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MFN 120: Taphorn vs. Montana PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horizon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring your whole crew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeus Zorrander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorrander misses with a hook. Horizon ducked under it nicely.
Zorrander tries to land a front kick but Horizon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zorrander throws a chopping leg kick but Horizon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Horizon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horizon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zorrander.
Zorrander misses with an uppercut.
Horizon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horizon has Zorrander up against the cage in a clinch.
Horizon lands with a left to the head.
Horizon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zorrander is defending well.
Horizon can't find room to land a body shot as Zorrander controls the action.
Horizon looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zorrander.
Horizon looking to throw knees to the head but Zorrander is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
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!
Horizon stalling against the cage.
A short left from Zorrander.
Zorrander scores with a shot to the side of Horizon's head.
Zorrander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zorrander gets through Horizon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horizon is looking to control Zorrander's arms but Zorrander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Horizon has his back to the cage.
Horizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zorrander working aggressively here.
Horizon misses with a body punch.
Horizon prevents Zorrander from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horizon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horizon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zorrander stuffs the takedown.
Zorrander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zorrander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horizon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zorrander lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horizon dives in and scores a takedown into Zorrander's guard.
Zorrander looking for a guillotine here but Horizon defends easily.
Zorrander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Horizon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Horizon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Horizon controls the pace.
Horizon looking to pass the guard.
Zorrander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zorrander trying to keep a closed guard but Horizon is proving a slippery customer.
Horizon stays in close to Zorrander's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evan Horizon.
Zorrander is looking to slow Horizon down with leg kicks.
Horizon lands a high kick!
Zorrander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horizon throws a front kick aimed at Zorrander's knee but Zorrander avoids it well.
Zorrander misses with a hook. Horizon ducked under it nicely.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Zorrander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horizon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zorrander misses with a kick to the body.
Horizon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horizon throws a sloppy head kick and Zorrander moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorrander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zorrander moves out of range of the leg kick from Horizon.
Horizon moves out of range as Zorrander throws a body kick.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zorrander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horizon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horizon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zorrander, right into the meat.
Zeus Zorrander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horizon moves in looking to clinch but Zorrander pushes him off.
Zorrander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zorrander misses with a low kick.
Horizon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Horizon takes one on the button.
Zorrander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horizon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zorrander throws a lazy uppercut
and Zorrander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zorrander looks to score with a jab to the body but Horizon is just out of range.
Zorrander looks to land a body kick but Horizon moved away.
Horizon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zorrander. Zorrander obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Horizon.
Horizon scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorrander throws a hook to the side of Horizon's head but Horizon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horizon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zorrander throws a wild body kick that Horizon sees coming a mile off.
Horizon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zorrander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Zeus Zorrander will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horizon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zorrander lands with a kick to the temple. Horizon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zorrander looks to land a right hand but Horizon moved out of range.
Zorrander cracks Horizon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Zorrander misses.
Zorrander swings for the body but Horizon moves out of range.
Zorrander throws a hook but Horizon blocks it.
Horizon checks the leg kick.
Zorrander checks a low kick from Horizon.
Horizon closes the distance and pushes Zorrander back into the cage.
Horizon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horizon blocking some punches.
Horizon breaks the clinch.
Zorrander avoids a kick to the body.
Zorrander throws a shot to the body.
Horizon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zorrander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horizon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horizon blocks a head kick by Zorrander.
Zeus Zorrander is winning the standup battle so far.
Horizon pushes Zorrander away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorrander throws a leg kick
and Horizon counters with a good, hard body kick but Zorrander shrugs it off.
Zorrander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horizon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zeus Zorrander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zorrander blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horizon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zorrander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horizon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horizon connects with a right hand. Zorrander shakes it off.
Zorrander throws a body punch but Horizon moves out of range.
Zorrander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zorrander wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horizon connects with a single shot there.
Horizon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horizon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zorrander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zorrander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horizon throws a head kick but Zorrander moves out of range.
Horizon throws a solid leg kick but Zorrander takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horizon.
Zorrander tries to land a leg kick but Horizon saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Horizon finds it's way through Zorrander's defenses.
Horizon thuds a left hand into Zorrander's body.
Zorrander misses with an uppercut.
Horizon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zorrander.
Zorrander lands a lovely overhand right.
Horizon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horizon is breathing heavily.
Zorrander scores with a decent looking hook.
Zorrander lands a jab to Horizon's midsection.
A big left from Horizon misses.
Zorrander misses the shot to the body.
Zorrander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Horizon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horizon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander swings for the body but Horizon moves out of range.
Horizon throws a leg kick but Zorrander moved away.
Horizon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zorrander tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Horizon is in Zorrander's guard.
Zorrander throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Horizon escapes and throws Zorrander's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zorrander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zorrander is working hard here to advance position.
