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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Goyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ottway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goyf's entrance music is Disturbed - Asylum. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Goyf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Ottway!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goyf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goyf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ottway clinches up against the cage.
Ottway breaks from the clinch.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
Ottway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses.
Goyf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ottway wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Goyf.
Goyf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ottway.
A head kick by Goyf misses
and Ottway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ottway breaks from the clinch.
Goyf lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Goyf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ottway tries to clinch there but Goyf circles away.
Ottway fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ottway blocks a head kick by Goyf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottway tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goyf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ottway somewhat.
Goyf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
Ottway gets a clinch.
Goyf breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick and Ottway moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Goyf.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Ottway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goyf is fending him off so far but Ottway persists. Nope, Goyf circles away and we're back to standing.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
Ottway is looking to clinch.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick
and Ottway counters by clinching up.
Ottway taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottway jumps guard but Goyf stands there with Ottway around his waist. Ottway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tarmo Goyf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ottway.
Ottway misses with a punch on the inside.
Goyf breaks from the clinch.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottway dives in for a single leg takedown but Goyf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ottway has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Goyf after a bit of a struggle.
Ottway drags the fight down to the ground.
Goyf stands up from Ottway's guard - Goyf perhaps looking for a knockout.
Goyf lands a high kick!
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goyf swats away the attempt to clinch by Ottway.
Ottway tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyf misses with a head kick.
Ottway shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goyf pinned against the cage. Goyf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goyf swats away the attempt to clinch by Ottway.
Ottway takes the fight into the clinch.
Goyf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ottway goes for a takedown attempt but Goyf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goyf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goyf lands a big head kick that sends Ottway tumbling to the mat! Goyf takes a step backwards and waves Ottway back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ottway is rocked!
It looks like John Ottway has been cut.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ottway is still on wobbly legs! Can Goyf finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goyf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Goyf.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ottway seems to have recovered his senses.
Ottway avoids the head kick by Goyf.
Ottway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ottway shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goyf pinned against the cage. Goyf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ottway looks winded!
Ottway tries to clinch up.
Goyf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Goyf. No joy for Ottway on that attempt.
Goyf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Goyf as Ottway shoots in.
Ottway shoots in looking for a takedown but Goyf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ottway's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
Goyf throws a head kick but Ottway moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Goyf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Ottway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ottway shoots in looking for a takedown but Goyf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ottway's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tarmo Goyf is winning the standup battle so far.
Goyf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
John Ottway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Goyf.
Goyf lands a big head kick that sends Ottway tumbling to the mat! Goyf takes a step backwards and waves Ottway back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ottway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goyf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ottway.
Tarmo Goyf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ottway.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses.
Whack! Goyf lands a heavy head kick that drops Ottway. The ref tackles Goyf to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ottway was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tarmo Goyf!
Tarmo Goyf bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Sure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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273 lbs
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230 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, All Sure!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Hardman finds it's target.
It looks like All Sure has been cut.
Sure looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sure is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardman feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Sure crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Hardman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Vamos blaring out of the sound system. Wyatt has chosen We're Here as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wyatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wyatt fails with the takedown.
Lopez jabs at Wyatt's body.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Wyatt off balance momentarily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopez enables Wyatt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lopez controls Wyatt momentarily but Wyatt frees himself.
Wyatt wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wyatt is aware though and is defending well.
Wyatt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wyatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Wyatt.
Wyatt lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt blocks a low kick nicely.
Wyatt misses with a straight right.
Wyatt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wyatt showed some decent athleticism there.
Lopez is trying to stand up here but Wyatt is controlling him well.
Wyatt slows the pace down in half guard.
Wyatt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez trying to control from the bottom.
Wyatt lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopez kicks Wyatt off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Wyatt connects with the punch.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wyatt, right into the meat.
Wyatt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lopez sprawls well initially but Wyatt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopez is not content to let Wyatt control the position.
