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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Teixeira 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teixeira dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Teixeira looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teixeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Teixeira's front leg.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Teixeira circles away and keeps his distance.
Teixeira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Teixeira throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teixeira.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Teixeira has knocked Sanchez down with a huge combo! Teixeira steps away and waves a wobbly Sanchez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teixeira.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez throws a combination. Teixeira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Teixeira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teixeira cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Teixeira is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Teixeira landing some decent shots from guard.
Teixeira throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Teixeira is controlling him.
Teixeira postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teixeira is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez is looking to slow Teixeira down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Teixeira's head back.
Teixeira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez pushes Teixeira off looking to stand but Teixeira dives back in and keeps control.
Teixeira controlling the pace.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Teixeira sits in half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Teixeira postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Teixeira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Teixeira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez has hold of Teixeira's hands but Teixeira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been informed that Teixeira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Teixeira slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Teixeira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teixeira misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
Teixeira takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Teixeira misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Teixeira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Chris Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Teixeira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Teixeira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chris Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Teixeira keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Teixeira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teixeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Teixeira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez clinches up with Teixeira and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Teixeira is controlling the position.
Teixeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Teixeira has the dominant position.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teixeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Teixeira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teixeira manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez distracts Teixeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Teixeira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Teixeira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez wants to stand but Teixeira is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Teixeira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Teixeira trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Teixeira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Teixeira is controlling him.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teixeira won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teixeira wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Teixeira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Teixeira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teixeira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teixeira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Teixeira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Teixeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Teixeira avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Teixeira catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teixeira drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Teixeira is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Teixeira throws a big elbow that misses.
Teixeira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Teixeira from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Teixeira is controlling him.
Teixeira lands a couple of elbows.
Teixeira throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Teixeira sprawls well.
Teixeira tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Teixeira circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Teixeira.
Chris Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teixeira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Teixeira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Teixeira lands a nice short elbow.
Teixeira wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Teixeira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Teixeira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Teixeira working Sanchez over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teixeira connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Sanchez has hold of Teixeira's hands but Teixeira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teixeira stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teixeira connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Teixeira keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Teixeira trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Teixeira.
A big right from Teixeira misses.
Sanchez lands a big head kick that sends Teixeira tumbling to the mat! Sanchez takes a step backwards and waves Teixeira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Pablo Teixeira has been cut.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teixeira swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teixeira counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Teixeira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Teixeira cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Teixeira forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Teixeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teixeira 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Teixeira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Nasu has chosen Shura no Hana as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Roberto Garcia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roberto Garcia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
27 - 18 - 2 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Katsumi Nasu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Nasu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nasu misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nasu on the side of the head.
Garcia throws a push kick but Nasu slaps the foot to one side.
Nasu throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Nasu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nasu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Nasu.
Nasu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Nasu counters with a stiff right hand.
Nasu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Garcia sprawling to the canvas! Garcia rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nasu finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nasu misses with a body kick.
Garcia works Nasu's body with a nice hook.
Nasu cracks Garcia with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nasu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Garcia to stand back up!
Garcia is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasu checks a leg kick.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Nasu throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Nasu's head.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Nasu drops Garcia with a huge uppercut! Garcia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nasu is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsumi Nasu!
Katsumi Nasu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing Grace by The Celtic Woman. Antonio Davis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
33 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel moves into the clinch.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel misses with the head strike.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabriel.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Gabriel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gabriel postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
Gabriel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis is trying to control the position but Gabriel postures up.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gabriel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gabriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Gabriel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabriel takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Gabriel.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gabriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gabriel cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Gabriel catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
Gabriel fails with the takedown.
Gabriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Gabriel misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel misses with a wild body shot.
Davis thows a body kick. Gabriel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Davis.
Gabriel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Davis is trying to keep Gabriel in close.
Gabriel throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gabriel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gabriel is still trying to improve position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gabriel holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looking to control.
Davis wants to stand but Gabriel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gabriel is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Davis frees his head nicely. Oh but Gabriel has switched to an armbar! Davis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gideon Gabriel!
A less than humble Gideon Gabriel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman has chosen On the Rag as his entrance music. Jesse Pinkman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Khan tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinkman's head backwards.
Pinkman fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan misses with a hook.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Khan looks to clinch
and Pinkman counters with a single leg into guard. Khan 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.
Khan controls Pinkman momentarily but Pinkman frees himself.
