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MFN 127: Lights Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Lehner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Beast - Tech N9ne. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Lehner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Inigo Guerra!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehner throws the left hand but Guerra avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Lehner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Guerra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lehner connects with a body shot that sends Guerra's belly button to the back.
Guerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehner throws out the jab.
Guerra misses with a body shot.
Lehner throws a nice looking combination but Guerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lehner misses with a looping right.
Guerra misses the shot to the body.
Guerra throws a head kick that half lands.
Lehner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guerra throws a shot to the body.
Lehner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerra throws a body punch but Lehner moves out of range.
Lehner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guerra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lehner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehner manages to avoid it.
Guerra tries to move into range but Lehner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guerra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehner is just out of range.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehner moves away.
Lehner walks into a straight right hand from Guerra.
A head kick misses from Guerra.
Nice straight punches there by Guerra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guerra.
Lehner lands a jab.
It looks like Inigo Guerra has been cut.
Guerra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lehner throws a big shot that misses.
Guerra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lehner rather than just go for the knockout.
Lehner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerra was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehner.
Lehner looks to land a right hand but Guerra moved out of range.
Lehner connects with a looping right hand.
Guerra lands a right hook to the body.
Lehner throws a hook but Guerra blocks it.
Guerra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Lehner finds it's way through Guerra's defenses.
Guerra is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra lands a jab to Lehner's midsection.
Guerra is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehner finish him?
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lehner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra tries to clinch but Lehner is having none of it.
Inigo Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra misses with a kick to the body
and Lehner counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Guerra misses.
Guerra blocks a jab.
Lehner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guerra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guerra moves forwards but Lehner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guerra takes a swing at Lehner's ribcage but misses.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehner scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehner. Guerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
Guerra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Lehner.
Guerra misses the jab.
Guerra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehner. Lehner obviously looking to wear him down.
Guerra swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lehner counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a body shot.
Lehner cracks Guerra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Guerra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lehner finish him?
Guerra throws a body punch but Lehner moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Lehner as he checks the leg kick.
Lehner avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Lehner drops Guerra with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lehner follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Lehner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robin Lehner thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smolder Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Stoner has chosen Blister in the Sun-violent femmes as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smolder Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner misses with a wild combination.
Lima connects with a nice looking jab.
Lima tries to clinch up but Stoner circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoner's calf.
Lima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoner's sensitive parts.
Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stoner lands in his opponent's guard.
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoner landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Stoner is proving a slippery customer.
Stoner throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Stoner defends easily.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Stoner defends easily.
Stoner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stoner trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Stoner advances position into side control!
Lima dodges the ground and pound from Stoner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stoner scoring with punches from side control.
Lima is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lima is trying to buck Stoner off.
Stoner looks up at the clock and then as Lima takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stoner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stoner lands a nice forearm strike.
Stoner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stoner working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Stoner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Lima looking for a sweep but Stoner has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lima is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to hold on but Stoner pushes him away.
Lima is bucking up trying to escape but Stoner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stoner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lima hang on?
Lima working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Stoner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lima is looking to get to half guard.
Stoner looking to finish Lima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lima!
Stoner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lima?
Stoner with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoner scoring with strikes but Lima is staying in there.
Lima tries to hold on but Stoner postures up.
Lima tries to reverse the position but Stoner maintains control.
Lima wants to hold on but Stoner pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to improve his position but Stoner isn't that keen on the idea.
Stoner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lima manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stoner is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stoner thows a huge punch but Lima dodges it nicely.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stoner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stoner wants to work for an arm triangle but Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lima!
Lima is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smolder Stoner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stoner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lima circles away quickly and effectively.
Lima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stoner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Lima scores with a jab. Stoner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lima instigates a clinch.
Stoner blocks an elbow strike.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoner tries to score a body lock takedown but Lima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stoner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoner checks a leg kick.
Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima misses with a straight left.
Lima tries to clinch but Stoner is having none of it.
A left lands for Lima.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Lima.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Lima's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lima duly obliges.
Lima clinches up with Stoner and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Stoner is rocked!
It looks like Smolder Stoner has been cut.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoner is still on wobbly legs! Can Lima finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Lima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lima lands an elbow just above Stoner 's eye.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Douglas Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smolder Stoner.
Lima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Stoner blocks with his arms.
Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stoner is working for takedown but Lima is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stoner is trying to drag Lima to the mat but Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stoner avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the cage.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Stoner blocks with his arms.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stoner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stoner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stoner showed some decent athleticism there.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoner.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lima.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lima has his foot on Stoner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stoner works his way back into a safe position though.
