.
Najdek is still on wobbly legs! Can Liu finish him?
Najdek can't find room to land a body shot as Liu controls the action.
Liu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Najdek can't fight it off and eventually Liu manages to take the fight to the floor. Najdek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Najdek wants to sweep here but Liu controlling him for the moment.
Yi Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Najdek seems to have recovered his senses.
Najdek wants to sweep here but Liu controlling him for the moment.
Liu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Yi Liu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Liu lands but Najdek takes it in his stride.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Najdek.
Liu lands with a kick to the temple. Najdek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yi Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Najdek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Najdek tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Najdek.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liu .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Najdek is defended easily by Liu .
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu lands a really nice looking cross but Najdek seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu jabs Najdek right on the nose. Najdek blinks but takes it well.
Henryk Najdek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu avoids the head kick by Najdek.
Liu closes the distance and clinches.
Najdek looking to throw knees to the head but Liu is blocking nicely.
Najdek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu jumps guard but Najdek stands there with Liu around his waist. Liu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Najdek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Najdek walks away with a smile on his face. Liu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Najdek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liu stuns Najdek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yi Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yi Liu !
An out of breath Yi Liu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockzo comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown -by- Doctor Rockzo. Li has chosen Tourniquet by Evanescence as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doctor Rockzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Rockzo misses with a hook.
Li keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Li jabs at Rockzo's body.
Rockzo slips under a jab from Li.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li defending well as Rockzo loads up on a big left hand.
Rockzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li rushes Rockzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rockzo fails to land.
Rockzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockzo prevents a body shot from Li.
Li lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been hearing reports that Rockzo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Rockzo being controlled against the cage.
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Doctor Rockzo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rockzo is rocked!
Rockzo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oh Rockzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Rockzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rockzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Li instigates a clinch.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Rockzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockzo moves out of range as Li strikes.
Li instigates a clinch.
Rockzo misses with a body punch.
Li lands a right hand.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rockzo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Good body shot from Li.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rockzo wants a takedown.
Li slows down the pace here.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li throws a jab when Rockzo was well out of range.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockzo.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockzo dives in and scores a takedown into Li's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rockzo stands and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Li keeping his opponent close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rockzo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Li moves into full guard.
Rockzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Rockzo is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockzo lands a couple of digs.
Rockzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rockzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rockzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockzo wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockzo is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rockzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rockzo won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Rockzo trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Rockzo wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rockzo throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Rockzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Doctor Rockzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rockzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rockzo with the ground and pound but Li uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rockzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockzo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Rockzo works over Li with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Rockzo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rockzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Li is trying to maintain the position but Rockzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Rockzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li is not content to let Rockzo control the position.
Li wants to control but Rockzo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Li gets back to full guard.
Li escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rockzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rockzo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Rockzo lands a couple of elbows.
Rockzo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li being controlled here, momentarily.
Li working for a triangle but Rockzo defends it easily.
Rockzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo advances position into side control!
Rockzo is trying to get an arm triangle but Li is defending well.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Rockzo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rockzo working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rockzo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rockzo trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Li is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Rockzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rockzo drives through with a takedown into Li's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Li keeping moving, preventing Rockzo from controlling successfully.
Rockzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rockzo is defending well. Li quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rockzo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Li celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jet Li!
A relieved looking Jet Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by We're Here. Charles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
18 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Wyatt.
Charles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Charles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wyatt.
Charles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wyatt lunges at Charles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charles's hand.
Charles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wyatt is fending him off so far but Charles persists. Nope, Wyatt circles away and we're back to standing.
Wyatt missing with a left hand there. Charles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wyatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wyatt.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charles takes a swing at Wyatt's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Charles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wyatt. Wyatt obviously looking to wear him down.
Wyatt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wyatt throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Wyatt lands with a straight right. Charles didn't see that one coming.
Wyatt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Charles did well to prevent Wyatt getting side control.
Charles told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Wyatt seems content to control.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Wyatt has control of the leg.
Wyatt wants to advance to full mount but Charles doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Charles wants to control but Wyatt passes easily into half guard.
