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MFN 177:Saturday Night Special PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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300 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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205 cm
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265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Fame!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nah sizes up Fame with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fame misses with a hook
and Nah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Fame looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Nah.
Nah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nah is fending him off so far but Fame persists. Nope, Nah circles away and we're back to standing.
Nah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nah throws a series of punches but Fame moves out of range.
Fame takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nah misses with a wild combination.
Fame slips a straight right by Nah.
Nah tries to score with a low kick but Fame moves his leg out of the way.
Nah staying out of range there.
Fame throws a leg kick which misses Nah's front leg but catches the back leg as Nah tries to avoid it.
Nah throws a series of punches but Fame avoids them all with ease.
Fame shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fame not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah is trying to stand.
Nah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nah is not content to let Fame control the position.
Fame trying to pass the guard but Nah defending well.
Nah is looking to escape.
Fame tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fame trying to control the action but Nah is working from the bottom.
Nah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fame slows the pace down in half guard.
Fame is trying to control the action in half guard but Nah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fame missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nah is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fame wants to counter with a clinch but Nah pushes him away.
Nah throws a jab but it's blocked by Fame.
Fame lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fame shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tee Nah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Fame.
Nah takes a swing at Fame's ribcage but misses.
Fame wants to slow Nah down by chopping away at his legs.
Lil Fame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nah looks to throw the jab but Fame is out of range.
The fighters circling - Fame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tee Nah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fame tries to clinch up but Nah circles away and keeps his distance.
Fame tries a low kick but Nah avoids it.
Nah misses with a few strikes there.
Fame is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nah blocks a jab.
Fame shoots in and bounces Nah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nah wants to stand up but Fame is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah looking to control.
Nah wants to stand up but Fame is controlling him.
Fame pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nah is keeping the position for now.
Fame controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nah working a defensive guard here.
Nah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fame missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Nah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nah checks a low kick from Fame.
Fame tries to land a front kick but Nah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fame lands a leg kick that knocks Nah off balance momentarily.
Fame looks to score with a jab to the body but Nah is just out of range.
Nah throws a right hand that Fame ducks under and follows up with a left that Fame also avoids with ease.
Fame misses with a body shot.
A jab from Fame misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nah. Those never looked like landing.
Fame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nah.
Fame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fame gets the takedown into side control.
Nah is trying to control Fame's posture but Fame avoids it.
Fame trying to control the position but Nah is working away.
Fame working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lil Fame will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fame.
Nah looks to land a left hand but Fame moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fame.
Nah gets caught napping as Fame dives in and scores a takedown. Nah manages to retain guard.
Lil Fame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fame slips nicely into half guard.
Nah tries to get to full guard but Fame has control of the leg.
Nah is trying to stand up here but Fame is controlling him well.
Fame working Nah over with strikes.
Fame thows a huge punch but Nah dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fame is keen to just control but Nah is a slippery customer.
Nah trying to control but Fame postures up.
Fame trying to control the action but Nah is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame controlling the pace.
Nah won't allow Fame to pass to mount.
Nah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fame scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fame seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fame moves nicely into side control.
Nah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fame is looking to take a break and control but Nah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nah keeps Fame under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fame lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nah down.
Nah pushes Fame away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fame gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fame tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nah has his hands clasped together around Fame's back. He's all about the action.
Fame is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fame is looking for a kimura but Nah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fame to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah wants to get back to full guard.
Nah tries to kick Fame off but Fame keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nah is staying active underneath Fame, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fame thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nah's head.
Fame throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fame working Nah over with strikes.
Nah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fame scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fame wants to pass the guard but Nah is defending well.
Fame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nah is looking to control Fame's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nah avoid being mounted?
Fame wants to take a breather but Nah is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nah misses with a low kick.
Nah misses with a low kick.
Tee Nah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fame tries to clinch there but Nah circles away.
Fame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nah.
Fame shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nah as he avoids it easily.
Fame feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nah's calf.
Nah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fame moves away.
Nah throws a shot from downtown. Fame moves away and avoids it.
Fame throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fame tries to clinch up but Nah circles away and keeps his distance.
Nah wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fame cracks a nice hook into Nah's ribs.
Nah throws a looping overhand right but Fame ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nah checks a leg kick.
As Fame tries to get set, Nah tries to push him back and clinch up but Fame manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Fame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fame tries to clinch up.