Stoner seems to have recovered his senses.
Stoner wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Stoner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stoner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lima's guard.
Stoner throwing shots but Lima is blocking nicely.
Stoner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lima defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stoner is trying to work for a kimura but Lima is defending well.
Stoner is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stoner trying to control from Lima's half guard. Lima has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stoner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stoner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoner won't allow Lima to get back to his feet.
Lima can't keep his opponent in guard - Stoner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lima looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner is keen to just control but Lima is a slippery customer.
Lima is trying to stand.
Smolder Stoner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lima looking for submissions off his back.
Stoner controlling the pace.
Stoner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima trying to control but Stoner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Lima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smolder Stoner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stoner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lima.
Lima is looking to slow Stoner down with leg kicks.
Stoner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Lima misses with a leg kick
and Stoner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lima won't be happy with that.
Stoner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stoner cracks Lima with a big elbow.
Lima wants to control but Stoner postures up.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Stoner scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoner goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lima rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stoner's guard! Nice work there by Lima!
Lima wants to control from the top but Stoner keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lima being controlled here momentarily.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Stoner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Lima has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lima lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lima.
Lima tries to clinch but Stoner is having none of it.
Lima throws a hook but Stoner avoids it easily.
Lima misses with an uppercut.
Stoner slips a jab and a cross from Lima.
A slow jab from Lima misses its intended target.
Stoner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lima defends well and Stoner ends up having to push Lima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stoner breaks from the clinch.
Stoner ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
Lima scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima motions for Stoner to come forward. Lima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Lima misses with a head kick.
Stoner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stoner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lima connects with a nice looking jab.
Lima tries to clinch there but Stoner circles away.
Lima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stoner.
Stoner punishes Lima's body with a nice straight punch.
Lima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lima scores with a nice right hand.
Lima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stoner under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lima.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Stoner is blocking nicely.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima connects with a knee to the head.
Stoner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lima prevents it.
Douglas Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smolder Stoner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stoner's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lima throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Lima!
Douglas Lima decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killin Spight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin comes to the cage accompanied by SMC HOODRATS. Killin Spight told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killin Spight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spight throws the kick towards the body but Dorozhkin avoids it.
Dorozhkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spight.
Spight moves out of range as Dorozhkin throws a body kick.
Spight looks for the body kick but Dorozhkin saw that one coming.
Spight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorozhkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dorozhkin misses with a body kick.
Spight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spight throws a lazy right hand but Dorozhkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorozhkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spight.
Spight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spight misses with a double jab.
Spight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorozhkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Spight.
Dorozhkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dorozhkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spight darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Anton Dorozhkin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorozhkin drops his hands momentarily and Spight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spight lands with a right hand.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spight has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dorozhkin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dorozhkin avoids the body shot from Spight.
Spight jabs Dorozhkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spight throws a lazy uppercut
and Dorozhkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spight scores with a leg kick.
Dorozhkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spight throws a head kick but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
Dorozhkin closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Dorozhkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Dorozhkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Dorozhkin as the two fighters clinch.
Spight misses with a punch on the inside.
Spight tries to work over Dorozhkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorozhkin backwards.
Dorozhkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spight's elbow.
Dorozhkin lands a shoulder strike.
Dorozhkin blocks a body shot from Spight.
Spight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dorozhkin tries to stall but Spight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch to the body.
Spight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorozhkins head.
Dorozhkin blocks a body shot from Spight.
Spight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorozhkin's elbow.
Dorozhkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dorozhkin - that landed with a thud.
Spight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dorozhkin misses with some punches.
Spight swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorozhkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Spight tries to throw a body punch but Dorozhkin avoids it by throwing Spight back against the cage.
Spight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spight misses with a punch to the body.
Dorozhkin tries a body shot but Spight blocks it.
Dorozhkin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spight has a couple of punches blocked by Dorozhkin.
Spight breaks from the clinch.
Spight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spight sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spight throws a front kick aimed at Dorozhkin's knee but Dorozhkin avoids it well.
Dorozhkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Spight counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spight slips under a jab from Dorozhkin.
Spight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dorozhkin ducks under a wild hook from Spight.
Dorozhkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dorozhkin scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Spight misses.
Dorozhkin tries to land a front kick but Spight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dorozhkin looks to land a right hand but Spight moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorozhkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dorozhkin counters with a low kick, right behind Spight 's knee.
Spight thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dorozhkin if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killin Spight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Dorozhkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dorozhkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spight misses with a right hand
and Dorozhkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spight misses with a wild body shot.