Lopez is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wyatt in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Wyatt has control of the leg.
Lopez tries to kick Wyatt off but Wyatt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lopez pushes Wyatt off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wyatt misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Wyatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt blocks the body kick.
Wyatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wyatt dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wyatt prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Wyatt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wyatt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bray Wyatt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wyatt throws out the jab.
Wyatt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Wyatt is rocked!
Wyatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wyatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wyatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Lopez shuts the power down on Wyatt. Lights out, game over! Lopez is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez very nearly forgot to thank Kangaroo Punch (Formally Happy Pills) - Laundry 90 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raiden Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Zinisky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiden Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Zinisky!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinisky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heath connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zinisky scrambles back to his feet.
Heath lands a nice looking body shot.
Raiden Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zinisky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zinisky throws a leg kick but Heath moved away.
Heath cracks Zinisky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heath. That's going to slow Zinisky down.
Heath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heath cracks Zinisky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zinisky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heath connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zinisky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zinisky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heath blocks it with crossed arms.
Heath is trying to pull guard but Zinisky has him pressed against the cage.
Heath gets control of Zinisky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Heath will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinisky gets to his feet - Heath follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinisky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heath scores with a punch to the head.
Heath lands a head shot.
Zinisky misses with a low kick.
Zinisky has Heath up against the cage in a clinch.
Zinisky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heath blocks it with crossed arms.
Heath lands a left hand.
Heath tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zinisky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heath is trying to pull guard but Zinisky has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raiden Heath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zinisky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heath pulls Zinisky into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Heath'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.
Zinisky stands up and waves to Heath to follow him.
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!
Heath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath tests Zinisky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zinisky.
Zinisky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heath lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Zinisky.
Heath jabs Zinisky right on the nose. Zinisky blinks but takes it well.
Heath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zinisky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zinisky instigates a clinch.
Heath blocks an uppercut.
Zinisky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heath is working Zinisky over against the cage.
Heath ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Heath no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Heath working for a triangle but Zinisky defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinisky stands up from Heath's guard - Zinisky perhaps looking for a knockout.
Heath connects with a body shot.
Heath lands a nice looking body shot.
Zinisky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heath jumps guard but Zinisky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zinisky misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zinisky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heath jumps into guard, dragging Zinisky to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heath 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.
Heath has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zinisky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zinisky gets to his feet. Heath looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zinisky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heath lands a jab to the head.
Heath scores with a nice strike.
Zinisky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinisky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heath thuds his right hand into Zinisky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zinisky darts in and clinches Heath up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiden Heath dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heath lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heath avoids a kick to the body.
Raiden Heath is winning the standup battle so far.
Zinisky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zinisky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heath successfully pulls guard.
Heath is trying to keep Zinisky in close.
Heath has his foot on Zinisky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zinisky works his way back into a safe position though.
Raiden Heath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heath has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Zinisky doesn't defend quickly enough and Heath has managed to lock this one up! Can Zinisky escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Heath on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raiden Heath!
Raiden Heath 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 Sioux Sie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomar Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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33
220 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sioux Sie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jomar Requina!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Requina misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sie jumps guard but Requina stands there with Sie around his waist. Sie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Requina has a couple of punches blocked by Sie.
A shot in the inside from Requina.
Requina can't find room to land a body shot as Sie controls the action.
Sie taking a breather.
Requina misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Requina's brow.
Requina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sie blocking some punches.
Requina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sie blocking some punches.
Requina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Requina avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sie jumps guard but Requina turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sioux Sie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina throws a punch but it's blocked by Sie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie is pushing Requina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Requina 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 Requina.
Requina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sie backwards.
Sie manages to pull guard.
Sie controls Requina momentarily but Requina frees himself.
Requina slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Requina's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Requina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Requina advances to half guard.
Sie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at TIGER MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Requina trying to control from half guard but Sie is working away.
Sie is looking to control Requina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sie avoid being mounted?