Pinkman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pinkman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pinkman won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Pinkman throwing strikes but missing.
Khan is trying to keep Pinkman in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is fighting to break Khan's control of his arms but Khan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinkman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a hook
letting Pinkman counter with a right hand.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Pinkman wants the takedown. Khan is fighting it off but Pinkman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khan's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
Pinkman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pinkman has Khan in his guard.
Khan sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan is fighting to break Pinkman's control of his arms but Pinkman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Pinkman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan wants to stand and escape but instead Pinkman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pinkman trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinkman. That did some damage!
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pinkman.
Khan is looking to stand up but Pinkman isn't so interested in that idea.
Khan pulls Pinkman in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Khan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Pinkman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan scores with a one two! Pinkman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinkman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Amir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Pinkman saw it coming and moves away.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Pinkman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pinkman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pinkman wants a takedown but no success here.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinkman controls his hands.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Pinkman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Pinkman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinkman should have avoided that one.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinkman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Khan swings for the body but Pinkman moves out of range.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan leaves Pinkman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan cracks the inside of Pinkman's front leg.
Khan feints and then cracks Pinkman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinkman down.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinkman off the cage and back into range.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Khan avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan lunges at Pinkman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinkman's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinkman fails with the takedown.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinkman eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pinkman gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan is controlling Pinkman's posture.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to stand and escape but Pinkman actually recovers to full guard.
Pinkman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinkman has Khan pulled in close to control his posture.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Pinkman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pinkman is pulling down on Khan's head to control his posture.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinkman is retaining full guard.
Pinkman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pinkman, up you get!
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan jabs at Pinkman's body.
Pinkman throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Khan tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinkman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinkman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinkman.
Khan tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan misses the body punch
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan cracks Pinkman with an open hand slap.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Pinkman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinkman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinkman off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!
Amir Khan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmer lands a nice hook to Hillis's body. Hillis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hillis gets tackled into the cage by Helmer. Helmer maintains the clinch.
Hillis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helmer closes the distance and clinches up with Hillis, looking for a takedown. Helmer pushes Hillis against the cage but Hillis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stig Helmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Helmer walks into a stiff left hand from Hillis.
Helmer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Helmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmer tries for a takedown but Hillis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stig Helmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helmer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillis keeping full guard, as Helmer tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helmer lands a couple of elbows.
Hillis wants to get back to his feet but Helmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hillis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Helmer looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Helmer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hillis throws an overhand right that lands on Helmer's shoulder, as Helmer tries to avoid the shot.
Helmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hillis.
Helmer shoots in but Hillis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Hillis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helmer shoots in for a double leg but Hillis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helmer lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Hillis.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Helmer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hillis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hillis counters with a crisp one two that drops Helmer! Hillis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Helmer to his feet! Helmer is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis lands an overhand right.
Hillis throws a right hand that misses
and Helmer counters with a series of strikes. Hillis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hillis circles away.
Hillis leaves Helmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hillis slips a jab from Helmer.
The fighters circling - Hillis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Hillis does no damage.
Hillis throws a jab but it's blocked by Helmer.
Helmer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hillis swivels and escapes.
Hillis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hillis moves away from the strike by Helmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmer closes the distance and clinches up with Hillis, looking for a takedown. Helmer pushes Hillis against the cage but Hillis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hillis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Helmer momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Helmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hillis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helmer shoots in and drives through. Hillis sprawls well.
Helmer shoots in and bounces Hillis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hillis wants to get back to his feet but Helmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Hillis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stig Helmer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Helmer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Helmer showed some decent athleticism there.
Helmer is working for a submission of some sort.
Helmer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hillis's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hillis defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hillis to get to his feet.
Helmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hillis is fending him off so far but Helmer persists. Nope, Hillis circles away and we're back to standing.
Helmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Helmer ducks under a wild hook from Hillis.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hillis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillis throws an off balance right hand
and Helmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Helmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hillis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Helmer somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stig Helmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hillis.
Hillis throws a hook but Helmer blocks it.
Helmer throws a right hand that Hillis ducks under and follows up with a left that Hillis also avoids with ease.
Hillis misses with a hook. Helmer ducked under it nicely.
Hillis connects with a nice looking jab.
Helmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hillis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hillis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hillis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helmer with a poor takedown
and Hillis counters with a series of strikes. Helmer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Peyton Hillis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis slaps away a takedown attempt from Helmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Helmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hillis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hillis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Hillis. Those never looked like landing.
Hillis dips to his left and cracks Helmer with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Helmer.
