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CFC 354: Queen vs Betlach PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Walken!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush moves into the clinch.
Walken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walken tries to land a front kick but Felterbush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Felterbush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Felterbush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felterbush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walken on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walken can do anything to dispel that myth.
Felterbush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Felterbush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walken felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Felterbush trying to mount his opponent but Walken defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walken avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felterbush.
Felterbush working the head and body with strikes.
Walken taking some punishment here, with Felterbush in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Felterbush thows a huge punch but Walken dodges it nicely.
Walken pushes Felterbush off looking to stand but Felterbush dives back in and keeps control.
Felterbush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walken is refusing to be controlled, as Felterbush sits in half guard.
Walken blocking the ground and pound attempt from Felterbush.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walken trying to control from the bottom.
Walken blocking the ground and pound attempt from Felterbush.
Felterbush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walken defending well though.
Felterbush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Felterbush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walken is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Felterbush scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walken tries to roll over but Felterbush keeps him under control.
Walken looks like he's trying to stand up.
Felterbush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walken taking some punishment here, with Felterbush in his half guard.
It looks like Christopher Walken has been cut.
Felterbush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Felterbush trying to control from Walken's half guard. Walken has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Felterbush throwing strikes but missing.
Felterbush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Felterbush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walken is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walken is still in real trouble! Can Felterbush finish him?
Felterbush landing some decent shots from guard.
Felterbush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Felterbush stays in close to Walken's body and controls the position.
Felterbush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walken has momentary wrist control but Felterbush slips an elbow through the middle.
Walken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felterbush works over Walken with some ground and pound from guard.
Felterbush controls from within his opponent's guard.
Felterbush throws a big right hand that misses.
Felterbush slips nicely into half guard.
Walken seems to have recovered his senses.
Walken avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felterbush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Felterbush there.
Ground and pound from Felterbush.
Walken is trying to get back to full guard.
Felterbush lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Walken! More strikes land and this one is all over! Felterbush jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Felterbush!
During a confident post fight interview, Donnie Felterbush thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belfort swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a body kick.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
A leg kick checked by Belfort.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Belfort throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Belfort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen misses with a combination
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Belfort was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belfort lands a jab.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
As Jokinen looks to move away, Belfort throws a big counter combo bu Jokinen just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen moves out of range as Belfort strikes.
Jokinen tests Belfort's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belfort.
Belfort is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belfort throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belfort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belfort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen tries to move into range but Belfort moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Belfort's torso.
No luck for Jokinen with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a jab-cross combination.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen unleashes a big counter combination but Belfort bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belfort misses with a right hand
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Belfort's front leg but catches the back leg as Belfort tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jokinen. Belfort shrugs it off though.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belfort has time to react.
Belfort on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Belfort.
Belfort misses with a straight right.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Belfort's front leg but catches the back leg as Belfort tries to avoid it.
Belfort checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belfort had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Belfort lands with a shot to the body.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Belfort sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Belfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen unleashes a big counter combination but Belfort bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfort.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort lands with a cross.
Belfort takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belfort fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Belfort takes it in his stride.
Jokinen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Belfort's guard.
Jokinen advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen tries for a kimura but Belfort is defending well.
Belfort tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jokinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpo Jokinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belfort's sensitive parts.
Belfort misses with an uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belfort's knee momentarily.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Belfort connects with a crisp jab.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Belfort should have avoided that one.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Belfort throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Belfort swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jokinen scores with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belfort throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Belfort throws a good cross that connects.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belfort tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jokinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belfort somewhat.
A big right from Belfort misses.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belfort looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belfort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Belfort down.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jokinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belfort has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belfort there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belfort will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jokinen lunges at Belfort with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belfort's hand.
Belfort is rocked!
Belfort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Belfort falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jokinen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpo Jokinen!
Orpo Jokinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
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285 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cierra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
Cierra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cierra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cierra staying calm.
Powell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell wants to control but Cierra postures up.
Cierra is looking to take a break and control but Powell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Powell trying his best to control but Cierra has mounted him.
Powell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Powell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell wants to hold on but Cierra pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cierra fails to move to back control.
Cierra controlling the pace for now.