Horizon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zorrander has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander is trying to get back to half guard.
Zorrander is not content to let Horizon control the position.
Horizon working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorrander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zorrander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horizon throws a head kick but Zorrander moves out of range.
Zorrander misses with a hook. Horizon ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Horizon blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horizon.
Zorrander blocks a head kick by Horizon.
Zorrander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Horizon is out of range.
Horizon 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.
Horizon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horizon.
Zorrander cracks Horizon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horizon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zorrander throws a head kick but Horizon moves out of range.
Zorrander misses with a low kick.
Horizon looks for the body kick but Zorrander saw that one coming.
Horizon works Zorrander's body with a nice hook.
Horizon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horizon moves out of range of the body kick.
Zorrander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zorrander misses with a left hand
and Horizon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorrander throws a body punch but Horizon moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horizon connects with the punch.
Horizon blocks a low kick nicely.
Horizon lands a nice looking body kick.
Zorrander throws the kick towards the body but Horizon avoids it.
Horizon lands with a nice body kick.
Horizon scores with a body shot.
Horizon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zorrander's sensitive parts.
Horizon closes the distance and pushes Zorrander back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Horizon.
Horizon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zorrander misses with the head strike.
Horizon has Zorrander pressed against the cage, preventing Zorrander from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zorrander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horizon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zorrander has a couple of punches blocked by Horizon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zorrander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeus Zorrander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horizon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zorrander backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zorrander.
Zorrander misses with a punch on the inside.
Horizon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zorrander takes an elbow to the temple.
Zorrander misses with a punch on the inside.
Zorrander misses with the head strike.
Horizon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horizon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zorrander will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zorrander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horizon leaning against his opponent.
Zorrander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zorrander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horizon misses with a punch to the body.
Horizon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horizon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zorrander struggles to land a body shot inside as Horizon controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zorrander as Horizon tries to tie him up.
Horizon blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horizon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zorrander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horizons head.
Horizon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zorrander backwards.
Horizon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zorrander up against the cage.
Zorrander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horizon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horizon moves out of range of the body kick.
Zorrander throws a body kick that misses.
Zorrander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horizon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horizon throws a chopping leg kick but Zorrander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zorrander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zorrander lands a nice hook to Horizon's body. Horizon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zorrander lands a right hook to the body.
Horizon throws a body kick that misses.
Horizon throws a hook but Zorrander avoids it easily.
Zorrander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horizon blocks a low kick nicely.
Zorrander throws a lazy body kick
and Horizon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zorrander lands a leg kick that knocks Horizon off balance momentarily.
Horizon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zorrander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Horizon.
Horizon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Zorrander finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zorrander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zorrander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horizon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horizon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zeus Zorrander.
I think Zorrander 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zeus Zorrander!
Zeus Zorrander managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rank Rox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rank Rox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Escobar De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rank Rox!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rox's calf.
Rox fails to land the takedown.
Rank Rox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vega takes a swing at Rox's ribcage but misses.
Rox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Vega's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Vega 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.
De Vega trying to keep a closed guard but Rox is proving a slippery customer.
Rox throwing strikes but missing.
Rox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rox preventing the sweep.
Rox working some strikes from top position.
Rox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vega controls Rox momentarily but Rox frees himself.
Rox passes De Vega's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rox is one step ahead there.
De Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rox.
De Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rox.
De Vega looking for a sweep. Not yet De Vega, not yet.
Rox wants to control from the top but De Vega keeps moving.
Rox postures up in De Vega's guard and throws a big left but De Vega blocks it.
Rox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Vega controls Rox momentarily but Rox frees himself.
De Vega wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rox.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Vega wants to sweep here but Rox controlling him for the moment.
Rox postures up and lands a big shot to De Vega's brow.
De Vega seems keen to control Rox's posture.
Rox cracks De Vega with a solid left hand.
De Vega looking for a guillotine here but Rox defends easily.
Rox working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Vega looking for a sweep. Not yet De Vega, not yet.
De Vega is working hard here to advance position.
De Vega is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rox throwing strikes from guard but De Vega blocks nicely.
Rox lands a couple of elbows.
Rox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rox trying to control but De Vega is working from the bottom.
Rox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Vega is trying to control the position but Rox postures up.
Rox throwing strikes from guard but De Vega blocks nicely.
Rox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Vega holds on and takes a little breather.
De Vega is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Vega working a defensive guard here.
Rox throws a big right hand that misses.
De Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rox.
Rox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Vega preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Vega working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Vega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rox connects with a couple of short punches.
Rox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rank Rox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Vega looks to land a body kick but Rox moved away.
Rox tries to clinch up.
De Vega scores with a nice head shot.