Donk. Hillis catches Helmer right on the button with a cross.
Helmer is rocked!
Helmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hillis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Helmer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hillis is keeping the position for now.
Helmer seems to have got his legs back now.
Stig Helmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helmer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Helmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Hillis has wrist control.
Hillis wants to stand up but Helmer is controlling him.
Helmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hillis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helmer throws a strike but Hillis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Helmer is trying to control the position but Hillis postures up.
Hillis wants to stand but Helmer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Hillis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stig Helmer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hillis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helmer tries to clinch but Hillis is having none of it.
Hillis throws a looping overhand right but Helmer ducks down to avoid it.
Hillis moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Hillis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helmer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helmer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hillis, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hillis's efforts to push away.
Hillis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Hillis.
Stig Helmer's cut is getting worse.
Helmer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hillis.
Hillis misses with a hook.
Helmer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Helmer controlling from the top position.
Helmer trying to control but Hillis is working from the bottom.
Helmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hillis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer stands up and waves to Hillis to follow him.
Helmer works Hillis's body with a nice hook.
Hillis misses with a lunging right hand
and Helmer counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Hillis!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helmer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hillis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helmer trying to mount his opponent but Hillis defends it.
Hillis has hold of Helmer's hands but Helmer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hillis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Helmer stands up out of the half guard.
Hillis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helmer is looking to clinch.
Helmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hillis throws an overhand right that lands on Helmer's shoulder, as Helmer tries to avoid the shot.
Helmer tries to clinch but Hillis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer misses with a takedown
enabling Hillis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hillis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Helmer's hands.
Hillis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmer.
Helmer is looking to clinch.
Helmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hillis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stig Helmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helmer swinging wildly here.
Helmer fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peyton Hillis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hillis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peyton Hillis!
After winning the bout, Peyton Hillis 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a kick to the body.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Svensson 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 Khan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svensson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.
Svensson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Khan.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svensson obliges.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan shoots in and gets a takedown into Svensson's guard.
Svensson is trying to keep Khan in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Svensson has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
Khan keeping full guard, as Svensson tries to pass.
Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Svensson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Svensson is trying to keep Khan in close.
Svensson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Svensson.
Khan trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
Khan landing a few strikes.
Khan wants to control but Svensson is keeping him busy.
Khan working away.
Khan trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Svensson seems a little lost for a moment, as Khan dominates the positioning.
Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Svensson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Svensson is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Svensson is trying to get back to his feet.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svensson keeps working.
Khan misses with the ground and pound.
Svensson is trying to control Khan's posture but Khan avoids it.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Svensson is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson is not content to let Khan control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Svensson connects with an inside leg kick.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson slips a straight right by Khan.
Svensson feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Svensson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Khan wants to slow Svensson down by chopping away at his legs.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Svensson stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks for a takedown but Svensson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rajja Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan misses the jab.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Svensson takes one to the side of the head.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Svensson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khan.
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Svensson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Svensson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Svensson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Svensson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Svensson sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson scores with a kick to the body.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan checks a low kick from Svensson.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Sven S Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Svensson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
Svensson staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan shoots for a takedown but Svensson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Svensson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Svensson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan motions for Svensson to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven S Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Svensson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khan's head.
Svensson throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Svensson only half commits.
A big right from Khan misses.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Svensson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Svensson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Svensson moves into the clinch.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Svensson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson keeps Khan at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Svensson won't be happy with that.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom here.
Khan scoring with punches and elbows.
Khan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Svensson looking for a sweep but Khan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Khan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Svensson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svensson keeps working.
Svensson wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
Svensson is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan wants to control but Svensson is keeping him busy.
Svensson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svensson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Svensson is defending the position.
Svensson tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Svensson with the active half guard here but Khan passes nicely into side control.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Svensson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Khan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Khan prevents Svensson from getting the reversal.
Khan looking to secure an arm triangle but Svensson defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajja Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajja Khan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rajja Khan thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize- Biggie smalls. Zivic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La La Girl by Paffendorf. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Seyedi misses.
Zivic takes one to the side of the head.
Zivic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seyedi. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Zivic 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.
Seyedi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seyedi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ali Seyedi has been cut.
Zivic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seyedi under the eye.
Zivic jabs Seyedi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seyedi.
Seyedi looks to land a left hand but Zivic moved out of range nicely.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zivic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seyedi.
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Zivic tries a body shot but Seyedi blocks it.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Seyedi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seyedi blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic misses with a knee strike.