Charles is refusing to be controlled, as Wyatt sits in half guard.
Wyatt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Charles defending well though.
Wyatt not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is keen to just control but Charles is a slippery customer.
Charles moves into full guard.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wyatt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Wyatt is proving a slippery customer.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Wyatt from controlling successfully.
Wyatt is looking to work some ground and pound but Charles has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wyatt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bray Wyatt just wasn't active enough.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Wyatt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Charles quickly recovers to half guard.
Wyatt throwing shots but Charles is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Charles wants to improve his position but Wyatt is controlling well.
Wyatt wants to pass to mount but Charles is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wyatt in particular looking to stall.
Wyatt wants to control but Charles is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles actively working from the bottom here.
Wyatt 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.
Bray Wyatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Charles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Charles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wyatt to score with a decent uppercut.
Wyatt rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Wyatt controls the action.
Wyatt lands a left hand.
Wyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wyatt can't fight it off and eventually Charles manages to take the fight to the floor. Wyatt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wyatt has his foot on Charles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charles works his way back into a safe position though.
Charles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wyatt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyatt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Charles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Charles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom.
Wyatt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
Wyatt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyatt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Charles preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wyatt is trying to keep Charles in close.
Charles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wyatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wyatt has control of Charles's left arm, preventing Charles from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bray Wyatt.
Wyatt jabs at Charles's body.
Wyatt walks into a jab.
Wyatt jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
Charles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Wyatt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wyatt momentarily.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles tries to clinch up but Wyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyatt dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Wyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles blocks a jab.
Wyatt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Charles.
Wyatt slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles misses with a few strikes there.
Wyatt feints and then cracks Charles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charles down.
Charles misses with a jab to the body
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Wyatt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charles's head.
Wyatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Wyatt throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Wyatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Wyatt lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyatt lands a nice shot that snaps Charles's head back.
Bray Wyatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles moves away from the strike by Wyatt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Wyatt.
Wyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Wyatt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Wyatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Charles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wyatt misses the shot to the body.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wyatt lands the left hand.
Charles lands with a nice body punch.
Charles tries to clinch but Wyatt moves away
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Wyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Charles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wyatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charles under the eye.
Charles misses with a looping left.
Charles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Wyatt shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wyatt.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles avoids the head kick by Wyatt.
Wyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles fails to land the takedown.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charles checks a leg kick.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles throws a body kick that misses
and Wyatt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Charles is rocked!
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wyatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wyatt.
Our sources have told us that Wyatt has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyatt gets control of Charles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wyatt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Wyatt is keeping the position.
Wyatt looking to control.
Charles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Charles postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is posturing up here but Wyatt has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Charles tries to roll out but it's too tight and Charles has to tap! Slick submission there by Wyatt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bray Wyatt!
A less than humble Bray Wyatt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psi has chosen The Final Countdown - Europe as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Psi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cade.
Psi misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Psi.
Cade missing with a left hand there. Psi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Psi thuds his right hand into Cade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Psi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cade.
Psi throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Cade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cade misses with the body kick
and Psi counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Cade with that takedown attempt.
Cade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Psi sprawls well initially but Cade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Psi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Psi wants to improve his position but Cade is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade thows a huge punch but Psi dodges it nicely.
Psi is not content to let Cade control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psi is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cade in particular looking to stall.
Psi trying to control here.
Cade throwing shots but Psi is blocking nicely.
Cade prevents Psi from improving his position.
Cade working Psi over with strikes.
Psi is trying is best to control the position here.
Psi tries to kick Cade off but Cade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Psi is trying to stand.
Cade controlling the pace.
Psi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psi is trying to control the position but Cade postures up.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Psi keeping full guard, as Cade tries to pass.
Cade stands up over Psi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cade wants to control from the top but Psi keeps moving.
Cade is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cade tries to free his leg and advance position but Psi is retaining full guard.
Cade preventing the sweep.
Cade throws a big elbow that misses.
Psi keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Psi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi is controlling Cade's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cade throwing strikes from guard but Psi blocks nicely.
Psi is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abraham Psi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Psi wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Psi lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Psi.