Powell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cierra is working for a guillotine from mount but Powell frees his head quite easily.
Powell tries to reverse the position but Cierra maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Cierra is looking to work his way around to Powell's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Powell tries to hold on but Cierra postures up.
Cierra controlling from mount.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Cierra looking to control but Powell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Powell tries to lock up and control but Cierra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cierra controlling the pace for now.
Cierra wants to control the pace but Powell is squirming around nicely.
Powell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cierra wants to hit a switch here but Powell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cierra there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Cierra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cierra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Powell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cierra stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Cierra won't allow Powell to get back to his feet.
Powell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cierra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cierra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierra is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.
Cierra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cierra is keen to just control but Powell is a slippery customer.
Cierra prevents Powell from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cierra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cierra's corner calls for a 1-2. Cierra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Powell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cierra forces Powell back against the cage and clinches.
Powell lands a nice uppercut.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cierra backwards.
Powell is looking to control Cierra's arms but Cierra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powell has his back to the cage.
Cierra has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Powell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cierra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell wants to control his opponent's hands but Cierra gets his hands free.
Cierra controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra keeps control of the position as Powell tries to break free.
Powell is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cierra wants to control but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Powell just trying to survive but Cierra is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Powell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Powell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carlos Cierra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Cierra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powell regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cierra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Cierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Powell clinches with his opponent.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cierra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Powell prevents a body shot from Cierra.
Powell blocks a body shot from Cierra.
Cierra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cierra misses with a punch on the inside.
Cierra is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cierra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell presses Cierra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cierra has picked Powell up - he's going for a ride! Cierra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Cierra has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is working hard here to advance position.
Cierra is trying to control the action in half guard but Powell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cierra content to control rather than advance.
Cierra is continuing to stall.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cierra is working away from the top position though.
That's two 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.
Powell is staying active underneath Cierra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Love-Hate Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell delivers a nice body kick.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cierra doesn't seem bothered though.
Cierra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powell with a hook.
It looks like Carlos Cierra has been cut.
Powell misses with a head kick.
Cierra scores with a head kick. Powell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Powell gets tackled into the cage by Cierra. Cierra maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cierra.
A short right from Powell.
Cierra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cierra managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell stalls.
Cierra managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Powell pushes Cierra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlos Cierra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cierra lands an elbow inside.
Powell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cierra landing knees to the head.
Powell misses with a punch to the body.
Powell is struggling to control the position.
Cierra missing with knees to the body.
Powell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cierra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cierra looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Cierra controls his hands.
Love-Hate Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cierra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powell's face.
Cierra looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cierras head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cierra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cierra's elbow.
Cierra misses with a knee to the head.
Cierra prevents a body shot from Powell.
Cierra stalling in the clinch but Powell improves position.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Cierra misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Cierra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cierra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Cierra!
Carlos Cierra thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glen Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Misfits- Night of the Living Dead. Griffin has chosen The Claw as his entrance music. Jason Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Danzig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danzig swinging wildly here.
Danzig takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Danzig ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Danzig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danzig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danzig avoids the body shot from Griffin.
A big right from Danzig misses.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Griffin tries to work over Danzig's front leg with a kick but Danzig checks it.
Danzig throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Danzig throws a big counter combination but Griffin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Griffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Danzig will feel that in the morning.
Danzig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danzig takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin lands a front kick.
Danzig throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin thinks about the counter body kick.
Danzig throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Danzig avoids it.
Danzig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffin.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griffin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danzig 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danzig throws out the jab.
Griffin tests Danzig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Danzig ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danzig is out of range.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Danzig misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Danzig's legs.
Griffin pushes Danzig away with a front kick.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danzig was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danzig. That's going to slow Griffin down.
Griffin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danzig.
Griffin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danzig throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig. Those never looked like landing.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danzig has time to react.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig cracks Griffin with a good jab.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Danzig takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Danzig's defenses.
Danzig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danzig manages to avoid it.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig.
A little feinted left hand from Danzig on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danzig swinging wildly here.
Griffin throws a counter combo.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig.
Griffin forces Danzig back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danzig has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danzig misses with the combination.
Griffin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Danzig in a clinch.