De Vega throws out a loose jab but Rox uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rox.
De Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rox tries to clinch up.
De Vega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Rank Rox has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for De Vega to work.
Rox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vegas head.
A body shot lands from De Vega.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rox breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rox closes the distance but De Vega moves to the side
and De Vega counters with a straight right hand.
Rox ducks under a wild hook from De Vega.
Some bone on bone action there as Rox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rox closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Vega circles away.
Rox fails with the takedown.
Escobar De Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rank Rox.
De Vega swats away the attempt to clinch by Rox.
De Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vega looks to throw the jab but Rox is out of range.
De Vega swings for the body but Rox moves out of range.
De Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rox.
De Vega tries to keep at a distance but Rox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rox backwards.
De Vega is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rox connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Vega's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rox throws a head punch that misses.
Rox scores with a shot to the side of De Vega's head.
Rox breaks from the clinch.
Rox tries to clinch but De Vega moves away
and De Vega counters with a right hand to the body.
Rox misses with a takedown
and De Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rox tries for a takedown but De Vega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Vega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rox is defended easily by De Vega.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Vega shoots in for a takedown but Rox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Vega quickly recovers to half guard.
De Vega wants to get back to full guard.
De Vega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Vega is controlling Rox's posture.
Rox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rox won't allow De Vega to sweep him here.
De Vega is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rox is aware though and is defending well.
De Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rox is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
De Vega trying to control the position.
De Vega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rox is one step ahead there.
De Vega is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rox wants to control but De Vega is keeping busy.
Rox tries to roll over but De Vega keeps him under control.
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 Escobar De Vega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rank Rox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Vega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rox is fending him off so far but De Vega persists. Nope, Rox circles away and we're back to standing.
Rox wants to clinch up but De Vega keeps it at a distance.
De Vega scores with a nice head shot.
De Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rox closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Vega loads up on a big right hand but Rox slips the punch.
Rox moves in looking to clinch but De Vega pushes him off.
Rox fails to land the takedown.
Rox wants to clinch but De Vega slips to the side
and De Vega counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rox is looking to clinch.
Rox blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vega tests Rox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rox tries to clinch
and De Vega counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rox tries to clinch
and De Vega counters with a straight right hand.
Rox is rocked!
Rox tries to clinch there but De Vega circles away.
Rox is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vega finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Vega.
Rox seems to have recovered his senses.
Rox shoots in for a takedown but De Vega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rox tries to clinch up but De Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
Rox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Vega as he jumps to the side.
Escobar De Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rank Rox.
De Vega connects with a looping right hand.
Rox wants to clinch
and De Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Vega defends well and Rox ends up having to push De Vega into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rox blocks an uppercut.
Rox misses with a knee to the head.
Rox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vega trying to control the position but instead, Rox has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Vega into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega tries to throw a body punch but Rox avoids it by throwing De Vega back against the cage.
De Vega floors Rox with a big punch on the inside! Rox is trying to recover but De Vega dives into side control.
Rox is trying to get back to half guard.
A big shot lands for De Vega! That's hurt Rox! Will he recover? De Vega fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Escobar De Vega!
A victorious Escobar De Vega thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turris with a nice cross.
Turris blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried swings for the body but Turris moves out of range.
Turris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergfried connects with a crisp jab.
Turris ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
Bergfried digs a good hook to Turris's body.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turris scores with a hook.
Turris throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bergfried misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Turris. Those never looked like landing.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
A telegraphed right hand from Turris misses the target.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Turris.
Turris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Turris misses the target.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
Bergfried darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bergfried has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bergfried there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turris scores with a one two! Bergfried had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bergfried tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turris.
Turris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Turris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turris throws a sloppy body shot
and Bergfried counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Turris moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turris shoots in but Bergfried avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turris throws a series of punches but Bergfried avoids them all with ease.
Turris tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Turris 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.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Turris throws a nice looking combination but Bergfried bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Turris throws a leg kick that misses.
Bergfried thows a leg kick but Turris checks it
and Turris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergfried.
Bergfried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergfried throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Bergfried is predictable there
and Turris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bergfried darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turris scores with a punch to the head.
Bergfried lands a front kick.
Turris lands a jab.
Turris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Turris moves out of range.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Turris keeps it at a distance.
Bergfried misses with a hook. Turris ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turris.
Bergfried misses with a wild combination.
Bergfried walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turris.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
Bergfried clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turris goes for a takedown attempt but Bergfried pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Turris.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the body.
Bergfried tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Bergfried.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turris takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Turris throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
Turris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Good shot there by Bergfried.
Bergfried thumps Turris with a low kick.
Turris throws a leg kick which misses Bergfried's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergfried tries to avoid it.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turris tests Bergfried's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turris misses with a hook. Bergfried ducked under it nicely.