Nah looks to score with a jab to the body but Fame is just out of range.
Fame feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nah's calf.
Fame attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fame lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fame throws a leg kick but Nah checks it.
Fame fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fame's hands.
Nah avoids the body shot from Fame.
Nah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fame misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fame is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nah rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fame darts in looking for a takedown but Nah gets double underhooks and turns Fame into the cage.
Jab by Nah.
Fame dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nah. That did some damage!
Fame on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fame.
Tee Nah is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah leaves Fame with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tee Nah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Fame.
Fame shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nah defends it nicely.
Fame has a takedown stuffed.
Nah is looking for a counter combo.
Fame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nah swats away the attempt to clinch by Fame.
Nah throws a hook but Fame blocks it.
A combination from Nah does no damage.
Fame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nah was well out of range. Poor timing from Fame.
Fame closes the distance and pushes Nah back into the cage.
Nah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nah tries to circle away but Fame has him pinned against the cage.
Fame has Nah pressed against the cage, preventing Nah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Nah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fame has Nah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fame feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nah's calf.
Nah missing with a left hand there. Fame was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Fame.
Fame moves out of range of the strikes.
Lil Fame is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A leg kick checked by Nah.
Nah is looking to counter the offense by Fame and move into the clinch.
Tee Nah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fame fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nah to the ground. Fame is now in Nah's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fame throwing strikes but missing.
Nah is looking to stand up but Fame isn't so interested in that idea.
Fame postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fame working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fame won't allow Nah to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nah wants to stand and escape but Fame is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Nah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fame looks for a takedown but Nah sprawls well.
Fame looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fame avoids the body shot from Nah.
Fame tries to counter with a clinch but Nah shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Nah.
Fame tries to counter with a clinch but Nah shakes him off and moves away.
Fame misses with a shot to the body
and Nah counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fame. That's going to slow Nah down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nah lands a slapping body shot.
Fame takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fame closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fame.
Nah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fame tries to throw a body punch but Nah avoids it by throwing Fame back against the cage.
Nah breaks from the clinch.
Fame shoots in but Nah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fame shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fame is looking to take a break and control but Nah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nah avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fame.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tee Nah.
I think Fame 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Fame!
A relieved looking Lil Fame thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan- Shame On A Nigga. Godbolt has chosen Trenches by Pop Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matthew Godbolt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Godbolt blocks the low kick.
Kinte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Godbolt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kinte looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Kinte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kinte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Godbolt misses the target.
Kinte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt blocks the body kick.
Godbolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinte appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt scores with a punch to the head.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Kinte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Godbolt.
Kinte is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Godbolt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kinte did well to prevent Godbolt getting side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Godbolt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kinte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godbolt.
Kinte is trying to control but can't.
Godbolt is pressing down on Kinte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kinte is holding on for now.
Godbolt wants to work for an arm triangle but Kinte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kinte wants to improve his position but Godbolt is controlling well.
Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but Kinte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godbolt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinte's head.
Kinte works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws an elbow that misses. Kinte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godbolt's guard. Nice move by Kinte!
Godbolt wants to sweep here but Kinte controlling him for the moment.
Kinte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kinte trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Kinte stopping the sweep attempt from Godbolt.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Godbolt wants to sweep but no luck.
Godbolt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte looking to sit in guard and control but Godbolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Godbolt defends it easily.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Godbolt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kinte pulls Godbolt in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt lands a couple of digs.
Kinte wants to sweep but no luck.
Kinte trying to control the position.
Godbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Kinte's brow.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kinte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godbolt is one step ahead there.
Kinte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinte is really struggling to control Godbolt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that round.
That's time! Kinte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kinte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Godbolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godbolt cracks Kinte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kinte thuds his right hand into Godbolt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kinte throws a head kick that misses.
Godbolt closes the distance and clinches up with Kinte, looking for a takedown. Godbolt pushes Kinte against the cage but Kinte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Godbolt missing with a left hand there. Kinte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt misses with a looping right.
Godbolt fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godbolt is able to avoid easily.
Kinte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Godbolt misses the target.
Kinte half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godbolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinte throws out the jab.
Godbolt punishes Kinte's body with a nice straight punch.
Godbolt connects with a jab.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Kinte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Godbolt sprawls and moves away.
Godbolt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinte.
Godbolt moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Godbolt dips to his left and cracks Kinte with an uppercut!
It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Kinte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Godbolt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kinte, which made it look bad.