Danzig tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danzig lands with a left to the head.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Danzig.
Griffin throws an elbow but it misses.
Danzig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin cracks the inside of Danzig's front leg.
Danzig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danzig throwing a counter right hand but Griffin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Danzig.
Danzig will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Griffin slams his shin into Danzig's torso.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Danzig didn't see that one coming.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Danzig checks a leg kick nicely.
Danzig is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griffin keeps Danzig at a distance using the push kick.
Danzig scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danzig on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Danzig does no damage.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from Danzig.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Danzig does it's job there.
Griffin lands a head shot.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Danzig.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danzig was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Danzig swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danzig 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.
Danzig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danzig has time to react.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Danzig's head but Danzig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danzig is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffin cracks Danzig with an open hand slap.
Danzig checks the leg kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Danzig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin looks to land a body kick but Danzig moved away.
Griffin wants to slow Danzig down by chopping away at his legs.
Danzig is looking to counter punch.
Jason Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griffin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danzig checks a low kick from Griffin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin misses with a leg kick.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danzig doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Danzig saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Danzig.
Danzig connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffin forces Danzig back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Danzig has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danzig lands an uppercut.
Danzig keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danzig keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danzig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Danzig.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Danzig. Beautiful body shot.
Danzig misses with a low kick.
Griffin wants to counter with a clinch but Danzig pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danzig. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Danzig's body.
Danzig throws a big shot that misses.
Danzig walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffin.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Danzig.
Griffin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danzig stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danzig misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danzig appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Danzig takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danzig throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Griffin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lands a jab to the head.
Danzig throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danzig is keeping busy.
Danzig prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danzig throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Danzig.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that Danzig sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Danzig does no damage.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffin has Danzig up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danzig avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Danzig off balance momentarily.
Griffin gets a clinch.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Danzig has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Danzig throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin wants to land a leg kick but Danzig is out of range.
Danzig will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin defending well as Danzig loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin throws a low kick but Danzig avoids it.
Danzig takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Nice body punch from Danzig.
Danzig throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Danzig checks it
and Danzig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Danzig blocks the leg kick.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danzig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffin.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Danzig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danzig throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danzig throws a predictable looking body shot
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danzig.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danzig is able to avoid easily.
Danzig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Danzig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danzig avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Danzig swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Danzig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
Danzig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeps Danzig at a distance using the push kick.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griffin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danzig 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.
Danzig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Danzig on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danzig moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danzig checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Danzig misses the target.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Danzig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danzig uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Danzig misses.
Danzig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Danzig.
Griffin wants to counter the offense by Danzig and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Danzig circles away and keeps his distance.
Danzig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danzig throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin thinks about the counter body 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!
Griffin forces Danzig back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Danzig on the inside.
Danzig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jason Griffin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danzig's efforts to push away.
Danzig misses with a body punch.
Danzig just leaning against Griffin, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Griffin.
Danzig misses with a punch on the inside.
Glen Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
Jason Griffin very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. 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.
Glen Danzig was interviewed post fight and said 'Demon I am and face I peel, to see your skin turned inside out. Gotta have you on my wall...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ralfus Presting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presting is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shanks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shanks misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Shanks as Presting shoots in.
Shanks flicks out a counter leg kick but Presting steps away.
Presting fails with the takedown.
Shanks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shanks moves into the clinch.
Shanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Presting misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shanks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presting tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Presting misses with a knee to the head.
Shanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Presting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Presting is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shanks avoiding damage as Presting throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ralfus Presting has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting tries to pull guard but Shanks won't allow it.
Shanks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Presting tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks lands a left hand.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Presting takes a knee right on the jaw!
Presting is breathing heavily.
Presting tries to pull guard but Shanks won't allow it.
Shanks stalling in the clinch.
Presting tries a knee to the head but Shanks blocks it.
Shanks is leaning against Presting and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shanks with a knee to the head.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Shanks.
Shanks lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Shanks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shanks scores with a shoulder strike.
Shanks connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tries a body shot but Presting blocks it.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Shanks lands a nice knee to the body.
Presting being controlled against the cage.