Requina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Requina is thwarting Sie's attempts to control the position.
Requina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sie is looking to control Requina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sie avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sie wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Requina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sie looking to control.
Requina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Requina trying to control but Sie is working from the bottom.
Sie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Requina manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Requina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sie trying to control the position from guard on top but Requina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sie advances to half guard.
Requina trying to control from the bottom.
Sie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Requina sees it coming and defends easily.
Sie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Requina wants to control but Sie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Requina is looking to improve his position.
Requina keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jomar Requina 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.
Requina displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sie.
Sie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Requina.
Requina throws a series of strikes that have Sie backpedaling.
Requina digs a good hook to Sie's body.
Sie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Requina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sie.
Requina tries a head kick but it misses.
Requina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sie blocks the body kick.
Requina pushes Sie away with a front kick.
Requina throws a lazy right hand but Sie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jomar Requina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sie misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie lands a nice shot that snaps Requina's head back.
Sie slips under a jab from Requina.
Requina misses with a body kick.
Sie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Requina is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sie.
Some bone on bone action there as Requina checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Requina tries to work over Sie's front leg with a kick but Sie checks it.
Requina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Requina 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sie is defended easily by Requina.
Requina misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie throws a head kick but Requina moves out of range.
No joy there for Requina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Requina throws out a loose jab but Sie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Requina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jomar Requina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sie checks a leg kick.
Requina misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Requina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Requina dodges the punch combination from Sie.
Requina looks for the body kick but Sie saw that one coming.
Requina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sie. That did some damage!
Requina checks a leg kick nicely.
Sie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sie shoots and misses
and Requina counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sioux Sie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina throws a half hearted mid kick.
Requina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sie tries to work over Requina's front leg with a kick but Requina checks it.
Requina throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Requina really felt that one!
Sie throws a hook but Requina blocks it.
Sie throws a body shot but no joy.
Sie is looking to score with low kicks.
Sie instigates a clinch.
Sie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Requina smiles and moves away.
Jomar Requina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Requina throws a low kick but Sie avoids it.
Sie connects with a single shot there.
Sie throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Requina tries to land a leg kick but Sie saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Sie blocks the leg kick.
Sie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Requina throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Requina.
Requina misses the shot to the body.
Sie is looking to score with low kicks.
Requina clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Requina.
Requina has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Requina can turn it around.
Requina taking a breather.
Requina lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Requina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jomar Requina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sie misses with the combination.
Sie lands a jab to the nose.
Sie moves out of range of the body kick.
Requina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Requina looks for the body kick but Sie saw that one coming.
Requina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Requina tries to clinch up but Sie circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Requina looks to land a combination but Sie avoids it well.
Sie blocks a jab.
Requina lands a front kick.
Requina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sie misses.
A head kick misses from Sie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Requina checks a low kick from Sie.
Sie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Requina.
Sie lands with a kick to the temple. Requina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Requina throws a good cross that connects.
Requina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Requina tries to work over Sie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sie takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Requina on the inside.
Sie blocks a body shot from Requina.
Sie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sie working aggressively here.
Requina stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie is trying to stall.
Requina misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Requina.
Sie is trying to pull guard but Requina turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Requina lands a right 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!
Requina works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Requina lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sie to his knees! Requina keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jomar Requina!
Jomar Requina gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quiet Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey has chosen Epic - Faith No More as his entrance music. George St pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quiet Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St pierre avoids the body shot from Monkey.
St pierre tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey tries to clinch but St pierre is having none of it.
St pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monkey is looking to clinch but St pierre is avoiding it.
Monkey tries for a takedown but St pierre circles away easily
and St pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monkey or perhaps it was just good defense by St pierre, which made it look bad.
A shot to the liver by St pierre. Beautiful body shot.
St pierre throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Monkey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from St pierre misses.