Spight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dorozhkin delivers a nice body kick.
Killin Spight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dorozhkin checks it well.
Spight throws a leg kick but Dorozhkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorozhkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dorozhkin.
Spight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Spight has knocked Dorozhkin down with a huge combo! Spight steps away and waves a wobbly Dorozhkin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dorozhkin is rocked!
A big left from Spight misses.
Oh Dorozhkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spight misses with a body shot.
Spight blocks a head kick by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin misses with a body kick.
Dorozhkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Dorozhkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Spight circles away.
Nice defenses there by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorozhkin moves out of range of the body kick from Spight.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spight misses with a wild body shot.
Dorozhkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dorozhkin checks it well.
Spight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dorozhkin jabs Spight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spight tries to land a front kick but Dorozhkin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spight misses with a straight right.
Spight swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Dorozhkin.
Spight blocks a head kick by Dorozhkin.
Spight thows a leg kick but Dorozhkin checks it
and Dorozhkin counters with a nice body kick.
Dorozhkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin checks a low kick from Spight.
Dorozhkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dorozhkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spight.
Spight throws a lazy head kick
letting Dorozhkin counter with a right hand.
Dorozhkin moves into range and clinches up with Spight.
A short left from Dorozhkin.
Spight misses with some punches.
Spight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spight swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorozhkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spight misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin looking to stall.
Dorozhkin misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spight misses with a body punch.
Dorozhkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorozhkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dorozhkin.
Spight misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin blocks a body shot from Spight.
Spight lands a nice shot to the body.
Spight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorozhkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killin Spight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Dorozhkin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dorozhkin lands with a nice body kick.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick which misses Spight's front leg but catches the back leg as Spight tries to avoid it.
Spight feints and then cracks Dorozhkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorozhkin down.
Dorozhkin walks into a left hand.
Dorozhkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorozhkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dorozhkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dorozhkin throws a body punch but Spight moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spight. Dorozhkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killin Spight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorozhkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dorozhkin blocks a jab.
Spight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorozhkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dorozhkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dorozhkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spight misses with a wild combination.
Dorozhkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dorozhkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dorozhkin checks the leg kick.
Dorozhkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spight throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spight misses
and Spight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spight throws a right and a left that Dorozhkin avoids nicely.
Dorozhkin cracks Spight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spight throws a looping overhand right but Dorozhkin ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dorozhkin jabs at Spight's body.
Spight is looking to chop away at Dorozhkin's legs.
Killin Spight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dorozhkin moves out of range as Spight strikes.
Spight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spight is rocked!
Dorozhkin moves in close and cracks Spight with a massive right hand! Spight, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dorozhkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Dorozhkin!
After winning the bout, Anton Dorozhkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die for Metal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer 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.
State doesn't manage to clinch there - Klinkhammer circles away.
Klinkhammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klinkhammer motions for State to come forward. Klinkhammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klinkhammer fails to land with a series of punches.
State moves out of range of the strikes.
Klinkhammer keeps State at a distance using the push kick.
State walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Klinkhammer checks a low kick from State.
Klinkhammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from State.
Klinkhammer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klinkhammer. That's going to slow State down.
Klinkhammer moves away from the strike by State.
State misses with a kick to the body.
Klinkhammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from State misses its intended target.
Klinkhammer lands a lovely overhand right.
State lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
State walks into a jab.
State gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Police State has been cut.
State tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klinkhammer was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
Klinkhammer misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klinkhammer was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
Police State is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klinkhammer missing with a left hand there. State was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
State moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from State.
State tries to close the distance and clinch but Klinkhammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
State ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klinkhammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from State.
State throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klinkhammer misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer misses with a looping left.
Klinkhammer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Klinkhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
State throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
State throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klinkhammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
State turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klinkhammer throws a series of punches but State moves out of range.
State throws a combination. Klinkhammer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
State tries to clinch up but Klinkhammer circles away and keeps his distance.
State keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klinkhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Klinkhammer.
State throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
State fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klinkhammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
State checks a leg kick.
State throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klinkhammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer stuns State with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
State uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klinkhammer.
State scoring well with a low kick there.
State throws a half hearted mid kick.
State throws a body shot but no joy.
State slips a straight right by Klinkhammer.
State swings for the body but Klinkhammer moves out of range.
Klinkhammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from State.
State is looking to wear down Klinkhammer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
State throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Klinkhammer.
State connects with a body shot.
State misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klinkhammer. State does a little dance to reset his feet.
State throws a low kick but Klinkhammer avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klinkhammer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by State.