Shanks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Presting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shanks pushes Presting back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shanks avoiding damage as Presting throws knees to the body.
Shanks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shanks lands with a left to the head.
Come on Shanks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Presting changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shanks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Presting dives in and grabs Shanks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shanks pushes down on Presting's head and hops out.
Presting moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Michael Shanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Presting.
Shanks lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Presting crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shanks - the referee stops the clock and Presting gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shanks. Presting manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Presting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shanks pinned against the cage. Shanks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shanks closes the distance and clinches.
Presting looking for a takedown.
Shanks stalling.
Shanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Presting tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shanks.
Shanks avoiding damage as Presting throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks is leaning against Presting and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shanks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Presting.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presting drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shanks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Presting throws a head kick but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks jabs at Presting's body.
Presting fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shanks tries to counter with a clinch but Presting shakes him off and moves away.
Shanks scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shanks forces Presting back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Presting moves to clinch but Shanks breaks away
and Shanks counters with a nice leg kick.
Presting fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Presting.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Shanks lands a leg kick that knocks Presting off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Shanks.
Shanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shanks unleashes a big counter combination but Presting bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Presting fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanks works the jab nicely.
No luck for Presting with that takedown attempt.
Shanks wants to counter the offense by Presting and move into the clinch position.
Shanks jabs Presting right on the nose. Presting blinks but takes it well.
Ralfus Presting's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Shanks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shanks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Presting is rocked!
Presting fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shanks avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Presting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Presting walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Shanks.
Shanks throws a right and a left that Presting avoids nicely.
Presting wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shanks misses the shot to the body.
Shanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Presting wants to clinch up but Shanks keeps it at a distance.
Shanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Presting is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks is looking to clinch but Presting is avoiding it.
Shanks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Presting, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presting managing to block the knees to the body from Shanks.
Presting trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shanks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Presting is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ralfus Presting's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Presting seems to have got his legs back now.
Presting looking for a takedown.
Shanks digs a right hand underneath Presting's ribcage. Presting let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shanks crunches a lovely knee into Presting's ribcage.
Shanks works on Presting's body with a couple of short punches.
Shanks scores a nice knee to the body.
Shanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Shanks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Presting takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presting is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shanks is defending well for now.
Shanks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Shanks.
Shanks lands a nice uppercut.
Shanks gets through Presting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shanks is pushing Presting up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shanks landing knees to the head.
Shanks tries to work over Presting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shanks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Presting is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shanks is defending well for now.
Presting unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shanks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shanks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Presting tries to pull guard but Shanks won't allow it.
Shanks taking a breather.
Presting using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Presting backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Presting prevents a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shanks crunches a lovely knee into Presting's ribcage.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shanks.
Michael Shanks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Presting missing with knees to the body.
Shanks leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Shanks.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Presting tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shanks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shanks digs a right hand into Presting's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Presting's gas tank.
Shanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shanks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shanks takes the fight into the clinch.
Shanks avoiding damage as Presting throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shanks obliges.
Shanks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shanks lands a knee to the body.
Shanks lands a good knee to the midsection. Presting won't want to take too many of those.
Shanks avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shanks managing to block the knees to the body from Presting.
Shanks wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presting trying to land knees to the body.
Presting takes a knee right on the jaw!
Presting tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Shanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanks connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Shanks.
Shanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shanks is leaning against Presting and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shanks lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Shanks.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Presting backwards.
Shanks is trying to maintain a safe position but Presting gets an underhook and turns Shanks into the cage.
Shanks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Presting backwards.
Presting missing with knees to the body.
Shanks managing to block the knees to the body from Presting.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Presting as Shanks tries to tie him up.
Presting tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Shanks as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Shanks.
Shanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Presting wants a takedown.
Shanks pushes Presting back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Presting's face.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Shanks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shanks slows down the pace here.
Shanks presses Presting against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Presting's elbow.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Presting controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Shanks.
Presting with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeez, Ralfus Presting's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks is pushing Presting up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shanks scores a nice knee to the body.
Presting trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shanks works on Presting's body with a couple of short punches.
Shanks lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Shanks tries to stall but Presting uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shanks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prestings head.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanks cracks Presting with a nice body shot.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Presting.