Cade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Psi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Psi wants it to stay on the feet.
Psi throws a lazy right hand but Cade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cade throws an overhand right that lands on Psi's shoulder, as Psi tries to avoid the shot.
Psi misses with a hook. Cade ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psi misses with a hook.
Abraham Psi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cade misses with a straight left.
Cade misses with a series of wild punches.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Psi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Psi blocks a low kick nicely.
Psi misses with a looping right.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Psi.
Psi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Psi's hands.
Psi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Psi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cade avoids the body shot from Psi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psi gets a clinch.
Cade misses with some punches.
Psi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Psi misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Carver Cade will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Psi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Psi.
Cade punishes Psi's body with a nice straight punch.
Cade motions for Psi to come forward. Cade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Psi's guard.
Cade is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Psi holds on and takes a little breather.
Carver Cade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Psi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Abraham Psi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cade tries to land a leg kick but Psi saw it coming and moves away.
Cade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Psi counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psi lands an elbow that stopped Cade in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Carver Cade has been cut.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Psi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cade is working for takedown but Psi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Psi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Psi leaning against his opponent.
Cade lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Psi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Psi blocking some punches.
Psi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Psi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Psi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cade.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Psi controls his hands.
Cade is working for takedown but Psi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Psi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Psi controls Cade momentarily but Cade frees himself.
Psi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Psi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cade wants to pass the guard but Psi is keeping the position.
Psi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cade's guard.
Psi preventing the sweep.
Psi wants to stand but Cade has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Psi gets to his feet - Cade follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Psi.
Cade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Psi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Psi works Cade's body with a nice hook.
Cade drops his hands momentarily and Psi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cade wants to clinch.
Abraham Psi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Psi cracks a nice hook into Cade's ribs.
Cade slips a jab and a cross from Psi.
Cade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cade scores with a shot to the body.
Cade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Psi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cade lands with a nice body punch.
Cade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Psi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cade somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psi digs a good body shot into Cade's ribs.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Psi moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Psi connects with a single shot there.
Cade lands a jab.
Cade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Psi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cade scores with a leg kick.
Psi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Psi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cade lands with a nice body kick.
Cade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Psi on his heels. He'll look to pass Psi's guard now, I'm sure.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carver Cade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cade misses the shot to the body.
Cade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Psi on his heels. He'll look to pass Psi's guard now, I'm sure.
Cade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cade's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cade won't allow Psi to sweep him here.
Psi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cade wants to control from the top but Psi keeps moving.
Cade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cade stopping the sweep attempt from Psi.
Cade wants to control from the top but Psi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade works over Psi with some ground and pound from guard.
Cade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Psi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Psi trying to keep a closed guard but Cade is proving a slippery customer.
Cade scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Psi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Psi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Psi wants to stand and escape but Cade is having none of it.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Psi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Psi looking for a sweep. Not yet Psi, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Psi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Psi.
Cade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Psi misses with a straight right.
Cade throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Psi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cade throws a body punch but Psi moves out of range.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Psi throws out the jab.
Cade thows a body shot but no joy.
Psi scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi is looking to clinch.
Cade connects with a looping right hand.
Psi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cade can pounce on him.
Cade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Psi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cade.
Cade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Psi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Psi coming out on top.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Psi defends it nicely.
Psi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Psi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cade.
Psi just misses with a punch to the body.
Psi checks a leg kick.
Psi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
Cade misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Psi. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Psi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
Cade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Psi's hands.
Psi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Psi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Psi looks to land a combination but Cade avoids it well.
Abraham Psi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Cade.
Psi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psi misses with a body shot.
Cade looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cade is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cade 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Partridge!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti misses with a body shot.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Partridge.
Pentti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partridge.
Pentti slips a jab from Partridge.
Pentti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Partridge.
Partridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partridge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partridge closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pentti.
Partridge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Partridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentti has a couple of punches blocked by Partridge.
Partridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentti.
Partridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Pentti.
Partridge lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Partridge thumps Pentti with a low kick.
Pentti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partridge throws out the jab.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partridge moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Pentti misses with a kick to the body.
Partridge misses with a straight right.
Partridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partridge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Partridge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pentti thows a body shot but no joy.
Partridge throws a jab when Pentti was well out of range.
Partridge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Partridge catches Pentti right on the button with a cross.
Partridge connects with a body shot that sends Pentti's belly button to the back.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Partridge is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Partridge lands a body shot.
Partridge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Partridge blocks the low kick.
Pentti thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pentti. That's going to slow Partridge down.
Pentti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Partridge is able to avoid easily.
Partridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pentti checks the leg kick.
Pentti swings for the body but Partridge moves out of range.
Partridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Partridge counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Pentti.
Partridge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Partridge slips under a jab.
Pentti moves forwards but Partridge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Partridge jabs at Pentti's body.
Pentti looks to land a right hand but Partridge moved out of range.
Partridge lands a nice shot that snaps Pentti's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge tries to keep at a distance but Pentti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Partridge.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pentti.
It looks like Steve Partridge has been cut.
A short uppercut from Pentti.
Pentti can't find room to land a body shot as Partridge controls the action.
Partridge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Partridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Partridge is out of range and Pentti settles back down.
Partridge throws a hook to the side of Pentti's head but Pentti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Partridge.
Partridge lands with a straight right. Pentti didn't see that one coming.
Partridge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Partridge digs a good hook to Pentti's body.
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!
A combination from Partridge does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentti scores with a shot to the body.
Partridge throws a head kick that misses.
Pentti is looking to wear down Partridge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pentti is looking to clinch.
Partridge throws a lazy right hand but Pentti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pentti stuns Partridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pentti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pentti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Partridge.
Partridge wants to clinch but Pentti slips to the side
and Pentti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pentti.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Partridge can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
A short left from Pentti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti prevents a body shot from Partridge.
Partridge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Partridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Partridge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
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 Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Partridge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pentti misses with a wild body shot.
Pentti has Partridge up against the cage in a clinch.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partridge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partridge tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arvo Pentti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Partridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Partridge.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pentti pushes Partridge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pentti misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Pentti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pentti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pentti.
Partridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Partridge tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Partridge back against the cage.
Pentti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentti lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti is trying to break the clinch but Partridge has him pressed against the cage.
Partridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pentti is defending well for now.
Partridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
Partridge tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partridge tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Partridge can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
Good body shot from Pentti.
Pentti lands a nice uppercut.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Partridge backwards.
Pentti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Partridges head.
Pentti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Partridge tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Partridge back against the cage.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Partridge.
Partridge has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pentti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Partridge can turn it around.
Pentti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pentti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pentti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Partridge backwards.
Partridge is rocked!
Pentti throws a head punch that misses.
Pentti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Partridge avoids it.
Pentti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Partridge backwards.
Partridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentti finish him?
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Partridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Partridge! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Pentti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Xian Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by The Mechanic. Lee has chosen Europa by Globus as his entrance music. Charlie Luciano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jun Xian Lee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Xian Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a body shot.
Luciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Luciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
It looks like Charlie Luciano has been cut.
Luciano takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luciano.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that Lee 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.
Luciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Luciano.
Lee throws a leg kick but Luciano moved away.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luciano is rocked!
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
Luciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab lands there for Luciano.
Lee is rocked!
It looks like Jun Xian Lee has been cut.
Luciano throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee slips a jab from Luciano.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Lee slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Luciano throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Luciano misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Luciano lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee looks winded!
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Luciano throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee slips a jab from Luciano.
Lee moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Lee slips a straight right by Luciano.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Luciano.
Lee moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee slips a jab from Luciano.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee slips under a jab from Luciano.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Luciano misses.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Luciano misses.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Jun Xian Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Luciano slips under a jab from Lee.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luciano throws out the jab.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano slips under a jab from Lee.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Luciano misses the jab.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
A jab from Luciano misses.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Lee swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a big right hand! Oh Lee is in trouble here! Luciano follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Luciano!