State scores with a hook to the body. Klinkhammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klinkhammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klinkhammer throws a leg kick that misses.
Klinkhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by State.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer sizes up State with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klinkhammer throws a big shot that misses.
Police State seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
State connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Klinkhammer! He's out on his feet! State rushes in and drops Klinkhammer with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Police State!
Police State bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galdra Kiddi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Klincko's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klincko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Klincko misses the target.
Klincko clobbers Kiddi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
A low kick from Kiddi is predictable there
and Klincko counters with a single leg into guard. Kiddi didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kiddi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klincko is one step ahead there.
Klincko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klincko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klincko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Klincko wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Kiddi is trying to keep Klincko in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Klincko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiddi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Klincko has managed to get both his arms back between Kiddi's legs - danger averted.
Kiddi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klincko.
Klincko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klincko with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klincko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klincko won't allow Kiddi to sweep him here.
Klincko looking to pass the guard.
Klincko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiddi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klincko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klincko throws an elbow that misses. Kiddi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klincko's guard. Nice move by Kiddi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kiddi wants to control from the top but Klincko keeps moving.
Klincko trying to keep a closed guard but Kiddi is proving a slippery customer.
Kiddi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kiddi wants to control from the top but Klincko keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klincko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dave Klincko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kiddi wants to slow Klincko down by chopping away at his legs.
Kiddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klincko misses with a body kick.
Klincko lands with a nice body punch.
Klincko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiddi lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klincko at a distance.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses.
Kiddi sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Klincko to the ground! Kiddi dives into full mount looking to finish!
Kiddi lands a big shot there that rocks Klincko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiddi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiddi steps into range and cracks Klincko with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Klincko flops backwards and Kiddi dives into his guard looking to finish!
Klincko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Klincko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiddi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Klincko seems to have got his legs back now.
Klincko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Klincko is trying to control Kiddi's posture but Kiddi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko is trying to improve his position.
Kiddi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kiddi trying to control the action but Klincko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kiddi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klincko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kiddi happy to just control the position for now.
Klincko is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko is trying to control Kiddi's posture but Kiddi avoids it.
Kiddi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kiddi cracks Klincko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiddi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klincko is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiddi.
Klincko avoids the head kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a good cross that connects.
Klincko throws the kick towards the body but Kiddi avoids it.
Kiddi misses with a double jab
enabling Klincko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiddi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko lands with a nice combination. Kiddi backs away looking to recover.
Klincko throws a head kick but Kiddi moves out of range.
Klincko is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klincko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiddi.
Klincko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiddi lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Klincko tries a low kick but Kiddi avoids it.
It looks like Dave Klincko has been cut.
Kiddi blocks a head kick by Klincko.
A big left from Kiddi misses.
Kiddi wants to clinch up but Klincko keeps it at a distance.
Klincko throws a body shot but no joy.
Dave Klincko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Klincko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klincko. Kiddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiddi slips under a jab from Klincko.
Kiddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klincko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiddi throws a sloppy head kick and Klincko moves out of range easily.
Kiddi tries to clinch but Klincko is having none of it.
Klincko throws a wild body kick that Kiddi sees coming a mile off.
Klincko is looking to land body kicks.
Klincko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Klincko.
Klincko is looking to wear down Kiddi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klincko at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kiddi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Klincko.
Kiddi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiddi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiddi connects with a body shot.
Kiddi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klincko doesn't seem bothered though.
Klincko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiddi.
Klincko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiddi. Kiddi obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiddi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiddi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klincko is one step ahead there.
Klincko throws an elbow that misses. Kiddi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klincko's guard. Nice move by Kiddi!
Dave Klincko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kiddi trying to control the position from guard on top but Klincko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiddi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kiddi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klincko is keeping the position for now.
Kiddi stays in close to Klincko's body and controls the position.
Klincko is controlling Kiddi's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Klincko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kiddi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klincko.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.
Klincko lands a nice hook to Kiddi's body. Kiddi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiddi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Klincko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Klincko misses.
Kiddi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiddi thuds a left hand into Klincko's body.
Klincko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiddi tries to clinch there but Klincko circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko misses with a wild combination.
Kiddi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Klincko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Galdra Kiddi.
I've got Kiddi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
A victorious Galdra Kiddi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Loiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Loiseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Loiseau napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bearer happy to just control the position for now.
Loiseau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bearer working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Bearer.
You can see the frustration on Loiseau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bearer in side control, throwing shots but Loiseau defends.
Bearer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Loiseau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loiseau can't do much from the bottom here.