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Presting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shanks cracks Presting with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Shanks.
Shanks is stalling here.
Shanks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shanks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shanks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Shanks on the inside.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanks lands a right hand.
Presting misses with a knee to the head.
Ralfus Presting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Shanks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shanks is looking to control Presting's arms but Presting gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shanks has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shanks 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shanks!
A very excited looking Michael Shanks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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37
194 lbs
33 - 18 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinikainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Talley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reinikainen.
Talley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinikainen.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talley looks to throw the jab but Reinikainen is out of range.
Talley misses with a body kick.
Reinikainen connects with a crisp jab.
Talley is looking to land body kicks.
Talley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reinikainen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Reinikainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen lands a high kick!
Jab, jab by Reinikainen - just one landing.
Reinikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Talley's head.
Talley thows a leg kick but Reinikainen checks it
and Reinikainen counters with a low kick, right behind Talley 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talley ducks under a wild hook from Reinikainen.
Talley tries to score with a low kick but Reinikainen moves his leg out of the way.
Talley misses with a straight left.
Talley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a low kick, right behind Talley 's knee.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Reinikainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reinikainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Talley.
Talley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range.
Talley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinikainen.
Talley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Talley lands with a straight right. Reinikainen didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talley throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick from Talley misses
and Reinikainen counters with a low kick, right behind Talley 's knee.
Reinikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talley lands a nice looking body shot.
Reinikainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to slow Reinikainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Reinikainen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Reinikainen saw that one coming.
Reinikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Talley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Talley motions for Reinikainen to come forward. Talley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Talley is wise to it.
Talley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinikainen.
Talley looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Talley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Talley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talley throws a combination that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a left to the body.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Talley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley backing away here, and Reinikainen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Talley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reinikainen moves out of range as Talley throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talley scores with a hook to the body. Reinikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Talley throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinikainen.
Talley misses the jab.
Reinikainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reinikainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reinikainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talley misses with a body shot.
Reinikainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley 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.
Reinikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Talley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reinikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reinikainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Talley misses with a shot to the body
letting Reinikainen counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Talley.
The crowd cheers as Talley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reinikainen doesn't seem phased though.
Reinikainen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talley misses with an uppercut.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Talley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talley to score with a decent uppercut.
KJ Talley is winning the standup battle so far.
Talley throws a leg kick
and Reinikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Talley loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reinikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Reinikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talley.
Talley lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
Reinikainen misses with a body kick.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Reinikainen saw that one coming.
Talley throws a leg kick that misses.
Talley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reinikainen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Talley has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Talley misses.
Reinikainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talley doesn't seem bothered though.
Talley misses with the body kick
and Reinikainen counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Talley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range and Talley settles back down.
Reinikainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Talley misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Talley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talley.
Talley lands an overhand right.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley throws a low kick but Reinikainen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley checks a leg kick nicely.
Talley wants to land a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range.
Reinikainen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reinikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reinikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reinikainen is looking to slow Talley down with leg kicks.
Talley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Talley throws a right hand that Reinikainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Reinikainen also avoids with ease.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinikainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley feints and then cracks Reinikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reinikainen down.
Talley throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Reinikainen finds it's target.
Reinikainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Talley finds it's way through Reinikainen's defenses.
Reinikainen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talley can pounce on him.
Reinikainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Talley finish him?
Talley throws an uppercut from hell that sends Reinikainen clean off his feet! He's out cold! Talley stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). KJ Talley!
KJ Talley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Kilpatrick has chosen Parkway Drive - Dark Days as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luke Kilpatrick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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284 lbs
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262 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf misses with a series of wild punches.
A clash of legs there as Kilpatrick blocks the low kick.
Kilpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kilpatrick drives through with a takedown into Smokeleaf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smokeleaf looking to control.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smokeleaf has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kilpatrick is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Smokeleaf.
Kilpatrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Kilpatrick is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Smokeleaf.
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smokeleaf is trying to keep an underhook but Kilpatrick manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kilpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smokeleaf's head.
Smokeleaf is looking for a sweep. Kilpatrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smokeleaf is working hard here to advance position.