Kunta Kinte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Godbolt.
Kinte is looking to counter the offense by Godbolt and move into the clinch.
Godbolt loads up on a big right hand but Kinte slips the punch.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
Kinte slips a jab from Godbolt.
Kinte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kinte as Godbolt shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinte swings widly with a right hand
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kinte taking some punishment here, with Godbolt in his half guard.
Godbolt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kinte looking for submissions off his back.
Kinte tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kinte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kinte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Kinte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinte managing to control the position.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kinte is trying to keep Godbolt in close.
Godbolt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Godbolt has gone for a leg lock! Kinte slips out almost immediately though and dives into Godbolt's guard.
Godbolt has his foot on Kinte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kinte works his way back into a safe position though.
Kinte trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Godbolt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Godbolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kinte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Godbolt.
Kinte throws a front kick aimed at Godbolt's knee but Godbolt avoids it well.
Kinte blocks a jab.
Godbolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Kinte tries to land a leg kick but Godbolt saw it coming and moves away.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godbolt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt shoots in but no luck this time.
Godbolt tests Kinte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinte is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinte.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte slips a jab from Godbolt.
Kinte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Godbolt sprawls and moves away.
Kinte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinte throws a wild body kick that Godbolt sees coming a mile off.
Godbolt scores with a takedown into Kinte's guard.
Kinte working a defensive guard here.
Matthew Godbolt 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.
Godbolt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kinte looking for a guillotine here but Godbolt defends easily.
Kinte looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinte, not yet.
Godbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinte is retaining full guard.
Godbolt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kinte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinte scores with a nice strike.
Godbolt swings for the body but Kinte moves out of range.
Kunta Kinte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Godbolt scores with a shot to the body.
Kinte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godbolt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Godbolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kinte appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kinte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinte.
Good exchange - Godbolt coming out on top.
Kinte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godbolt is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Kinte misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godbolt is thwarting Kinte's attempts to control the position.
Godbolt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kinte is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Godbolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godbolt 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
A very excited looking Matthew Godbolt 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.
Kunta Kinte was interviewed post fight and said 'You mothafuckaz!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax has chosen Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista Kertaa Kovempi Ku Kukaan as his entrance music. Fedor Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Orlando Sax's chin.
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27
255 lbs
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274 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sax!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax misses with a straight left.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Sax circles away.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Orlando Sax has been cut.
Sax breaks the clinch.
Sax feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard but Sax manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sax tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sax has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sax working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Sax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sax is working away from the top position though.
Sax not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sax seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sax stops Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Sax thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Sax trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Sax is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sax prevents Emelianenko from standing back up.
Emelianenko trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sax prevents Emelianenko from standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Emelianenko clinches.
Sax blocks the elbow strike.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Sax.
Emelianenko forces Sax back against the cage and clinches.
Sax wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sax avoids the elbow strike from Emelianenko, against the cage.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Sax improves position.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Sax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Sax takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sax backwards.
Sax is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sax takes an elbow to the temple.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sax avoids it.
Emelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedor Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Sax wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Sax shrugs off.
Sax looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sax manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Sax tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sax fails to land.
Sax avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sax tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sax.
A frustrated look appears on Sax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Orlando Sax's cut even more.
Sax tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Sax in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Orlando Sax's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko rushes Sax and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko has Sax pressed against the cage, preventing Sax from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sax takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sax is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Sax backwards.
Sax is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
Orlando Sax's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orlando Sax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Borocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton comes into the arena with Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man blaring out of the sound system. Mark Borocop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton fails with the takedown.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borocop sprawls well. Borocop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ashton gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Ashton's head coaches at Rape Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashton fails to land with a series of punches.
Borocop scores with a nice body kick.
Borocop throws a head kick that Ashton semi-blocks.
Ashton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borocop circles away.
A little jabbing left from Borocop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown but Borocop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borocop connects with a solid leg kick.
Ashton has his takedown stuffed
and Borocop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashton is breathing heavily.
Ashton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Borocop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Borocop.
Borocop misses with a looping left.
Borocop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ashton with a poor takedown
and Ashton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borocop.
Ashton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ashton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borocop's waist but Borocop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ashton off to one side.
Borocop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ashton on the side of the head.
Borocop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashton.
Ashton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ashton is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Borocop as he connects with a hook.
Oh Ashton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ashton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borocop circles away.
Borocop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ashton.