Bearer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loiseau keeps working.
Loiseau manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Loiseau regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearer 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.
Loiseau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loiseau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bearer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Loiseau is trying to control the position but Bearer postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bearer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loiseau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bearer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loiseau is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearer misses with a few strikes there.
Bearer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Paul Bearer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loiseau scores with a head kick.
Loiseau closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bearer to counter with a crisp jab.
Loiseau tries to clinch
and Bearer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bearer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loiseau clinches up against the cage.
Bearer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loiseau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bearer.
Bearer is trying to force a seperation but Loiseau has the dominant position.
Bearer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bearer looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bearer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loiseau's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bearer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paul Bearer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loiseau throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bearer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Loiseau is in Bearer's guard.
Bearer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Loiseau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bearer keeping moving, preventing Loiseau from controlling successfully.
Bearer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Loiseau is aware though and is defending well.
Loiseau trying to control but Bearer is working from the bottom.
Bearer wants to sweep but no luck.
Bearer keeping moving, preventing Loiseau from controlling successfully.
Bearer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearer keeping moving, preventing Loiseau from controlling successfully.
Loiseau stands and throws Bearer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loiseau slows the pace down.
Bearer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer sneaks back into half guard.
Bearer is looking to get back to full guard here but Loiseau has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Bearer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Bearer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bearer has a takedown stuffed.
Bearer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loiseau. Loiseau obviously looking to wear him down.
Bearer moves into the clinch successfully.
Bearer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loiseau missing with knees to the body.
Bearer trying to stall but Loiseau improves his position.
Loiseau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Bearer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bearer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bearer moves into the clinch.
Loiseau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bearer.
Loiseau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry Loiseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bearer.
Loiseau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loiseau pushes Bearer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loiseau pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paul Bearer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bearer avoids the body shot from Loiseau.
A jab from Loiseau misses.
Loiseau scores with a jab to the body.
Bearer wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loiseau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bearer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bearer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loiseau works Bearer's body with a nice hook.
Henry Loiseau is winning the standup battle so far.
Loiseau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loiseau gets a double leg takedown into Bearer's guard.
Loiseau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Loiseau is looking to work some ground and pound but Bearer has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau trying to control the position from guard on top but Bearer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bearer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bearer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loiseau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loiseau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bearer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loiseau is looking to work some ground and pound but Bearer has wrist control.
Henry Loiseau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loiseau postures up.
Bearer has control of Loiseau's left arm, preventing Loiseau from doing any damage.
Bearer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Loiseau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loiseau trying to control the position from guard on top but Bearer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loiseau is looking to work some ground and pound but Bearer has wrist control.
Bearer wants to control the position but Loiseau says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Loiseau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bearer keeps working.
Bearer is looking for a sweep. Loiseau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loiseau tries to pass to full mount but Bearer defends it.
Bearer wants to control but Loiseau is keeping busy.
Bearer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau wants to work for an arm triangle but Bearer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loiseau is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bearer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bearer gets back to full guard.
Loiseau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bearer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loiseau is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Loiseau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bearer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bearer punishes Loiseau's body with a nice straight punch.
Loiseau throws a leg kick
and Bearer counters with a two punch combo.
Bearer doesn't manage to clinch there - Loiseau circles away.
Bearer clinches up with Loiseau and pushes him back against the cage.
Loiseau tries to break the clinch but Bearer is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Bearer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loiseau lands an elbow inside.
Bearer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bearer avoids a wild elbow strike from Loiseau.
Bearer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loiseau is defending well.
Bearer blocks the elbow strike.
Loiseau lands a nice knee to the body.
Loiseau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loiseau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bearer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loiseau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loiseau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry Loiseau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Loiseau.
Loiseau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bearer avoids it.
Loiseau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bearer is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loiseau obliges.
Bearer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loiseau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loiseau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bearer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loiseau tries to work over Bearer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bearer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Loiseau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bearer can turn it around.
Loiseau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bearer.
Bearer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loiseau prevents it.
Bearer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loiseau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bearer avoids it.
Loiseau blocks the elbow strike.
Loiseau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bearer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loiseau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bearer tries to land a knee to the head but Loiseau blocks with his arms.
Bearer avoiding damage as Loiseau throws knees to the body.
Loiseau lands a knee to the body.
Bearer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bearer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loiseau is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bearer as Loiseau tries to tie him up.
Loiseau is trying to push Bearer away but Bearer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bearer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bearer blocks the elbow strike.
Bearer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Loiseau.
Bearer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loiseau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer lands a takedown into guard.