Seyedi misses with the head strike.
Seyedi is looking to break free of the clinch but Zivic has double underhooks.
Zivic pushes Seyedi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seyedi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Seyedi.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Seyedi controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Seyedi.
Seyedi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seyedi lands with a short shot to the head.
Seyedi blocks an uppercut.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zivic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seyedi struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Seyedi.
Seyedi lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Seyedi throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seyedi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic throws a punch but it's blocked by Seyedi.
Seyedi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seyedi's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Seyedi fails to land.
Zivic tries to work over Seyedi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Seyedi.
Zivic lands a left hand.
Seyedi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zivic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Zivic is trying to stall.
Seyedi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seyedi tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seyedi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seyedi breaks from the clinch.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Seyedi keeps it at a distance.
Zivic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zivic misses with a looping left.
Zivic throws a right and a left that Seyedi avoids nicely.
Seyedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Seyedi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seyedi, as that shot connected.
Seyedi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zivic.
Seyedi tries to keep at a distance but Zivic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seyedi tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic stalling in the clinch but Seyedi improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seyedi throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seyedi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Seyedi avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zivic.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Seyedi controls the action.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Seyedi controls his hands.
Zivic cracks Seyedi with a nice body shot.
Seyedi working aggressively here.
Zivic scores with a shot to the side of Seyedi's head.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic pushes Seyedi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zivic tries a body shot but Seyedi blocks it.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Zivic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Seyedi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zivic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Seyedi just misses with a punch to the body.
Seyedi ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Zivic avoids the body shot from Seyedi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zivic.
Seyedi misses the shot to the body.
Zivic lands with an overhand left.
Seyedi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seyedi lands with an uppercut that bounces Zivic off the cage and back into range.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zivic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Seyedi swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seyedi takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Seyedi misses with a head kick.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zivic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seyedi throws a low kick but Zivic moves out of range easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zivic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zivic avoids the head kick by Seyedi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Seyedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zivic manages to avoid it.
A big right from Seyedi misses.
Seyedi takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Seyedi throws a lazy right hand but Zivic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seyedi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Zivic does it's job there.
Seyedi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zivic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seyedi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zivic darts in and clinches Seyedi up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seyedi.
Zivic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zivic is leaning against Seyedi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seyedi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi lands an uppercut.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seyedi backwards.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Seyedi controls the action.
Zivic tries a body shot but Seyedi blocks it.
Seyedi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zivic fails to land.
Seyedi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zivic is leaning against Seyedi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seyedi being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Seyedi avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seyedi backwards.
Zivic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seyedi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seyedi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Seyedi avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zivic.
Seyedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic blocks an uppercut.
Zivic presses Seyedi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zivic lands a hook that snaps the head of Seyedi backwards.
Zivic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zivic lands a nice uppercut.
Zivic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zivic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zivic pushes Seyedi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
Zivic slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seyedi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seyedi's elbow.
Seyedi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seyedi tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Seyedi back against the cage.
Zivic cracks Seyedi with a nice body shot.
Zivic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zivic.
A right hand to the body from Zivic.
Zivic landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zivic.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seyedi's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seyedi.
Seyedi misses with a body punch.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seyedi backwards.
Seyedi is rocked!
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Seyedi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zivic leaning against his opponent.
Seyedi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ali Seyedi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Seyedi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zivic.
Seyedi seems to have got his legs back now.
Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zivic manages to avoid it.
Seyedi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zivic moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Zivic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zivic throws a leg kick which misses Seyedi's front leg but catches the back leg as Seyedi tries to avoid it.
Zivic lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Zivic.
Seyedi is rocked!
A big right from Seyedi misses.
Oh Seyedi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zivic checks a low kick from Seyedi.
Seyedi seems to have got his legs back now.
Zivic checks a leg kick.
Seyedi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyedi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Zivic.
Zivic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seyedi.
Zivic staying out of range there.
Zivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seyedi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zivic.
Zivic lands a jab.
Seyedi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Seyedi.
Seyedi moves away from the strike by Zivic.
Seyedi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zivic.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zivic rushes Seyedi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seyedi.
Seyedi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seyedi blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Seyedi pushes Zivic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Seyedi lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali Seyedi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zivic lands a hook that snaps the head of Seyedi backwards.
Nice body punch from Zivic - that landed with a thud.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seyedi backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Zivic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zivic lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
A right hand to the body from Zivic.
Zivic pushes Seyedi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zivic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seyedi prevents a body shot from Zivic.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Zivic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seyedi.