Ashton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Borocop to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashton shoots in but no luck this time.
Borocop connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ashton to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Borocop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Borocop!
After the big win, Mark Borocop made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to American Ninja 2 OST - Truckin'. Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
130 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
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32
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernanes sprawls well. He's pushed Boon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hernanes as he avoids it easily.
Boon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hernanes as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Boon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernanes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hernanes, who protects the arm well.
Hernanes tries to bench press Boon off him but Boon keeps the position.
Boon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hernanes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boon but great work by Hernanes.
Boon is looking to regain half guard here but Hernanes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes wants to stand but Boon has his arm trapped.
Hernanes decides to stand back up. Hernanes steps back and let's Boon get back to his feet.
Boon dives in and scores a takedown into Hernanes's guard.
Boon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hernanes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boon, into his guard.
Boon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hernanes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hernanes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hernanes wants to get up but he can't break Boon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernanes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Boon to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hernanes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Boon pulls down on the head and he's put Hernanes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kirk Boon!
Kirk Boon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam comes to the cage accompanied by Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ramanujam - the referee stops the clock and Turris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ramanujam. Turris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turris sizes up Ramanujam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Ramanujam finds it's way through Turris's defenses.
Ramanujam looks to throw the jab but Turris is out of range.
Ramanujam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turris lands a nice hook to Ramanujam's body. Ramanujam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turris throws a head kick but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Turris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramanujam's head.
Ramanujam throws a looping overhand right but Turris ducks down to avoid it.
Ramanujam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramanujam closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turris quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turris wants to control but Ramanujam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramanujam is taking a breather. Turris says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Turris taking some punishment here, with Ramanujam in his half guard.
Turris is refusing to be controlled, as Ramanujam sits in half guard.
Ramanujam seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam thows a huge punch but Turris dodges it nicely.
Ramanujam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramanujam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turris wants to control but Ramanujam is keeping busy.
Ramanujam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turris wants to control but Ramanujam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramanujam working over Turris with some ground and pound. Turris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramanujam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turris wants to control but Ramanujam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramanujam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahavir Ramanujam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Turris misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramanujam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turris moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramanujam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Turris!
Turris tries to buck Ramanujam off but Ramanujam is having none of it.
Turris dodges the ground and pound from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ramanujam trying to control the action but Turris is working from the bottom.
Turris gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam is looking for a kimura but Turris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramanujam to get the leverage.
Ramanujam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramanujam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turris manages to get to full guard.
Ramanujam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turris is pulling down on Ramanujam's head to control his posture.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
Turris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahavir Ramanujam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramanujam shoots in for a double leg but Turris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramanujam checks a low kick from Turris.
Ramanujam throws a sloppy head kick and Turris moves out of range easily.
Ramanujam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramanujam.
Turris throws out a counter right but Ramanujam avoids it with no problem.
Ramanujam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramanujam walks into a stiff left hand from Turris.
Ramanujam misses with an uppercut
and Turris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turris lands a jab.
Turris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramanujam is just out of range.
Ramanujam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turris.
A cross from Ramanujam lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Ramanujam.
Turris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramanujam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turris's sensitive parts.
Ramanujam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramanujam is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris throws a push kick but Ramanujam slaps the foot to one side.
Ramanujam shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahavir Ramanujam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramanujam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramanujam throws a head kick but Turris moves out of range.
Ramanujam slips a jab and a cross from Turris.
Turris clobbers Ramanujam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Turris.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramanujam shoots for a double leg takedown but Turris sprawls well. He's pushed Ramanujam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramanujam moves out of range as Turris strikes.
Turris tries to score with a low kick but Ramanujam moves his leg out of the way.
Turris throws a hook but Ramanujam blocks it.
Turris checks the leg kick.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Ramanujam's shoulder, as Ramanujam tries to avoid the shot.
Turris tries to move into range but Ramanujam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramanujam dodges the punch combination from Turris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turris.
Ramanujam tried to counter with a leg kick but Turris avoided it.
Turris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick but Turris checks it.
Ramanujam shoots in and drives through. Turris sprawls well.
Turris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramanujam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turris.
Turris misses the shot to the body.
Ramanujam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turris sprawls and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramanujam.
Turris connects with a high kick.
Ramanujam is rocked!
Ramanujam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turris manages to avoid it.
Ramanujam throws a head kick that half lands.