Bearer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loiseau manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bearer misses with a shot to the body
and Loiseau counters with a good, hard body kick but Bearer shrugs it off.
Loiseau tries to clinch there but Bearer circles away.
Bearer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loiseau circles away.
Henry Loiseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bearer.
Bearer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loiseau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bearer.
Loiseau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau is positioning himself well to prevent Bearer advancing to mount.
Loiseau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loiseau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loiseau trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loiseau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Loiseau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loiseau 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Loiseau!
A victorious Henry Loiseau 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Charcobeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matoshin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat theme. Charcobeau has chosen Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Charcobeau!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin looks to land a left hand but Charcobeau moved out of range nicely.
Charcobeau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Charcobeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charcobeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charcobeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Perry Charcobeau has been cut.
Matoshin misses with a hook. Charcobeau ducked under it nicely.
Charcobeau misses with an uppercut. Matoshin saw that one coming.
Charcobeau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Charcobeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Charcobeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matoshin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matoshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Charcobeau counters with a leg kick.
Charcobeau gets tackled into the cage by Matoshin. Matoshin maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin prevents a body shot from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charcobeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
Charcobeau is trying to force a seperation but Matoshin has the dominant position.
Matoshin prevents a body shot from Charcobeau.
Matoshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Matoshin.
Matoshin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matoshin gets through Charcobeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matoshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin stalling.
Charcobeau is trying to break the clinch but Matoshin has him pressed against the cage.
Charcobeau misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charcobeau prevents a body shot from Matoshin.
Charcobeau lands a right hand.
Charcobeau tries a body shot but Matoshin blocks it.
Charcobeau stalling in the clinch but Matoshin improves position.
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Charcobeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charcobeau has Matoshin pushed against the cage.
Matoshin tries to throw a body punch but Charcobeau avoids it by throwing Matoshin back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcobeau tries to throw a body punch but Matoshin avoids it by throwing Charcobeau back against the cage.
Good body shot from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin lands a right hand.
Charcobeau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matoshin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Charcobeau can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau tries to throw a body punch but Matoshin avoids it by throwing Charcobeau back against the cage.
Charcobeau lands a nice uppercut.
Charcobeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matoshin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Charcobeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charcobeau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charcobeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matoshin tries to clinch but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Charcobeau swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Matoshin misses with a right hand
and Charcobeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Matoshin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with the body kick
and Charcobeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matoshin lands with a hook. Charcobeau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matoshin tries to clinch up but Charcobeau circles away and keeps his distance.
Matoshin drives through with a takedown into Charcobeau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Charcobeau is trying to keep Matoshin in close.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Charcobeau keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matoshin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Charcobeau is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Matoshin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Charcobeau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charcobeau lands a slapping body shot.
Matoshin clinches with his opponent.
Charcobeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charcobeau punishes Matoshin's body with a nice straight punch.
Matoshin wants to clinch up but Charcobeau keeps it at a distance.
Charcobeau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charcobeau slips under a jab.
Matoshin throws a big shot that misses.
Charcobeau misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a body shot.
Charcobeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin lands a jab to the nose.
Charcobeau digs a good body shot into Matoshin's ribs.
Matoshin wants to clinch up but Charcobeau keeps it at a distance.
Charcobeau connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charcobeau defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charcobeau misses with a wild body shot.
Matoshin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Charcobeau.
Matoshin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Charcobeau's shoulder, as Charcobeau tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charcobeau. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Charcobeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charcobeau slips under a jab.
Matoshin moves out of range as Charcobeau throws a body kick.
Charcobeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matoshin on the side of the head.
Matoshin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charcobeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charcobeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Matoshin to counter with a crisp jab.
Charcobeau sizes up Matoshin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matoshin tries to clinch up.
Matoshin throws a right hand that misses
letting Charcobeau counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matoshin is defended easily by Charcobeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
Charcobeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matoshin cracks Charcobeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matoshin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charcobeau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Charcobeau is predictable there
and Matoshin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charcobeau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Charcobeau ducks down to avoid it.
Charcobeau misses with a leg kick
and Matoshin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perry Charcobeau's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matoshin lands with an uppercut that bounces Charcobeau off the cage and back into range.
Charcobeau lands a slapping body shot.
Charcobeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matoshin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Charcobeau with a hook.
Matoshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau defending well as Matoshin loads up on a big left hand.
Charcobeau misses with a wild body shot.
Matoshin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charcobeau.
Nice shot lands for Matoshin.
Charcobeau throws a sloppy body shot
and Matoshin moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matoshin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin effectively controlling the action here.
Toshi Matoshin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charcobeau can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Matoshin taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Charcobeau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Charcobeau.