Monkey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by St pierre's head coaches at Circle of Bosses Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Monkey connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monkey wants to clinch up but St pierre keeps it at a distance.
Monkey closes the distance looking to clinch
and St pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St pierre misses with a combination
and Monkey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monkey takes the fight into the clinch.
Monkey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Monkey wants a takedown.
George St pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quiet Monkey.
St pierre tries to pull guard but Monkey holds him up against the cage and eventually St pierre drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey gets underhooks to prevent St pierre's takedown attempt.
Monkey jumps into guard, dragging St pierre to the mat.
Monkey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St pierre is aware though and is defending well.
St pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monkey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St pierre preventing the sweep.
Monkey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St pierre's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St pierre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Monkey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Monkey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St pierre gets control of Monkey's arms and successfully pulls guard. St pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Monkey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monkey defends it easily.
Monkey wants to control from the top but St pierre keeps moving.
St pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Monkey tries to free his leg and advance position but St pierre is retaining full guard.
Monkey trying to control but St pierre is working from the bottom.
St pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monkey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monkey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monkey is aware though and is defending well.
Monkey postures up.
St pierre has his foot on Monkey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Monkey works his way back into a safe position though.
Monkey postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St pierre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Monkey, into his guard.
St pierre trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
St pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Monkey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Monkey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Monkey!
St pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monkey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quiet Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Monkey is in St pierre's guard.
Monkey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Monkey got a little sloppy there for a moment and St pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Monkey has managed to get both his arms back between St pierre's legs - danger averted.
Quiet Monkey has got the better of the ground game so far.
St pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monkey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Monkey trying to control but St pierre is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monkey has gone for a leg lock! St pierre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Monkey's guard.
St pierre stops Monkey from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St pierre content to stall in guard here.
St pierre preventing the sweep.
Monkey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monkey is looking for a triangle but St pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monkey trying to keep a closed guard but St pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Monkey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St pierre defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St pierre is posturing up here but Monkey has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! St pierre tries to roll out but it's too tight and St pierre has to tap! Slick submission there by Monkey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quiet Monkey!
As Quiet Monkey got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Did he just poop his pants?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes to the cage accompanied by Showering of Money. Ioannidis has chosen If I Can't - 50 Cent as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioannidis is fending him off so far but Pot persists. Nope, Ioannidis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ioannidis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ioannidis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pot manages to get to full guard.
Pot keeping moving, preventing Ioannidis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pot is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ioannidis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pot's body to avoid the submission. Pot has instead reached around Ioannidis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pot arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Pot!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Monkey Junction as his entrance music. Donny Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
256 lbs
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268 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty tries to clinch but Davis moves away
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
It looks like Joe Dirty has been cut.
Dirty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dirty slips a jab from Davis.
Davis takes a swing at Dirty's ribcage but misses.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dirty.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Dirty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dirty wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Dirty misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dirty.
Dirty slips under a jab.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dirty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dirty there as he acknowledges the shot.
BOOM! Davis lands a beautiful left hook that drops Dirty. Dirty tries to recover but Davis is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Dirty lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Davis!
Post fight, Donny Davis took to the microphone: 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Fury for helping me be strong, Modern Wear Apparel for making me look so good, the gang at Canadian Top Team, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in the HMFL!! Thank you!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's entrance music is Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
185 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Alves looks for the body kick but Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Alves thuds a left hand into Sakuraba's body.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Alves's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Alves is calmly controlling the position for now.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sakuraba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
Fernando Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alves fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sakuraba takes one to the side of the head.
Alves darts in and clinches Sakuraba up against the cage.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sakuraba wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakuraba tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakuraba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick from Alves.
Fernando Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakuraba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves drives through and clinches with Sakuraba against the cage.
Alves cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Alves 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.
Alves tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves throws a good cross that connects.
Sakuraba takes one to the side of the head.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Alves circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sakuraba to the canvas! Sakuraba doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Alves keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Alves!
An out of breath Fernando Alves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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