An out of breath Charlie Luciano 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 Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lords Of Salem . Nicodemo Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Connor!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Connor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Romero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero wants to clinch.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
Romero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Connor to the mat! Connor manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Romero sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romero is in close to Connor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Romero wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Connor is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Connor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicodemo Romero just wasn't active enough.
Romero tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Romero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(1 in the buildup to the fight.
Romero throws a leg kick but Connor checks it.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero pulls guard successfully.
Connor postures up.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position.
Connor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romero's guard.
Connor won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
Romero is working hard here to advance position.
Connor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Matthew Connor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romero blocks a jab.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Romero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connor pinned against the cage. Connor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Connor takes one to the side of the head.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connor cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Connor connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Connor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicodemo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero throws a low kick but Connor moves out of range easily.
A jab from Connor does it's job there.
Connor with a jab.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connor.
Romero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Connor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Connor.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero tries to clinch but Connor moves away
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Connor misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicodemo Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicodemo Romero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romero delivers a nice body kick.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew Connor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero throws a one two combo.
It looks like Matthew Connor has been cut.
Connor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero looks to clinch
and Connor counters with a series of strikes. Romero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Connor. Romero shrugs it off though.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Connor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connor tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connor to the ground. Connor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romero throws the left hand but Connor avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicodemo Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero closes the distance and clinches up with Connor, looking for a takedown. Romero pushes Connor against the cage but Connor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicodemo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Connor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Connor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Connor blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Connor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Romero tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Connor blocks the low kick.
Connor scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.
Romero tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Romero 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.
Romero takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Connor lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Connor misses.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Connor.
Romero tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Connor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero feints and as Connor raises his hands in defense, Romero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romero prevents Connor from getting back to his feet.
Connor is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Romero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Connor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Connor is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connor throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Romero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Connor.
Connor looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Connor breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a leg kick but Connor moved away.
Connor misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Connor moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero throws a series of strikes that have Connor backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor stalks Romero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romero's face. Romero staggers backwards, shaken.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero lands a shot to the body.
Connor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero jumps guard and drags Connor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Connor postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero wants to improve his position but instead Connor has moved into half guard.
Romero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romero.
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 Nicodemo Romero will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Romero wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor with a jab.
Connor lands a body shot.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Connor lands an overhand right.
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero misses with a hook to the body
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Connor.
Connor manages to break the clinch.
Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Connor takes a step back to recover.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Romero slips a jab from Connor.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero walks into a jab.
Romero throws a right and a left that Connor avoids nicely.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Matthew Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero tries for a takedown but Connor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to clinch but Connor moves away
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero slips under a jab from Connor.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Romero slips a jab from Connor.
Connor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Connor moves out of range as Romero throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor digs a good hook to Romero's body.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Connor thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Nice cross by Connor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connor scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Connor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero scores with a three punch combo!
Romero wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero instigates a clinch.
Connor wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connor avoids it.
Romero tries to pull guard but Connor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicodemo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romero is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Romero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connor.
Romero avoids the body shot from Connor.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parts comes to the cage accompanied by Written in the Stars. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Parts pushes him off.
Parts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gabriel shoots in and bounces Parts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parts is on top in guard.
Parts stands up from Gabriel's guard - Parts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parts misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Parts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parts scoring well with a low kick there.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Parts is having none of it.
Gabriel fails to land the takedown.
Parts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gabriel lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Gabriel rushes Parts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabriel scores a nice knee to the body.
Parts lands a nice shot to the body.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gabriel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gabriel scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabriel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gabriel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but Parts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gabriel prevents Parts from improving his position.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parts keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gabriel won't allow Parts to sweep him here.
Parts is pulling down on Gabriel's head to control his posture.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gabriel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parts's head.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gabriel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Parts is keeping the position.
Parts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel postures up in Parts's guard and throws a big left but Parts blocks it.
Parts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gabriel!
Gabriel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Parts stands up from mount. Strange move.
Parts throws out a leg kick but Gabriel moves out of range and Parts only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts thumps Gabriel with a low kick.
Parts checks a leg kick.
Parts motions for Gabriel to come forward. Parts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parts leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gabriel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gabriel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gabriel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Parts can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabriel trying to control the position but Parts is working away.