Kilpatrick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick trying to control from half guard but Smokeleaf is working away.
Smokeleaf wants to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smokeleaf's head.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smokeleaf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smokeleaf defends it well.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf pushes Kilpatrick off looking to stand but Kilpatrick dives back in and keeps control.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smokeleaf kicks off Kilpatrick and gets to his feet.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
Kilpatrick blocks a low kick nicely.
Smokeleaf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick checks it.
Smokeleaf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smokeleaf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kilpatrick checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf with a hook.
It looks like Luke Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kilpatrick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilpatrick is working Smokeleaf over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick working the head with strikes.
Smokeleaf tries to buck Kilpatrick off but Kilpatrick is having none of it.
Smokeleaf is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kilpatrick connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Maverick Smokeleaf has been cut.
Smokeleaf is trying to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smokeleaf has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smokeleaf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Smokeleaf here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick cracks Smokeleaf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maverick Smokeleaf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Kilpatrick!
Luke Kilpatrick 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aderbal Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
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213 lbs
39 - 18 - 2 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbal Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fails with the takedown
and De Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Matos is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, De Matos circles away and we're back to standing.
De Matos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Matos but De Matos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aderbal Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Matos punishes Maia's body with a nice straight punch.
De Matos throws a leg kick but Maia checks it.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Maia drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Matos sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a wild body shot.
De Matos lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Matos throws a head kick that half lands.
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Maia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from De Matos.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but De Matos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by De Matos.
De Matos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maia rather than just go for the knockout.
De Matos scores with a jab. Maia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Matos tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Matos to the ground. De Matos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Matos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Matos just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
De Matos lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
Maia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Matos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Matos throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Nice body kick from De Matos.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but De Matos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
De Matos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Matos scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Matos.
De Matos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Matos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maia.
De Matos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Matos scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Matos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Matos. That's going to slow Maia down.
De Matos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
De Matos connects with a looping right hand.
De Matos scores with a shot to the body.
De Matos has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
De Matos throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
De Matos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for De Matos.
Maia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
De Matos scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Matos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Matos.
Good work by Maia as he checks the leg kick.
De Matos lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by De Matos.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Matos.
De Matos misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by De Matos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Matos.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
De Matos is looking to slow Maia down with leg kicks.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Matos lands with a slapping head kick.
De Matos misses with the body kick
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Matos won't be happy with that.
De Matos prevents Maia from moving into mount.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Matos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Matos struggling a bit here.
De Matos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Matos has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Matos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maia working away.
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but De Matos is defending well.
Maia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Matos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maia but great work by De Matos.
De Matos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maia to his feet.
Maia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Matos is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, De Matos circles away and we're back to standing.
De Matos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Matos lands with a shot to the body.
Maia needs to keep his hands up - De Matos had a free shot at his head there.
De Matos swinging wildly here.
De Matos scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Matos misses with a low kick.
Maia tries to counter with a takedown but De Matos is quick to defend against it.
De Matos connects with a nice looking jab.
Maia looks for a takedown but De Matos sprawls well.
De Matos tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Matos takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Matos tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but De Matos sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aderbal Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
De Matos leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Matos throws out a counter right but Maia avoids it with no problem.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Matos.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Matos counters with a straight right hand.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
De Matos connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Matos leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Matos scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Matos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
De Matos lands a head kick. Maia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Matos scores with a shot to the body.
De Matos lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily.
Maia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Matos wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia working away.
Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Matos tries to escape but Maia is in control.
Maia swings around for an armbar but De Matos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
Maia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Matos has passed into half guard!
De Matos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Matos 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
Our winner, Moacyr Domingos De Matos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Aderbal Maia spoke after the fight, saying 'Conner is a great fighter. I dont remember much about happed, will need to check the video later and we will come back even stronger. We will see each other again Conner, you can be sure about that!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jokinen's choice of entrance music: Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26 - 13 - 1 |
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luu Viulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Otto Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viulu takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Viulu defends it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen defending well as Viulu loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Jokinen with that takedown attempt.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viulu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viulu moves into the clinch.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Viulu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viulu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but Viulu shows good takedown defense.
Viulu is looking to counter punch.