A nice left hand lands by Matoshin.
Charcobeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charcobeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perry Charcobeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toshi Matoshin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charcobeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Matoshin controls his hands.
Charcobeau tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matoshin throws an elbow that misses.
Charcobeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charcobeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matoshin tries to throw a body punch but Charcobeau avoids it by throwing Matoshin back against the cage.
I was talking to Matoshin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Charcobeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charcobeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau can't break the clinch.
Charcobeau lands a body shot.
Matoshin prevents a body shot from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charcobeau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matoshin slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Charcobeau wants to break free but Matoshin has control.
A head punch on the inside from Matoshin fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charcobeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charcobeau tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charcobeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Charcobeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matoshin 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Toshi Matoshin!
An out of breath Toshi Matoshin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatton Chantry had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo lands with a nice combination. Chantry backs away looking to recover.
Ballardo misses with a two punch combination.
Chantry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ballardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chantry scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
Ballardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vassago Ballardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Ballardo.
Ballardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chantry circles away.
Ballardo throws a hook but Chantry avoids it easily.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ballardo as he avoids it easily.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chantry dives in for a single leg takedown but Ballardo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Ballardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chantry blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Chantry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chantry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Ballardo.
No joy there for Ballardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chantry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ballardo moves to clinch but Chantry breaks away
and Chantry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ballardo's guard now.
Ballardo is adopting a defensive guard.
Ballardo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chantry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chantry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ballardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vassago Ballardo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ballardo throws a head kick but Chantry moves out of range.
Ballardo connects with a high kick.
Chantry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chantry shoots in but Ballardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ballardo misses with a body shot.
Chantry 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.
Ballardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ballardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chantry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chantry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ballardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballardo thumps Chantry with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chantry.
Ballardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ballardo misses with a hook.
Ballardo misses with a combination
and Chantry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballardo has control of Chantry's left arm, preventing Chantry from doing any damage.
Chantry wants to pass the guard but Ballardo is keeping the position.
We've been hearing that Chantry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo controlling the position.
Ballardo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chantry is controlling him.
Ballardo pulls Chantry in close to prevent any damage.
Vassago Ballardo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chantry fails with a takedown attempt.
Ballardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chantry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vassago Ballardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chantry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballardo works over Chantry's head and body with a nice combination.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chantry's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vassago Ballardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chantry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballardo.
Ballardo clinches up against the cage.
Chantry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballardo smiles and moves away.
Ballardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ballardo trying to control the position but instead, Chantry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ballardo into the cage.
Ballardo lands a damaging elbow.
Ballardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chantry is rocked!
Tatton Chantry's cut is getting worse.
Ballardo dips a shoulder and cracks Chantry with a mighty uppercut! Chantry falls back against the cage and Ballardo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chantry is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ballardo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vassago Ballardo!
After winning the bout, Vassago Ballardo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tweezer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hoffer as Anastasio shoots in.
Anastasio moves forwards but Hoffer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoffer throws a hook but Anastasio blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Hoffer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoffer.
Hoffer throws a hook but Anastasio blocks it.
Hoffer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anastasio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoffer wants to control from the top but Anastasio keeps moving.
Anastasio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoffer is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anastasio controls Hoffer momentarily but Hoffer frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffer wants to control from the top but Anastasio keeps moving.
Hoffer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
My spies in Montreal Fighter's Gym inform me that Hoffer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer stands up over Anastasio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoffer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anastasio is looking for a triangle here but Hoffer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Anastasio is trying to get back to half guard.
Anastasio defending against the ground and pound.
Hoffer trying to control the position but Anastasio is working away.
Anastasio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoffer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anastasio gets back to half guard.
Hoffer prevents Anastasio from improving his position.
Hoffer trying to control the action but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoffer pulls his head out easily.
Hoffer content to control rather than advance.
Anastasio is trying to maintain the position but Hoffer is very close to passing his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hoffer manages to pass to mount!
Hoffer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anastasio is bucking up trying to escape but Hoffer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoffer unloading with bombs!
Anastasio wants to control but Hoffer is having none of it.
Hoffer lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoffer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hoffer with a couple of short strikes.
Anastasio is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoffer has a good base and remains in mount.
Hoffer cracks Anastasio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anastasio is squirming around, avoiding Hoffer's attempts to control the action.
Hoffer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anastasio is rocked!
A big strike lands for Hoffer! That's really hurt Anastasio and he's turned his back - Hoffer keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hoffer jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Hoffer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jimmy Hoffer made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows of Amn. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irenicus drops his hands momentarily and Shields takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Shields has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Irenicus scores with the left hand. Shields knows he should have avoided that one.