Parts tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Parts.
Parts scores with a head kick.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
A combination from Parts does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Gabriel or perhaps it was just good defense by Parts which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Parts.
Gabriel shoots in and drives through. Parts sprawls well.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parts scores with a shot to the body.
Gabriel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Gabriel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gabriel.
Parts throws a leg kick but Gabriel moved away.
Parts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parts swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
Gabriel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parts swivels and escapes.
Tony Parts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Gabriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts lands a lovely overhand right.
Gabriel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Parts with a jab.
Gabriel tries to clinch up but Parts circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Parts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Parts.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabriel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Gabriel.
Parts feints a jab promting Gabriel to slip. Parts then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gabriel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Parts. That snapped Gabriel's head back.
Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts moves into the clinch.
Parts lands an uppercut.
Gabriel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabriel blocks a body shot from Parts.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Parts.
Gabriel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gabriel manages to end up in side control.
Gabriel working the strikes but Parts uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gideon Gabriel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parts is controlling Gabriel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Parts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parts tries to roll over but Gabriel keeps him under control.
Gabriel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parts is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gabriel connects with a nice short shot to Parts's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts controlling the position for now.
Parts is not content to let Gabriel control the position.
Parts is concentrating on defense, preventing Gabriel from advancing position.
Gabriel tries to pass to full mount but Parts defends it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gabriel is working for a kimura but Parts is defending it quite comfortably.
Gabriel is trying to control the action in half guard but Parts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gabriel working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts wants to control but Gabriel is keeping busy.
Gabriel trying to control from half guard but Parts is working away.
Parts is pressing down on Gabriel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gabriel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel works over Parts with some ground and pound from guard.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabriel pushing down on Parts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Parts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gabriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel swinging wildly here.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Parts misses.
Gabriel lands with a straight right. Parts didn't see that one coming.
Parts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gabriel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gabriel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parts keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts is looking for a sweep.
Gabriel lands an elbow.
An elbow from Gabriel crashes against the mat.
Gabriel in side control, throwing shots but Parts defends.
Gabriel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gabriel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Parts can't do much from the bottom here.
Gabriel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Parts rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gabriel's guard! Nice work there by Parts!
Gabriel trying to keep a closed guard but Parts is proving a slippery customer.
Tony Parts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gabriel is on top in guard.
Gabriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parts controlling the position.
Gabriel throwing strikes from guard but Parts blocks nicely.
Parts wants to sweep here but Gabriel controlling him for the moment.
Gabriel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel landing with the ground and pound.
Parts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gabriel!
Parts looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gabriel can't escape the position.
Parts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gabriel is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parts can't control as he wanted to and Gabriel manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Parts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Parts wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gabriel uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Parts wants to stand and escape but instead Gabriel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel postures up in Parts's guard and throws a big left but Parts blocks it.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gabriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gabriel 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Gabriel!
An out of breath Gideon Gabriel 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 Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cho closes the distance and clinches.
Abbott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Abbott lands a shot to the body.
Cho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abbott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Cho avoids them all with ease.
Abbott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbott doesn't seem bothered though.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott misses with a hook. Cho ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Cho.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Abbott misses.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Cho swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Cho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho scores with a nice strike.
Horrible takedown by Abbott or perhaps it was just good defense by Cho which made him look bad.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho misses with a combination
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Cho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abbott's calf.
Abbott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abbott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cho. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Abbott tries to move into range but Cho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abbott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cho defends well and Abbott ends up having to push Cho into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cho.
Cho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Cho.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cho misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Cho.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cho misses with a knee to the head.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Cho gets through Abbott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cho blocks an uppercut.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cho tries to work over Abbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cho misses with the head strike.
Cho misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cho.
A hook to the body from Cho.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
Abbott has Cho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott is trying to trip Cho. He has hold of a leg but Cho is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Abbott persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abbott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
Abbott looking to control.
Cho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abbott's guard.
Abbott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.
Cho keeping full guard, as Abbott tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott postures up and lands a big shot to Cho's brow.
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 Brenden Abbott will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abbott.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbott.