Bergfried lunges at Turris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turris's hand.
Turris misses with a series of wild punches.
Bergfried wants to slow Turris down by chopping away at his legs.
Bergfried instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turris works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Turris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bergfried swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bergfried can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turris controls the pace.
Turris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Turris from controlling successfully.
Turris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kyle Turris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bergfried darts in and clinches Turris up against the cage.
Turris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bergfried after a bit of a struggle.
Bergfried stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turris lands a nice elbow.
Bergfried crunches a lovely knee into Turris's ribcage.
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!
Turris swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergfried.
Turris misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that Bergfried has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Turris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turris managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
Bergfried is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bergfried lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Turris.
Bergfried misses with a knee to the head.
Bergfried is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turris is defending well for now.
Turris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turris misses with an uppercut
enabling Bergfried to counter with a crisp jab.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Turris.
Turris connects with a right hand. Bergfried shakes it off.
Turris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turris misses with a body shot
and Bergfried counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a lunging right hand
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Turris keeps it at a distance.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Turris is just out of range.
Bergfried defending well as Turris loads up on a big left hand.
Turris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a shot from downtown. Turris moves away and avoids it.
Bergfried smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried looks to land a body kick but Turris moved away.
Good leg kick by Turris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turris throws a series of punches but Bergfried avoids them all with ease.
Bergfried takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
Turris missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turris checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turris misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Turris.
Turris loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Turris misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Turris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Turris keeps it at a distance.
Bergfried keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turris just misses with a punch to the body.
Turris throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Turris digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
Turris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried closes the distance and clinches.
Bergfried throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turris blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turris.
Bergfried avoids the elbow strike from Turris, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
Turris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bergfried blocking some punches.
Turris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergfried.
Turris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Turris on the inside.
Turris is trying to trip Bergfried. He has hold of a leg but Bergfried is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turris persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Turris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bergfried swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Turris from controlling successfully.
Bergfried wants to sweep but no luck.
Turris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergfried is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turris throws a strike but Bergfried rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turris is trying to hold Bergfried in close to prevent damage but Bergfried has managed to pass into half guard.
Turris wants to improve his position but Bergfried is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to pass to full mount but Turris defends it.
Turris is trying to control but Bergfried passes into side control!
Turris looks to move to half guard but instead Bergfried has passed into mount! Damn!
Bergfried tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergfried tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turris can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turris is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Turris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyle Turris!
Kyle Turris made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalinar Kholin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slicer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Morbid Angel - Rapture. Johny Slicer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dalinar Kholin's chin.
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274 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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236 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dalinar Kholin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kholin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slicer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slicer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kholin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kholin blocks the body kick.
Kholin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slicer throws a body punch but Kholin moves out of range.
Slicer ducks under a wild hook from Kholin.
Slicer with a nice cross.
Slicer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kholin throws a combination. Slicer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slicer throws a leg kick but Kholin moved away.
Kholin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slicer moves away.
Kholin cracks the inside of Slicer's front leg.
Slicer swings for the body but Kholin moves out of range.
Slicer misses with a combination
and Kholin counters with a good low kick that Slicer was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kholin.
Kholin blocks a leg kick.
Kholin misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slicer misses with a left hand
and Kholin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slicer thinking.
Kholin tests Slicer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kholin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kholin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Slicer is predictable there
and Kholin counters with an outside leg kick.
Kholin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slicer under the eye.
Slicer thows a leg kick but Kholin checks it
and Kholin counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kholin misses its intended target.
Slicer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kholin at a distance.
Kholin misses with the combination.
Kholin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slicer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kholin scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kholin throws a one two combo.
Kholin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slicer. That did some damage!
Kholin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kholin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slicer rather than just go for the knockout.
Kholin misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer lands a nice hook to Kholin's body. Kholin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slicer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kholin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kholin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kholin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slicer.
No joy there for Slicer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slicer 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.
Kholin is looking to clinch but Slicer is avoiding it.
Slicer tries to clinch but Kholin is having none of it.
Slicer fakes the leg kick and cracks Kholin in the body.
Slicer slips a jab from Kholin.
Kholin blocks a head kick by Slicer.
Slicer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slicer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slicer drops Kholin with a beautiful combination! Kholin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slicer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dalinar Kholin has been cut.
Kholin lands a jab to Slicer's midsection.
Dalinar Kholin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kholin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slicer - the referee stops the clock and Kholin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slicer. Kholin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kholin looks winded!
A big right from Kholin misses.
Kholin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kholin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slicer misses with a low kick as Kholin jumps back.
Kholin slips a jab and a cross from Slicer.
The fighters circling - Slicer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slicer jabs Kholin right on the nose. Kholin blinks but takes it well.