The referee calls for Zivic to work.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic scores with a hook to the body.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Zivic.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Fritzie Zivic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic blocks an uppercut.
Seyedi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seyedi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seyedi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seyedi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seyedi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seyedi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zivic darts in and clinches Seyedi up against the cage.
Seyedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seyedi's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
Seyedi tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Seyedi back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zivic.
Seyedi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fritzie Zivic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zivic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il's entrance music is RATM - Renegades of Funk. A fine choice. Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mary Jane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
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34
143 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Young Il!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il staying out of range there.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Il.
Il connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jenkins. Jenkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Il stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Il.
Il misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Il connects with a solid leg kick.
Il throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Il shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Il misses with a kick to the body.
Il looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Il throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Il lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Il moves into full guard.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins won't allow Il to sweep him here.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Il is retaining full guard.
Il is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il pulls Jenkins in to control the position.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Il is keeping the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Il not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Il stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Il wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim Young Il has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Il.
Jenkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Il throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Il is retaining full guard.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Il looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins stands up over Il, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Il is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Il has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins trying to control but Il is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Il wants to hit a switch here but Jenkins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Il there!
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Il looks very uncomfortable down there.
Il working to try and regain half guard.
Il is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Il can't escape the position.
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Il is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Il.
Il throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Il moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Kim Young Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Il loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Il tries to score with a low kick but Jenkins moves his leg out of the way.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Il.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Il throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Il lands a right hook to the body.
Il lands a lovely overhand right.
Il lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Il.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Il throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Il swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jenkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Il on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Il misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Il on the side of the head.
Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Il throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Il ducked under it nicely.
Il blocks a jab.
Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim Young Il is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Il is just out of range.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Il misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Il as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Il moves away and avoids it.
Il slips a straight right by Jenkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Il fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins tests Il's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Il.
Il tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Il.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Il moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Il. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Jenkins.
Il avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Il.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Il moves out of range.
Jenkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Il tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Il is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Il tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Il tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Il quite badly. Il pulls Jenkins in close trying to recover. Jenkins postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Il on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Il doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thurgood Jenkins!
Thurgood Jenkins is the new bantamweight champion!
Thurgood Jenkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Suk comes to the cage accompanied by DJ SNAKE - GET LOW. Howard has chosen Eddie Money - Take me home tonight as his entrance music. Harold Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
245 lbs
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277 lbs
35 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeo Jae Suk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Howard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jae Suk misses with a wild body shot.
Jae Suk works the jab nicely.
Jae Suk slips a jab from Howard.
Harold Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jae Suk. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard throws a good cross that connects.
Howard blocks a low kick nicely.
Howard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jae Suk.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jae Suk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jae Suk misses with an uppercut. Howard saw that one coming.
Jae Suk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jae Suk.
Jae Suk tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard misses with a body kick.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jae Suk tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Jae Suk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jae Suk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk misses with a low kick.
Howard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jae Suk.
A telegraphed right hand from Jae Suk misses the target.
Jae Suk thows a leg kick but Howard checks it
enabling Howard to counter with a crisp jab.
Jae Suk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jae Suk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Jae Suk moved out of range nicely.
Howard lands with a cross.
Howard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jae Suk is just out of range.
Howard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howard throws a chopping leg kick but Jae Suk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jae Suk, right into the meat.
Jae Suk is looking to wear down Howard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jae Suk scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jae Suk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Jae Suk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Howard throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Jae Suk moves out of range of the strikes.
Jae Suk takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Jae Suk throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard lands a jab to the nose.
Jae Suk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
Howard lands a jab.
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jae Suk checks a leg kick.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jae Suk lands with a right hand.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Howard works Jae Suk's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk is looking to score with low kicks.
Jae Suk misses with a wild body shot.
Howard has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jae Suk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jae Suk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howard misses with a hook.
Jae Suk lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Jae Suk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jae Suk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howard's head backwards.
It looks like Harold Howard has been cut.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jae Suk looks to land a body kick but Howard moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Jae Suk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Jae Suk.
Howard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jae Suk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Howard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk misses with a double jab.
Howard throws a body punch but Jae Suk moves out of range.
Howard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howard misses with a hook
and Jae Suk counters by clinching up.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jae Suk lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jae Suks head.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Jae Suk avoids it by throwing Howard back against the cage.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard is leaning against Jae Suk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jae Suk blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howard avoids it.