Abbott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cho.
Cho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abbott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cho can turn it around.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho lands a shoulder strike.
Abbott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Cho does it's job there.
Cho throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Cho lands with a nice body punch.
Cho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Cho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cho is out of range and Abbott settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Cho moved out of range nicely.
Abbott misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abbott.
Cho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cho swinging wildly here.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
Cho moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho connects with a body shot.
Abbott scores with a takedown into Cho's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott controls from within his opponent's 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!
Cho wants to sweep here but Abbott controlling him for the moment.
Cho working a defensive guard but Abbott manages to pass into side control anyway.
Abbott working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho is looking for a sweep.
Abbott staying calm.
Check out the look on Abbott's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abbott is working Cho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cho can't do much from the bottom here.
Cho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abbott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abbott trying to control the position but Cho is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho tries to improve position but can't.
Abbott working the ground and pound but Cho is defending the strikes.
Cho looking for a sweep but Abbott has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Abbott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cho's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott landing shots from mount.
Cho is rocked!
Abbott postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cho badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Abbott around the waist but Abbott pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Abbott is the winner by TKO! Abbott jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Jamal- Genetic For Terror. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Congo scores with a nice body kick.
Congo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vronsky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vronsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vronsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vronsky working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Congo's thigh. Congo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Vronsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Congo is keeping the position for now.
Vronsky advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Congo keeps working.
Congo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Vronsky.
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Poor strikes thrown by Vronsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Congo tries to hold on but Vronsky pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vronsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Congo is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo can't escape the position.
Congo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Congo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Vronsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Congo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vronsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky thows a huge punch but Congo dodges it nicely.
Vronsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Congo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Congo is keeping the position.
Congo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vronsky!
Vronsky is looking to get to half guard.
Congo wants to control the pace but Vronsky is squirming around nicely.
Vronsky is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo working Vronsky over with strikes here.
Vronsky is wriggling around trying to escape.
Congo controlling from mount.
Vronsky bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Congo gets caught napping as Vronsky dives in and scores a takedown. Congo manages to retain guard.
Vronsky trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Vronsky won't allow Congo to sweep him here.
Congo can't keep his opponent in guard - Vronsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vronsky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Congo is refusing to be controlled, as Vronsky sits in half guard.
Congo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Congo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Congo is keeping the position for now.
Vronsky looking to sit in guard and control but Congo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Congo wants to pass the guard but Vronsky is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vronsky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Congo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo is pressing down on Vronsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vronsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Congo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vronsky pushes down on Congo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've been informed that Vronsky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vronsky wants to pass to mount but Congo is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Congo moves into full guard.
Vronsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vronsky not doing much here.
Vronsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Congo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky passes Congo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vronsky is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Congo reverses the position - he's now on top in Vronsky's guard.
Vronsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vronsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Vronsky, not yet.
Congo wants to control from the top but Vronsky keeps moving.
Vronsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vronsky pulls Congo in close to his closed guard and prevents Congo from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Congo cracks the inside of Vronsky's front leg.
Congo scores with a jab.
Vronsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Congo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Congo lands a head shot.
Vronsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Congo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Congo throws a push kick but Vronsky slaps the foot to one side.
Vronsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vronsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vronsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vronsky.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vronsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vronsky tries to advance to mount but Congo instead regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo gets full guard.
Vronsky passes Congo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Congo keeping control of the position.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Congo is defending well.
Congo is trying to get back to full guard.
Michael Vronsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kublai Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo tries to roll over but Vronsky keeps him under control.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Congo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vronsky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Congo is trying to get back to full guard.
Congo trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown but Congo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Congo looks for the body kick but Vronsky saw that one coming.
Vronsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vronsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vronsky lands in his opponent's guard.
Vronsky trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Congo keeping moving, preventing Vronsky from controlling successfully.
Vronsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Vronsky wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vronsky avoids the head kick by Congo.
Vronsky misses with a takedown attempt - Congo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Vronsky.
I've got Vronsky 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vronsky!
A victorious Michael Vronsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Kublai Congo had this to say: 'bowsheet!'.
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