Slicer misses with a body kick.
Kholin connects with a solid leg kick.
Slicer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slicer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kholin.
Kholin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slicer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kholin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kholin swings for the body but Slicer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slicer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slicer is looking to land body kicks.
Slicer has Kholin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kholin lands an elbow that stopped Slicer in his tracks for a moment.
Kholin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slicer backwards.
Kholin lands a shoulder strike.
Kholin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slicer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Slicer.
Kholin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kholin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slicer up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kholin working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kholin.
Kholin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Slicer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalinar Kholin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slicer cracks Kholin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Slicer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kholin to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slicer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kholin slips a jab from Slicer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kholin.
A combination from Kholin does no damage.
Slicer blocks the body kick.
Slicer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kholin.
Kholin scores with a jab to the head.
Kholin throws the kick towards the body but Slicer avoids it.
Kholin misses with a straight left.
Slicer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slicer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kholin connects with a solid leg kick.
Slicer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kholin.
Slicer lands a big right hand that sends Kholin crashing to the mat! Slicer stays standing though and waves Kholin back to his feet!
Kholin is rocked!
Slicer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kholin moves into the clinch.
Kholin is still on wobbly legs! Can Slicer finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slicer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kholin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kholin is breathing heavily.
Slicer lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slicer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kholin backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kholin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Slicer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kholin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slicer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kholin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slicer tries a head kick but it misses.
Are you kidding me?! Slicer ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kholin clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Slicer!
Johny Slicer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin's entrance music is Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brubaker's choice of entrance music: August Burns Red - Poor Millionaire. Jonas Putin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Brubaker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brubaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Putin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jonas Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brubaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Brubaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Putin, right into the meat.
Putin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brubaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Putin but Putin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Putin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brubaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Brubaker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Putin slips a straight right by Brubaker.
Putin throws a head kick but Brubaker moves out of range.
Jonas Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brubaker lands a nice looking body kick.
Putin throws a sloppy body shot
and Brubaker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Putin is adopting a defensive guard.
Brubaker throwing strikes from guard but Putin blocks nicely.
Putin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brubaker.
Brubaker landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brubaker connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brubaker.
Brubaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brubaker throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker throws an elbow that misses. Putin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brubaker's guard. Nice move by Putin!
Putin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Putin trying to control the action but Brubaker is working from the bottom.
Brubaker is looking to regain half guard here but Putin keeps moving and retains side control.
Putin trying to control the action but Brubaker is working from the bottom.
Brubaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Putin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker tries to improve position but can't.
Brubaker wants to control but Putin postures up.
Brubaker is looking to reverse the position.
Brubaker sneaks back into half guard.
Putin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brubaker defends it well.
Putin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker is trying to control but can't.
Brubaker wants to improve his position but Putin is controlling well.
Brubaker keeps trying to improve his position.
Brubaker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Putin is looking to advance position but Brubaker won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Putin seems content to control.
Brubaker is staying active underneath Putin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brubaker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin is thwarting Brubaker's attempts to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonas Putin just wasn't active enough.
Brubaker throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JB Brubaker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Putin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Brubaker avoids it.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brubaker moves away.
Brubaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Putin's head.
Brubaker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Putin's guard.
Brubaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brubaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brubaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brubaker postures up in Putin's guard and throws a big left but Putin blocks it.
Brubaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brubaker throws a strike but Putin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Putin wants to control from the top but Brubaker keeps moving.
Brubaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Brubaker, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Putin passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brubaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Putin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Putin is pushing down on Brubaker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brubaker is fighting to maintain full guard but Putin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Putin is looking for a kimura but Brubaker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Putin to get the leverage.
Putin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brubaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brubaker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brubaker.
Brubaker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Putin passes into half guard.
Putin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brubaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker is looking to control Putin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brubaker avoid being mounted?
Brubaker wants to improve his position but Putin is controlling well.
Brubaker is not content to let Putin control the position.
Brubaker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin stalling away here and it's allowed Brubaker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brubaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker is trying to keep Putin in close.
Brubaker working for submissions but it's allowed Putin to get to half guard.
Brubaker tries to get to full guard but Putin has control of the leg.
Putin is thwarting Brubaker's attempts to control the position.
Putin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brubaker!
Putin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Putin content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin has hold of Brubaker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brubaker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brubaker tries to control the position but Putin now has his back.
Brubaker is keeping busy.
Brubaker tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin has his arm under Brubaker's chin here. Game over son! Putin squeezes tightly and Brubaker is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonas Putin!
Post fight, Jonas Putin took to the microphone: 'First fight was robbery, i am unofficially 2-0 againt Wong.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benjamin Bengazzoni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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173 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bengazzoni.