Turris punishes Ramanujam's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramanujam. Turris does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turris.
Oh Ramanujam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turris misses with a body shot.
Ramanujam changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Donk. Turris catches Ramanujam right on the button with a cross.
Ramanujam loads up on a big right hand but Turris slips the punch.
Turris checks a leg kick.
Turris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Turris misses.
Ramanujam tries to counter with a takedown but Turris is quick to defend against it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramanujam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramanujam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turris manages to avoid it.
Turris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramanujam throws a front kick aimed at Turris's knee but Turris avoids it well.
As Ramanujam backs off Turris throws a huge counter combo but Ramanujam manages to avoid it all.
Ramanujam seems to have got his legs back now.
Turris ducks under a wild hook from Ramanujam.
Turris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramanujam on the side of the head.
Turris slips a straight right by Ramanujam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Turris. That snapped Ramanujam's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris throws the left hand but Ramanujam avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Turris as Ramanujam shoots in.
Turris misses with an uppercut. Ramanujam saw that one coming.
Ramanujam loads up on a big right hand but Turris slips the punch.
A big right from Turris misses.
Turris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramanujam is looking to counter with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramanujam misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramanujam. Turris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramanujam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramanujam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramanujam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramanujam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turris is able to avoid easily.
Ramanujam slips a straight right by Turris.
Ramanujam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Turris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramanujam throws a lazy body kick
and Turris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramanujam just misses with a punch to the body.
Turris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramanujam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turris sprawls and moves away.
Turris slips a jab and a cross from Ramanujam.
Turris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramanujam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turris in his tracks.
Ramanujam throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Turris.
Ramanujam throws a low kick, looking for Turris's leg but Turris calmly moves out of range.
Ramanujam misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Turris. That snapped Ramanujam's head back.
Turris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramanujam throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramanujam misses with a head kick.
Ramanujam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Turris misses.
Turris ducks under a wild hook from Ramanujam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam looks for a takedown but Turris sprawls well.
Turris throws a jab when Ramanujam was well out of range.
Ramanujam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Turris backs away, Ramanujam returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramanujam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramanujam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turris.
Turris misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Turris misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turris jabs Ramanujam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turris scores with a leg kick.
Turris throws a shot from downtown. Ramanujam moves away and avoids it.
Turris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turris cracks a nice hook into Ramanujam's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramanujam tries for a takedown but Turris circles away easily
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramanujam. Turris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turris lunges at Ramanujam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramanujam's hand.
Turris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramanujam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramanujam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turris throws out a counter right but Ramanujam avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahavir Ramanujam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramanujam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turris.
Turris throws a lazy right hand but Ramanujam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramanujam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turris cracks the inside of Ramanujam's front leg.
Turris loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Turris lands a body shot.
Turris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramanujam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam throws the left hand but Turris avoids the punch easily.
Ramanujam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramanujam slips a jab and a cross from Turris.
The crowd cheers as Turris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramanujam doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Turris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turris is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Turris scores with a hook to the body. Ramanujam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramanujam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turris looks to throw the jab but Ramanujam is out of range.
Turris's corner calls for a 1-2. Turris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramanujam takes a swing at Turris's ribcage but misses.
Turris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramanujam is out of range.
Ramanujam feinted with a counter takedown.
Turris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramanujam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turris on his heels. He'll look to pass Turris's guard now, I'm sure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramanujam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramanujam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ramanujam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramanujam pushing down on Turris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ramanujam is trying to control. Turris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turris won't allow Ramanujam to pass to mount.
Turris works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Turris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Turris!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kyle Turris thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekhov comes to the cage accompanied by КАТЮШA. 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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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhov is looking to chop away at Bergfried's legs.
Chekhov moves out of range as Bergfried strikes.
As Bergfried tries to get set, Chekhov tries to push him back and clinch up but Bergfried manages to avoid the attempt.
Chekhov misses with a low kick.
Chekhov looks to clinch
and Bergfried counters with a nice uppercut.
Chekhov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergfried swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chekhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekhov 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.
Chekhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Bergfried only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chekhov is looking to land body kicks.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Chekhov as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chekhov is looking to slow Bergfried down with leg kicks.
Bergfried looks to throw the jab but Chekhov is out of range.
Chekhov scores with a decent looking hook.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Chekhov moves out of range.