Howard misses with a knee strike.
Jae Suk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Jae Suk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jae Suk moves away.
Jae Suk digs a good hook to Howard's body.
Jae Suk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Jae Suk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Jae Suk.
Yeo Jae Suk is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jae Suk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Howard thuds a left hand into Jae Suk's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard takes a swing at Jae Suk's ribcage but misses.
Jae Suk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jae Suk jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard moves out of range as Jae Suk throws a body kick.
Howard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Jae Suk finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk connects with a right hand. Howard shakes it off.
Jae Suk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jae Suk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jae Suk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Howard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jae Suk keeps Howard at a distance using the push kick.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Jae Suk lands a front kick.
Jae Suk throws a wild body kick that Howard sees coming a mile off.
Jae Suk lands a leg kick that knocks Howard off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jae Suk.
Howard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a head kick that misses.
Jae Suk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jae Suk cracks Howard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jae Suk has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jae Suk lands a knee to the head.
Jae Suk lands a left hand.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jae Suk lands a knee to the body.
Jae Suk lands a body shot.
Jae Suk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jae Suk misses with a knee strike.
Howard tries to work over Jae Suk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yeo Jae Suk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
Jae Suk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howard to keep the fight standing.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jae Suk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Jae Suk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Jae Suk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jae Suk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howard avoids it.
Howard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard gets through Jae Suk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jae Suk blocking some punches.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk cracks Howard with a nice body shot.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Jae Suk misses with a body punch.
Jae Suk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jae Suk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Jae Suk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Jae Suk takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Jae Suk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk fails to pull guard.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jae Suk controls his hands.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howard connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jae Suk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Jae Suk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jae Suk.
Jae Suk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws an off balance right hand
and Jae Suk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Jae Suk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
Jae Suk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jae Suk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howard to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard working aggressively here.
Jae Suk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jae Suk blocking some punches.
Jae Suk slows down the pace here.
Howard avoiding damage as Jae Suk throws knees to the body.
Jae Suk lands a nice knee to the body.
Jae Suk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Jae Suk - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk fails to pull guard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard pushes Jae Suk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jae Suk landing knees to the head.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Jae Suk successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to stand but Jae Suk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jae Suk striking off his back but it's not causing Howard any problems.
Jae Suk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jae Suk striking off his back but it's not causing Howard any problems.
Howard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Howard tests Jae Suk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard lands a nice looking body shot.
Jae Suk sizes up Howard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jae Suk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
Howard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jae Suk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jae Suk misses with a body shot.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Jae Suk slips the punch.
Jae Suk looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yeo Jae Suk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Howard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Jae Suk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howard's sensitive parts.
Jae Suk misses with a wild body shot.
Jae Suk blocks a jab.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Jae Suk slips the punch.
Howard throws a head kick that misses
and Jae Suk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
Jae Suk blocking some punches.
Jae Suk lands a knee to the body.
Jae Suk blocks a body shot from Howard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jae Suk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk misses with a knee strike.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jae Suk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard pushes Jae Suk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jae Suk blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jae Suk lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk taking a breather.
Jae Suk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk taking a breather.
Howard scores with a hook to the body.
Jae Suk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jae Suk with a knee to the head.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Jae Suk looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Jae Suk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howard avoids it.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard is leaning against Jae Suk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jae Suk controls his hands.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard blocks a body shot from Jae Suk.
Howard with a knee to the head.
Jae Suk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A big right from Howard misses.
Jae Suk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jae Suk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jae Suk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jae Suk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick but Howard sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jae Suk lands with a good body shot.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard wants to clinch.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yeo Jae Suk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Howard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jae Suk counters by moving into the clinch.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Howard tries to work over Jae Suk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Jae Suk avoids it by throwing Howard back against the cage.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jae Suk blocks a body shot from Howard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard working aggressively here.
Jae Suk misses with a knee to the head.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Jae Suk avoids it by throwing Howard back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk blocking some punches.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jae Suk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Howard preventing the sweep.
Howard stands up and waves to Jae Suk to follow him.
Howard misses with a low kick as Jae Suk jumps back.
Jae Suk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jae Suk connects with a jab.
Jae Suk throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Donk. Jae Suk catches Howard right on the button with a cross.
Jae Suk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jae Suk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Howard as he checks the leg kick.
Harold Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jae Suk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jae Suk cracks Howard with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jae Suk misses the shot to the body.
Howard lands with a straight right. Jae Suk didn't see that one coming.