It looks like Simon Strange has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bengazzoni misses the target.
Bengazzoni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bengazzoni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bengazzoni connects with a solid leg kick.
Strange on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bengazzoni. Bengazzoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Strange ducks under a wild hook from Bengazzoni.
Strange defending well as Bengazzoni loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strange scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bengazzoni.
Strange looks to score with a jab to the body but Bengazzoni is just out of range.
Bengazzoni fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strange.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bengazzoni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strange counters with a takedown into side control.
Bengazzoni is looking for a sweep.
Strange is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bengazzoni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bengazzoni taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bengazzoni gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strange trying to control from half guard but Bengazzoni is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strange.
Bengazzoni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strange on the ground.
Still in half guard, Strange seems content to control.
Strange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bengazzoni wants to control but Strange is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Strange throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strange is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bengazzoni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Strange.
Bengazzoni is trying to maintain the position but Strange is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bengazzoni wants to improve his position but Strange is controlling well.
Strange is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bengazzoni defends it well.
Strange looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strange working Bengazzoni over with strikes.
Strange is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bengazzoni!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni tries to hold on but Strange postures up.
Strange throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bengazzoni tries to lock up and control but Strange gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Strange has control of Bengazzoni's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bengazzoni regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Strange controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Strange will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Strange's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strange on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bengazzoni. Bengazzoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Bengazzoni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bengazzoni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strange. That did some damage!
Strange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni wants to clinch up but Strange keeps it at a distance.
Strange avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strange. Bengazzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengazzoni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the side of Strange's head but Strange sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bengazzoni moves in looking to clinch but Strange pushes him off.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild body shot.
Strange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strange ducks right into an uppercut from Bengazzoni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengazzoni. Strange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengazzoni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bengazzoni is looking to clinch.
Bengazzoni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bengazzoni instigates a clinch.
Strange misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Strange.
I was talking to Bengazzoni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni is trying to maintain a safe position but Strange gets an underhook and turns Bengazzoni into the cage.
Strange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strange misses with a body punch.
Bengazzoni working aggressively here.
Strange tries for a takedown. 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!
Strange is trying to maintain a safe position but Bengazzoni gets an underhook and turns Strange into the cage.
Strange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strange prevents a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Strange drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benjamin Bengazzoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Strange.
Strange escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Strange. Beautiful body shot.
Bengazzoni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch but Strange moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bengazzoni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni moves into the clinch successfully.
Strange lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strange looking for a takedown.
Bengazzoni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bengazzoni manages to break the clinch.
Strange keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strange throws a big shot that misses.
Strange ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Bengazzoni misses
and Strange counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Strange.
Strange throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strange is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Strange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strange throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bengazzoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange throwing strikes from guard but Bengazzoni blocks nicely.
Simon Strange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strange postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Strange postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strange trying to control but Bengazzoni is working from the bottom.
Bengazzoni working a defensive guard here.
Strange throws a strike but Bengazzoni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengazzoni is posturing up here but Strange has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bengazzoni tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bengazzoni has to tap! Slick submission there by Strange!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Strange!
Simon Strange seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Unforgiven. Phoenix is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Phoenix. This should be fireworks!
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Pablo Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green 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.
Green misses with the combination.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Green.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green advances nicely into full mount.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Green avoids the attempt from Phoenix to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Phoenix felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Green 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.
Green is trying to control here but Phoenix has managed to regain half guard.
Phoenix taking some punishment here, with Green in his half guard.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Phoenix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Phoenix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green is taking a breather. Phoenix says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Green is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Phoenix defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to control but Green manages to pass to mount!
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Phoenix is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green looking to finish Phoenix with some ground and pound. This is bad for Phoenix!
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green is working for a guillotine from mount but Phoenix frees his head quite easily.
Phoenix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
Green raining down hammerfists from mount.
Phoenix is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phoenix looks a forlorn figure.
Phoenix is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green lands a big elbow.
Phoenix is rocked!
Green drops a big elbow. That's hurt Phoenix! More shots from Green and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Pablo Green!
Juan Pablo Green looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I've always felt I was the best and today I showed I am. It's been a long road to get here and I would like to thank everyone who played a part in me getting here. My family, Nights Watch MMA Academy and my awesome manager Thomas Noisewater! Can't wait to defend this great title!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruku Matah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matah has chosen Walker the Texas Ranger Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiruku Matah!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matah fails with a takedown attempt.
Matah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Matah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matah gets slowly back to his feet.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiruku Matah.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matah is defended easily by Emelianenko.
Matah scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Matah trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Emelianenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control but Matah postures up.
Matah wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Matah is trying to get an arm triangle but Emelianenko is defending well.
Matah lands a nice forearm strike.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matah on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matah connects with a decent elbow.