Viulu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Viulu backwards.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Viulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Viulu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Viulu avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but Viulu has him pressed against the cage.
Luu Viulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Jokinen.
Jokinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Viulu has double underhooks.
Viulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viulu cracks Jokinen with a nice body shot.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Viulu walks away with a smile on his face. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viulu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Viulu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen gets tackled into the cage by Viulu. Viulu maintains the clinch.
Viulu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jokinen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu lands with a right to the head.
Viulu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viulu.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Viulu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Viulu - that landed with a thud.
Viulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viulu has Jokinen pushed against the cage.
Viulu lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but Viulu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viulu.
Jokinen jumps guard but Viulu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Viulu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Viulu misses with a punch to the body.
Viulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Viulu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viulu.
It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut.
Viulu blocking some punches.
Viulu scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viulu avoids it.
Viulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Viulu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Viulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viulu digs a right hand underneath Jokinen's ribcage. Jokinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen looks winded!
Viulu scores with a shoulder strike.
Viulu lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Viulu.
Viulu tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viulu avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Viulu fails to land.
Viulu tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Viulu back against the cage.
Viulu tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viulu tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Viulu lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Viulu blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Viulu.
Viulu tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viulu scores with a shoulder strike.
Viulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Viulu controls his hands.
A short right from Viulu.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viulu digs a right hand into Jokinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jokinen's gas tank.
Viulu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viulu's elbow.
Viulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Viulu stalling.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luu Viulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen'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.
Viulu closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen successfully pulls guard.
Viulu looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Viulu from controlling successfully.
Viulu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jokinen's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viulu controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Viulu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jokinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Viulu misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combo that has Viulu backing up. Viulu nods at Jokinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Viulu swinging wildly here.
Viulu closes the distance and pushes Jokinen back into the cage.
Viulu tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Viulu back against the cage.
Viulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen pushes Viulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Viulu controls the action.
Jokinen jumps into guard, dragging Viulu to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viulu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Viulu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Viulu from controlling successfully.
Viulu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jokinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Viulu stopping the sweep attempt from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has a closed guard, preventing Viulu from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Viulu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
Viulu has closed the distance and engaged Jokinen in a clinch.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viulu managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Viulu blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Viulu gets underhooks to prevent Jokinen's takedown attempt.
Viulu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luu Viulu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to score a body lock takedown but Viulu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Luu Viulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Viulu blocks it.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Viulu.
Viulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viulu avoids it.
Viulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viulu misses with the head strike.
Viulu misses with a body punch.
Viulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
Viulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viulu throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viulu misses with some punches.
Viulu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viulu gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viulu avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Viulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Viulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luu Viulu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jokinen tries to clinch but Viulu moves out of range.
Jokinen shoots for a takedown but Viulu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jokinen fails with the takedown.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Viulu keeps it at a distance.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Viulu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luu Viulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Jokinen.
Viulu gets a clinch.
Viulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Viulu finish him?
Jokinen tries a body shot but Viulu blocks it.
Viulu tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Viulu avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Viulu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Viulu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viulu.
Jokinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viulu throws a big uppercut that drops Jokinen! More strikes from Viulu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jokinen lies dazed against the cage as Viulu celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luu Viulu!
Luu Viulu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA]. Betlach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zombie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Queen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Betlach with a hook.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen slips a straight right by Betlach.
Queen checks a leg kick.
Betlach takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Queen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Betlach's calf.
Betlach misses with a shot to the body
and Queen counters with a big head kick but Betlach shrugs it off.
Queen rushes Betlach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Betlach lands a nice shot to the body.
Queen stalling in the clinch but Betlach improves position.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betlach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Queen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Betlach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Betlach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach lands with a short shot to the head.
Betlach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Queen.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Betlach to keep the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Betlach.
Queen scores with a shot to the side of Betlach's head.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Queen takes a shot to the head.
Queen lands a hook that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Queen tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queen moves forwards but Betlach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Betlach misses with a leg kick.
Betlach throws a hook but Queen avoids it easily.
Vevrin Betlach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Betlach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Betlach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Queen throws out the jab.
Queen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Queen drops his hands momentarily and Betlach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Betlach ducks right into an uppercut from Queen.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Queen is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Queen. Beautiful body shot.