Jae Suk thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Jae Suk cracks a nice hook into Howard's ribs.
Jae Suk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Howard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jae Suk can pounce on him.
Howard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jae Suk avoids the body shot from Howard.
Jae Suk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jae Suk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jae Suk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jae Suk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Jae Suk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jae Suk blocks an uppercut.
Jae Suk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jae Suk crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Jae Suk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jae Suk has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jae Suk blocks it with crossed arms.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk lands a shoulder strike.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands a body shot.
Howard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Howard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jae Suk or not.
Jae Suk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard misses with some punches.
Jae Suk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
Jae Suk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jae Suk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeo Jae Suk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jae Suk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeo Jae Suk!
Yeo Jae Suk retains his super heavyweight title!
Yeo Jae Suk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oasis - Roll With It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Waterson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
Puckerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puckerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waterson throws a jab when Puckerman was well out of range.
Waterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puckerman.
Puckerman walks into a left hand.
Waterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Waterson slips under a jab from Puckerman.
Waterson misses the jab.
Puckerman drives through and clinches with Waterson against the cage.
I was talking to Puckerman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Waterson lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waterson defending well as Puckerman loads up on a big left hand.
Waterson throws a hook to the side of Puckerman's head but Puckerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterson throws a shot from downtown. Puckerman moves away and avoids it.
Puckerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Puckerman.
Puckerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterson is just out of range.
Puckerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waterson.
Waterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Puckerman misses with a jab to the body
and Waterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Puckerman won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Puckerman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puckerman tries to improve position but can't.
Puckerman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Puckerman tries to roll over but Waterson keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Puckerman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Puckerman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puckerman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Waterson trying to control but Puckerman is working from the bottom.
Waterson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Puckerman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Waterson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterson manages to avoid it.
Waterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Puckerman should have avoided that one.
Waterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puckerman connects with the punch.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Puckerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Con Waterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puckerman defending well as Waterson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waterson.
Waterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puckerman.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Puckerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Waterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puckerman.
Puckerman throws a hook but Waterson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Puckerman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Waterson throws a big shot that misses.
Puckerman misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puckerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Puckerman - that landed with a thud.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puckerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Waterson.
Waterson is leaning against Puckerman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Waterson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Puckerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puckerman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waterson.
Puckerman misses with a straight right.
Puckerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Waterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puckerman defending well as Waterson loads up on a big left hand.
Waterson moves forwards but Puckerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puckerman looks to throw the jab but Waterson is out of range.
Puckerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Waterson lunges at Puckerman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puckerman's hand.
Waterson is looking to slow Puckerman down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puckerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puckerman misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Waterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman gets a clinch.
Puckerman throws a head punch that misses.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puckerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Waterson controls the action.
Puckerman tries a body shot but Waterson blocks it.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Puckerman fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Waterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Waterson trying to control the position but instead, Puckerman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Waterson into the cage.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puckerman scores with a hook to the body.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Puckerman controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puckerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Puckerman tries to work over Waterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waterson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Puckerman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Waterson can turn it around.
Waterson prevents a body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman misses with some punches.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Waterson controls the action.
Waterson misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waterson throws a head punch that misses.
Puckerman lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Puckerman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Puckerman controls his hands.
Waterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puckerman misses with a body punch.
Waterson gets through Puckerman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Puckerman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puckerman blocking some punches.
Waterson misses with the head strike.
Puckerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Waterson.
Puckerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Puckerman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waterson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Puckerman.
Puckerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Waterson controls his hands.
Waterson misses with some punches.
Puckerman misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Puckerman.
Waterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puckerman's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson trying to stall but Puckerman improves his position.
A body shot lands from Puckerman.
Puckerman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puckerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waterson prevents a body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Waterson.
Puckerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman throws a head punch that misses.
Waterson tries to stall but Puckerman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Waterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Waterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Puckerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puckerman has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puckerman as Waterson tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Puckerman fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Waterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puckerman. Puckerman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waterson misses with a body shot.
Con Waterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puckerman's head backwards.
Puckerman misses with a body shot.
Puckerman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puckerman is rocked!
The fighters circling - Waterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waterson.
Puckerman cracks a nice hook into Waterson's ribs.
Waterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Puckerman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puckerman.
Puckerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Puckerman pushes Waterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puckerman misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Puckerman.
Puckerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Puckerman lands with a right to the head.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Waterson controls the action.
Puckerman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puckerman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noah Puckerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Puckerman.
Waterson breaks the clinch.
Waterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Puckerman.
Puckerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterson manages to avoid it.
Waterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puckerman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Waterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puckerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Puckerman. That snapped Waterson's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waterson. That's going to slow Puckerman down.
Puckerman scores with a nice right hand.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Waterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Puckerman throws a right and a left that Waterson avoids nicely.
Waterson ducks under a wild hook from Puckerman.
Waterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puckerman.
A lazy left from Puckerman finds it's target.
Waterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noah Puckerman's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waterson.
Waterson misses with a wild combination.
Puckerman throws a nice looking combination but Waterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puckerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Waterson's head backwards.
Puckerman clinches up with Waterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Puckerman blocks a body shot from Waterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Puckerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Waterson.
Puckerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puckerman is keeping busy.
Puckerman works on Waterson's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Puckerman.
Waterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Puckerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puckerman misses with a punch to the body.
Puckerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Puckerman has a couple of punches blocked by Waterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Puckerman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waterson can't find room to land a body shot as Puckerman controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman presses Waterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puckerman lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Puckerman as the two fighters clinch.
Puckerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puckerman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puckerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puckerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Waterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puckerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puckerman scores with a punch to the head.
Waterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterson moves out of range as Puckerman strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puckerman tries to clinch but Waterson moves out of range.
A big left from Puckerman misses.
Waterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puckerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Waterson.
Waterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Puckerman misses.
Puckerman lands a right hook to the body.
Waterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puckerman moves away.
Puckerman slips under a jab.
A big right from Puckerman misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterson. Puckerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterson looks to land a left hand but Puckerman moved out of range nicely.
Puckerman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Waterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waterson slips under a jab from Puckerman.
Puckerman missing with a left hand there. Waterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puckerman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waterson.
Good standup being displayed there by Waterson as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Waterson misses.
Puckerman throws a hook to the side of Waterson's head but Waterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puckerman misses with a body shot.
Waterson throws a leg kick but Puckerman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puckerman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Waterson misses its intended target.
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puckerman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waterson is out of range.
Puckerman throws a hook but Waterson avoids it easily.
Waterson throws a chopping leg kick but Puckerman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Waterson tried to score with a low kick but Puckerman checks it.
Waterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Puckerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puckerman.
Puckerman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puckerman manages to avoid it.
Waterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puckerman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puckerman throws a shot from downtown. Waterson moves away and avoids it.
Waterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puckerman is just out of range.
Puckerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterson.
Waterson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Puckerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puckerman swings for the body but Waterson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Puckerman moves away from the strike by Waterson.
Decent striking displayed by Puckerman there.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
Waterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puckerman's calf.
Puckerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puckerman misses with a straight left.
Waterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterson connects with the punch.
Puckerman throws a big shot that misses.
Waterson scores with a jab to the head.
Waterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puckerman momentarily.
Oh Puckerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waterson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Con Waterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Waterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puckerman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puckerman seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Puckerman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waterson moves out of range as Puckerman strikes.
Puckerman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puckerman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Waterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puckerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Waterson moves out of range.
Puckerman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puckerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson connects with a right hand. Puckerman shakes it off.
Puckerman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Waterson throws a hook but Puckerman avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson looks to land a left hand but Puckerman moved out of range nicely.
Waterson staying out of range there.
Waterson throws a leg kick but Puckerman checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Waterson misses the target.
Waterson swings for the body but Puckerman moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puckerman. Waterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puckerman throws a shot from downtown. Waterson moves away and avoids it.
Puckerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Waterson moves away from the strike by Puckerman.
Puckerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterson manages to avoid it.
Puckerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Puckerman slips a jab and a cross from Waterson.
Puckerman throws a hook but Waterson blocks it.
Puckerman slips under a jab.
Puckerman throws a jab when Waterson was well out of range.
Waterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puckerman.
Waterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puckerman.
Waterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puckerman's calf.
A slow jab from Waterson misses its intended target.
Puckerman checks a leg kick nicely.
Waterson fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckerman is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puckerman slips under a jab.
Waterson throws a hook to the side of Puckerman's head but Puckerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puckerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Puckerman misses the jab.
Nice shot by Waterson.
Waterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Puckerman's head.
Waterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waterson throws a hook but Puckerman avoids it easily.
Waterson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puckerman blocks a jab.
Waterson throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
Waterson throws a chopping leg kick but Puckerman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Puckerman rushes Waterson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterson digs a right hand into Puckerman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puckerman's gas tank.
Puckerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puckerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puckerman's elbow.
Waterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puckermans head.
Waterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puckerman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Con Waterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Con Waterson!
Con Waterson is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Con Waterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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