Irenicus lunges at Shields with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shields's hand.
Irenicus misses with a low kick.
Irenicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Irenicus lands a nice hook to Shields's body. Shields takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irenicus throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Irenicus.
Shields misses with a low kick.
Shields cracks a nice hook into Irenicus's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Irenicus. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jon Irenicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shields throws a leg kick
and Irenicus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Shields.
Irenicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Irenicus's head coaches at Friendly Arm Inn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Shields gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irenicus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Irenicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut.
Shields takes one to the side of the head.
Shields chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irenicus can pounce on him.
Irenicus throws a front kick aimed at Shields's knee but Shields avoids it well.
Irenicus jabs Shields right on the nose. Shields blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Irenicus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irenicus lands a glancing blow to the side of Shields's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shields on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shields feints and then cracks Irenicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irenicus down.
Irenicus lands a slapping body shot.
Irenicus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Irenicus throws a leg kick that misses.
Shields looks to land a left hand but Irenicus moved out of range nicely.
Shields shoots in but Irenicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irenicus.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Irenicus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Irenicus saw that one coming.
Shields throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irenicus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Irenicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus takes one to the chin there.
Shields checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Irenicus scores with a head kick. Shields tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Irenicus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shields counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shields throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus parries the strikes from Shields easily there. Shields is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Irenicus to escape.
The referee asks Shields politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shields prefers to stall for the moment though.
Irenicus is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Shields is putting a hurting on Irenicus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shields creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields trying to control the action but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Shields.
Irenicus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shields on the side of the head.
Shields scores with a hook to the body. Irenicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irenicus scores with a jab.
Irenicus walks into a straight right hand from Shields.
Shields lands a jab to the head.
Shields connects with a right hand. Irenicus shakes it off.
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!
That kick from Shields tenderised Irenicus's leg. Irenicus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Irenicus looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
Irenicus motions for Shields to come forward. Irenicus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Irenicus lands with a nice body kick.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irenicus.
A big right from Shields misses.
Irenicus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shields's head.
It looks like Nick Shields has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irenicus.
Irenicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Irenicus clobbers Shields with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irenicus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irenicus is looking to slow Shields down with leg kicks.
Irenicus throws a right hand that misses
and Shields counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Irenicus!
Shields misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shields working the strikes but Irenicus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shields is trying to control. Irenicus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throwing shots but Irenicus is blocking nicely.
Shields is thwarting Irenicus's attempts to control the position.
Irenicus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shields lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Irenicus manages to get to full guard.
Shields passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus parries the strikes from Shields easily there. Shields is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Irenicus to escape.
Shields trying to control the position but Irenicus is working away.
Shields misses with the ground and pound.
Irenicus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shields.
A lull in the action here as Shields stalls from top position.
Irenicus wants to control but Shields postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Irenicus wants to get back to full guard.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Irenicus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irenicus wants to improve his position but Shields is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields is trying to control. Irenicus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shields is stalling here. Irenicus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shields seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Irenicus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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 Jon Irenicus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shields's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shields scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shields avoids the head kick by Irenicus.
Irenicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Irenicus saw that one coming.
Irenicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Irenicus throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut. Shields saw that one coming.
Shields takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Shields. Those never looked like landing.
Irenicus throws the left hand but Shields avoids the punch easily.
Irenicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shields.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus lands a jab to the nose.
Shields uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Shields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irenicus doesn't seem phased though.
Shields tries for a takedown but Irenicus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Irenicus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shields's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shields throws a lazy uppercut
and Irenicus counters with a nice uppercut.
Irenicus throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irenicus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Irenicus misses.
Irenicus stuffs the takedown.
Irenicus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nick Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Shields.
Shields swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Irenicus.
Irenicus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
Shields jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus thows a leg kick but Shields checks it
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shields scoring with some ground and pound.
Shields trying to control but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
Shields won't allow Irenicus to sweep him here.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Shields trying to control but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Irenicus is keeping the position.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Shields.
Irenicus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shields has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Irenicus coming out on top.
Irenicus scores with a sloppy right hand. Shields should have avoided that one.
Irenicus misses with a low kick as Shields jumps back.
Irenicus blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Irenicus. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shields.
Irenicus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shields.
Shields takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Irenicus.
Shields takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Shields.
Irenicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irenicus. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irenicus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irenicus, right into the meat.
Irenicus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shields fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Irenicus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irenicus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Irenicus!
A very excited looking Jon Irenicus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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