Matah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Emelianenko, who protects the arm well.
Matah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matah wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Matah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matah is putting a hurting on Emelianenko here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matah working the strikes but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand.
Matah is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Emelianenko reverses the position - he's now on top in Matah's guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Matah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Matah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruku Matah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Matah or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko, which made it look bad.
Matah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Matah persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiruku Matah.
Matah shoots in but no luck this time.
Matah throws a low kick but Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matah.
Matah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Matah pulls Emelianenko into guard.
Emelianenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Matah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matah with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Matah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matah fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Emelianenko's head coaches at The Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Matah. Matah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matah dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Matah's head and hops out.
Matah looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Matah circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Matah up against the cage.
Matah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Matah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matah gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Matah pushes him off.
Matah has a takedown stuffed.
Matah shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matah shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matah goes for a double leg but Emelianenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Emelianenko continues to drive forward.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matah jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Matah around his waist. Matah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Matah.
Emelianenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matah's defenses.
Matah jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Matah around his waist. Matah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Matah is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko gets through Matah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Matah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Matah persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matah shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matah fails to land the takedown.
Matah tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Matah's front leg but catches the back leg as Matah tries to avoid it.
Hiruku Matah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matah misses with a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Emelianenko forces Matah back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Matah backwards.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Matah tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Emelianenko pushes Matah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hiruku Matah has been cut.
Matah tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emelianenko.
Matah avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
Matah avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Matah in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Matah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matah takes an elbow to the temple.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Matah shrugs off.
Matah is rocked!
That has opened up Hiruku Matah's cut even more.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Matah to his knees! Emelianenko keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
Hiruku Matah spoke after the fight, saying 'Bah!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Freak on a Leash as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson works over Sosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Jackson defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sosa eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A solid body kick from Sosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosa circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosa connects with a body shot.
Sosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Sosa avoids it well.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sosa wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jackson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Sosa is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sosa throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a left to the body.
Sosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sosa missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson works over Sosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Sosa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A jab lands there for Sosa.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Sosa avoids it well.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Sosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson wants to control but Sosa passes easily into half guard.
Sosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sosa prevents Jackson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sosa passes into half guard.
Sosa trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Sosa uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Sosa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson stalks Sosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sosa's face. Sosa staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sosa.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Nir Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sosa throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Sosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Sosa dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Sosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosa, as that shot connected.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Jackson slips under a jab from Sosa.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson throws a right hand that Sosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosa also avoids with ease.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Sosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sosa 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.
Sosa lands a high kick!
Shamar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa misses the jab.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sosa tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a right hook to the body.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Sosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sosa throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Sosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Sosa slips a straight right by Jackson.
Sosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Jackson gets caught napping as Sosa dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Sosa stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sosa content to stall in guard here.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Sosa backpedaling.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosa tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sosa passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson has an active guard here but Sosa has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is trying to control but Sosa passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa advances nicely into full mount.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sosa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa landing strikes from the mount.
Sosa cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sosa trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Shamar Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sosa is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sosa's guard.
Sosa trying to control the position.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sosa wants to control the position but Jackson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Sosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Sosa wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nir Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sosa 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nir Sosa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nir Sosa made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana has chosen Push it to the Limit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taphorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taphorn connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taphorn lands with a right hand.
Taphorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Taphorn throws a good cross that connects.
Montana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taphorn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taphorn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taphorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Taphorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Taphorn slips a jab from Montana.
Taphorn moves into the clinch.
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taphorn drives through and clinches with Montana against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Taphorn.
Montana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Montana is trying to break the clinch but Taphorn has him pressed against the cage.
Montana wants to take the fight to the mat but Taphorn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taphorn throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taphorn.
Taphorn is pressed up against the cage. Montana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taphorn down to the mat. Taphorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peter Taphorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Montana.
Taphorn misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taphorn. Taphorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Taphorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tony Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana gets tackled into the cage by Taphorn. Taphorn maintains the clinch.
Montana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Montana tries to break free but Taphorn pushes him back against the cage.
Montana goes for a takedown attempt but Taphorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taphorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taphorn's head backwards.
Taphorn throws a low kick, looking for Montana's leg but Montana calmly moves out of range.
Taphorn moves into range and clinches up with Montana.
Taphorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Taphorn crunches a lovely knee into Montana's ribcage.
Taphorn is pressed up against the cage. Montana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taphorn down to the mat. Taphorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taphorn cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Taphorn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Montana misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montana lands a jab to the head.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Taphorn moved out of range nicely.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn stuns Montana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taphorn throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Taphorn has closed the distance and engaged Montana in a clinch.
Montana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taphorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taphorn lands with a light punch inside.
Taphorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taphorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws an elbow that misses. Taphorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Montana's guard. Nice move by Taphorn!
Taphorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana looking to control but Taphorn passes into half guard.
Taphorn seems to be working for a kimura but Montana defends the submission attempt.
Montana is trying to control but Taphorn passes into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Montana is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Montana misses.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taphorn.
Peter Taphorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taphorn scores with a jab to the body.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Montana.
Taphorn walks into a stiff left hand from Montana.
Taphorn throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana throws a lazy uppercut
and Taphorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taphorn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Montana to the ground. Taphorn is now in Montana's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana has his foot on Taphorn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taphorn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taphorn is in close to Montana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taphorn looking to sit in guard and control but Montana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Montana passes into half guard.
Taphorn looking for submissions off his back.
Montana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taphorn is not content to let Montana control the position.
Taphorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Montana wants to pass to mount but Taphorn is defending the position.
Taphorn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taphorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking for a guillotine here but Montana defends easily.
Montana wants to control from the top but Taphorn keeps moving.
Taphorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montana is aware though and is defending well.
Taphorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taphorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montana is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Taphorn keeping full guard, as Montana tries to pass.
Montana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montana throws a big elbow that misses.
Montana drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taphorn dives on top into guard.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Montana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taphorn has managed to get both his arms back between Montana's legs - danger averted.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Montana.
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 Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montana looks to land a right hand but Taphorn moved out of range.
Taphorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Montana cracks Taphorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montana scores with a hook.
Taphorn clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.
Taphorn missing with knees to the body.
Taphorn gets underhooks to prevent Montana's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Taphorn.
Montana is trying to break free.
Montana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taphorn lands an uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana tries to break free but Taphorn pushes him back against the cage.
Taphorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taphorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn slips a straight right by Montana.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taphorn!
Montana 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.
Montana misses with a wild combination.
Taphorn lands a head shot.
Montana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taphorn to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Taphorn - just one landing.
Taphorn throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
Montana gets caught napping as Taphorn dives in and scores a takedown. Montana manages to retain guard.
Montana is pulling down on Taphorn's head to control his posture.
Taphorn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.
Montana trying to control the position.
Taphorn 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taphorn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Taphorn looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana wants a takedown.
Taphorn crunches a lovely knee into Montana's ribcage.
Taphorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taphorn.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taphorn.
Peter Taphorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taphorn slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taphorn.
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montana gets caught flat footed, as Taphorn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.
Taphorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Montana has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping full guard, as Taphorn tries to pass.
Montana is trying to control the position but Taphorn postures up.
Montana wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Taphorn is now in half guard.
Taphorn prevents Montana from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Taphorn seems content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Montana is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Montana throws a right hand that misses
and Taphorn counters with a leg kick.
Taphorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taphorn thumps Montana with a low kick.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taphorn moves away from the strike by Montana.
Taphorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taphorn connects with a looping right hand.
Taphorn throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
Montana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taphorn scores with a jab. Montana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taphorn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Montana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taphorn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Montana is still trying to improve position.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taphorn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taphorn's back!
Montana has the hooks in. Taphorn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Taphorn is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Taphorn is keeping busy.
Montana controlling well, preventing Taphorn from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Taphorn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Taphorn for a finish.
Taphorn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Taphorn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Montana is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Montana is persistently looking for the submission but Taphorn is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Montana has the hooks in. Taphorn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Peter Taphorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montana throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Taphorn is trying to break free.
Montana throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Taphorn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana trying to control but Taphorn is having none of it.
Taphorn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Montana is trying to keep Taphorn in close.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana working for submissions but it's allowed Taphorn to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Taphorn.
Taphorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taphorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taphorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana throws a hook to the side of Taphorn's head but Taphorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taphorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Taphorn ducks down to avoid it.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Taphorn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montana. Montana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taphorn scores with a punch to the head.
Taphorn throws a push kick but Montana slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taphorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taphorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Montana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Montana duly obliges.
That kick from Taphorn tenderised Montana's leg. Montana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Taphorn.
Montana tries to move into range but Taphorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taphorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montana misses with a hook. Taphorn ducked under it nicely.
Taphorn's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Taphorn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taphorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Taphorn.
Taphorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Montana checks a low kick from Taphorn.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Taphorn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Sloppy strikes there by Taphorn.
Taphorn is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Montana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taphorn is working away from the top position though.
Montana tries to roll over but Taphorn keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montana wants to control but Taphorn is keeping busy.
Tony Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana has hold of Taphorn's hands but Taphorn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Montana trying to get back to full guard but Taphorn takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Peter Taphorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montana can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Montana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taphorn controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montana is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taphorn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn retains his lightweight title!
Peter Taphorn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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