Queen takes the fight into the clinch.
Betlach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Queen's elbow.
Queen tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach stalling in the clinch.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen lands an elbow that stopped Betlach in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Betlach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Queen looks for the body kick but Betlach saw that one coming.
Betlach swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
Betlach lands the left hand.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach misses with a leg kick
and Queen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good exchange - Betlach coming out on top.
Betlach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Queen blocks the low kick.
Queen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Betlach is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Betlach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Queen.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Betlach is just out of range.
Betlach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Betlach. Betlach obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Betlach as he connects with a hook.
Queen clinches with his opponent.
Queen letting Betlach take a breather here.
Betlach jumps guard.
Queen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Queen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Betlach keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betlach is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Betlach has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.
Betlach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod.
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.
Queen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Queen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Queen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betlach tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Betlach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it.
Queen throws a head kick that misses.
Betlach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Queen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Betlach doesn't seem bothered though.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Queen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betlach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Betlach throws a big shot that misses.
Betlach steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Queen. That one must have hurt.
Betlach throws a lazy body kick
and Queen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Betlach lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Queen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Betlach.
Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.
Queen scores with a jab.
Betlach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Queen. Queen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Betlach.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Queen has Betlach up against the cage in a clinch.
Betlach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Queen jumps guard but Betlach stands there with Queen around his waist. Queen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Betlach blocks an elbow strike.
Queen has had enough of the clinch but Betlach keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Queen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Queen holds on and takes a little breather.
Queen keeping full guard, as Betlach tries to pass.
Queen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Betlach throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen has control of Betlach's left arm, preventing Betlach from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Queen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Betlach tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Betlach scores with a jab.
Queen with a hook.
Betlach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Betlach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Betlach lands a jab.
Queen swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach misses the shot to the body.
Betlach moves away from the strike by Queen.
Betlach lands a jab.
Queen is rocked!
Betlach misses with a jab to the body
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Betlach is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks.
Betlach throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
Betlach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen.
Queen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Betlach checks it well.
Jab from Betlach.
Nice shot by Betlach.
Oh Queen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Queen looks to throw the jab but Betlach is out of range.
Betlach throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Betlach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen seems to have got his legs back now.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown but Betlach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Queen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Betlach circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Betlach moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Queen misses with a hook.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Queen connects with a solid leg kick.
Betlach throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Betlach drops his hands momentarily and Queen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen throws a leg kick but Betlach checks it.
Betlach drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Queen defends it well.
Betlach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Queen.
Queen throws a hook but Betlach avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betlach. That's going to slow Queen down.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Queen does no damage.
Queen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betlach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Queen moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
Queen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Betlach's calf.
Queen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Betlach lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Betlach blocks the leg kick.
Betlach takes one to the side of the head.
Queen needs to keep his hands up - Betlach had a free shot at his head there.
Betlach clobbers Queen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Queen slips under a jab.
Betlach throws a low kick but Queen moves out of range easily.
It looked like Queen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Betlach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Betlach lands with a nice body kick.
Queen tries to land a leg kick but Betlach saw it coming and moves away.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen punishes Betlach's body with a nice straight punch.
Queen has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a nice shot to the body.
Betlach effectively controlling the action here.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Queen misses with some punches.
Betlach is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
Queen tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver Queen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Queen lands a nice elbow.
Betlach lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Betlach.
Queen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Queen misses with a punch to the body.
Queen works on Betlach's body with a couple of short punches.
Queen blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Betlach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Betlach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Queen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Queen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Queen misses with a body kick.
Betlach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Queen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Betlach takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Betlach lands with an uppercut that bounces Queen off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Queen throws the left hand but Betlach avoids the punch easily.
Betlach slips under a jab from Queen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Betlach's shoulder, as Betlach tries to avoid the shot.
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Betlach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Queen scores with a shot to the body.
Queen swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach scoring well with a low kick there.
Betlach looks to land a body kick but Queen moved away.
Queen needs to keep his hands up - Betlach had a free shot at his head there.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Betlach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vevrin Betlach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Betlach clobbers Queen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Betlach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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