Bergfried lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bergfried. Chekhov shrugs it off though.
Bergfried lands a head kick. Chekhov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chekhov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chekhov misses with a looping left.
Chekhov checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergfried misses with an uppercut.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekhov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Chekhov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergfried blocks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekhov.
Bergfried blocks a low kick nicely.
Chekhov tries to clinch but Bergfried moves away
and Chekhov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Chekhov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a leg kick
and Chekhov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bergfried misses with a looping right.
Chekhov misses with a body kick.
Chekhov throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Chekhov misses with a hook.
Bergfried swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chekhov.
Chekhov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Chekhov.
Bergfried shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Bergfried.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekhov.
Chekhov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Chekhov.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chekhov.
Bergfried takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good work by Bergfried as he checks the leg kick.
Bergfried thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chekhov.
Bergfried blocks a jab.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Chekhov moves out of range easily.
Chekhov throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses
and Chekhov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Chekhov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chekhov throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chekhov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bergfried takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chekhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bergfried lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chekhov throws out a leg kick but Bergfried moves out of range and Chekhov only half commits.
Chekhov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergfried avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergfried takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chekhov lands a head kick. Bergfried smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bergfried is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chekhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Chekhov.
Bergfried is still on wobbly legs! Can Chekhov finish him?
Chekhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bergfried seems to have recovered his senses.
Chekhov checks a low kick from Bergfried.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Chekhov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergfried loads up on a big right hand but Chekhov slips the punch.
Bergfried moves out of range of the leg kick from Chekhov.
Bergfried lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chekhov's sensitive parts.
Anton Chekhov is winning the standup battle so far.
Chekhov throws a wild body kick that Bergfried sees coming a mile off.
Chekhov throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bergfried has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chekhov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bergfried's head.
Chekhov misses with a low kick.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chekhov looks to land a body kick but Bergfried moved away.
Chekhov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chekhov looks to land a combination but Bergfried avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried feints and then cracks Chekhov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chekhov down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Chekhov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chekhov. That did some damage!
Chekhov swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Chekhov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Bergfried lands but Chekhov takes it in his stride.
Bergfried avoids a kick to the body.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekhov moves away.
Chekhov digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
Chekhov moves out of range of the leg kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried fakes the leg kick and cracks Chekhov in the body.
Bergfried swats away the attempt to clinch by Chekhov.
Bergfried takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov lands a jab to Bergfried's midsection.
Chekhov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bergfried checks it well.
Bergfried let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chekhov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range.
Chekhov lands a lovely overhand right.
Chekhov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chekhov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but Chekhov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chekhov blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chekhov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chekhov looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.
Bergfried looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chekhov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bergfried. That one must have hurt.
Chekhov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov throws out a leg kick but Bergfried moves out of range and Chekhov only half commits.
Chekhov tries a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Chekhov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergfried.
Bergfried delivers a nice body kick.
Chekhov throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chekhov.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chekhov tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it.
That kick from Bergfried tenderised Chekhov's leg. Chekhov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bergfried wants to land a leg kick but Chekhov is out of range.
Chekhov tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chekhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Chekhov moved away.
Bergfried swings for the body but Chekhov moves out of range.
Chekhov throws a push kick but Bergfried slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chekhov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekhov.
Chekhov checks the leg kick.
Bergfried's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chekhov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bergfried at a distance.
Bergfried tries a low kick but Chekhov avoids it.
Chekhov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chekhov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Chekhov moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Bergfried finds it's target.
Chekhov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chekhov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bergfried jabs at Chekhov's body.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Chekhov moves out of range.
A head kick from Chekhov lands but Bergfried takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick
and Chekhov counters with a straight right hand.
Chekhov thuds his shin into the meat of Bergfried's side.
Chekhov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bergfried scores with a leg kick.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Chekhov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Bergfried does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Chekhov.
Bergfried scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chekhov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bergfried lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chekhov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chekhov manages to avoid it.
Chekhov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Chekhov sees coming a mile off.
Chekhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chekhov scores with a hook to the body. Bergfried takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergfried scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chekhov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bergfried lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chekhov's sensitive parts.
Bergfried defending well as Chekhov loads up on a big left hand.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by Chekhov.
Bergfried throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chekhov throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bergfried blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried throws out a counter right but Chekhov avoids it with no problem.
Chekhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a glancing blow to the side of Chekhov's head.
Chekhov throws a body kick that misses.
Chekhov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chekhov darts in and clinches Bergfried up against the cage.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Chekhov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergfried throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chekhov is leaning against Bergfried and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chekhov lands with a left to the head.
Chekhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chekhov fails to land.
Chekhov pushes Bergfried back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bergfried misses with a knee to the head.
Chekhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chekhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
Chekhov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
Chekhov gets through Bergfried's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Chekhov.
Nice body punch from Chekhov.
A short right from Chekhov.
A nice left hand lands by Chekhov.
Chekhov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chekhov misses with some punches.
Chekhov misses with some punches.
Chekhov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chekhov throws a head punch that misses.
Bergfried letting Chekhov take a breather here.
Bergfried using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bergfried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergfried doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chekhov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chekhov prevents Bergfried from breaking the clinch.
Bergfried putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chekhov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chekhov misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it misses.
Bergfried lands an elbow just above Chekhov 's eye.
Chekhov trying to stall but Bergfried improves his position.
Chekhov tries a body shot but Bergfried blocks it.
Chekhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chekhov.
Bergfried tries to work over Chekhov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Chekhov.
Chekhov looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anton Chekhov.
Well Chekhov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Chekhov!
Anton Chekhov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio. Romero has chosen Lords Of Salem as his entrance music. Federico Manta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Manta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a hook.
Manta misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Romero.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero throws a head kick but Manta moves out of range.
Romero defending well as Manta loads up on a big left hand.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Manta misses with a hook.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Manta misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Romero. Those never looked like landing.
Romero tries to score with a low kick but Manta moves his leg out of the way.
Manta connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero tries to clinch there but Manta circles away.
Manta connects with a leg kick. Romero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romero throws a head kick but Manta moves out of range.
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!
Manta 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.
A left lands for Manta.
That kick from Manta tenderised Romero's leg. Romero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero looks to land a body kick but Manta moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manta looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Manta as he connects with a hook.
Manta avoids the head kick by Romero.
Manta tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Manta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero lands a two punch combo.
Federico Manta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Manta had a free shot at his head there.
Manta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Manta scores with a leg 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!
Romero throws a sloppy head kick
and Manta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Manta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romero.
Both fighters circling a little - Manta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manta misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Manta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Manta.
Manta misses the jab.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manta tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
Manta tries to clinch up.
Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romero is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Manta's shoulder. That is not cool.
Romero trying to control the action but Manta is working from the bottom.
Manta is letting Romero control him for a moment.
Manta struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta is not content to let Romero control the position.
Manta is looking to reverse the position.
Manta dodges the ground and pound from Romero.
Romero goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Manta rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Romero's guard! Nice work there by Manta!
Romero trying to control the position here.
Manta controlling from the top position.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring) inform us that Romero has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Manta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manta trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero controls Manta momentarily but Manta frees himself.
Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Federico Manta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicodemo Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manta works the jab nicely.
Manta 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.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Manta misses with a low kick.
Romero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manta throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Manta throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Manta cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manta.
Manta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romero throws a lazy head kick
letting Manta counter with a right hand.
Manta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manta is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Manta ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Manta slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Romero blocks a head kick by Manta.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Federico Manta is winning the standup battle so far.
Manta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Manta throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up but Manta circles away and keeps his distance.
Manta connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
Manta throws a combination. Romero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manta throws out a leg kick but Romero moves out of range and Manta only half commits.
Romero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romero throws a head kick that misses
and Manta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicodemo Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
Manta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Romero wants to clinch up but Manta keeps it at a distance.
Manta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manta lands a jab.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manta.
Romero 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.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Romero.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Manta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manta swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
As Manta backs off Romero throws a huge counter combo but Manta manages to avoid it all.
Manta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Manta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Manta lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta throws a body shot but no joy.
Manta scores with a nice strike.
Manta lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Nicodemo Romero's cut even more.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manta misses the shot to the body.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crunch! Manta slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero clinches.
Manta misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manta.
Manta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romero is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Manta.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Manta finish him?
Manta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Manta.
Romero seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero is trying to drag Manta to the mat but Manta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Federico Manta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicodemo Romero.
Manta lands with a light punch inside.
Manta lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Manta - that landed with a thud.
Manta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Manta lands a nice uppercut.
Manta lands an elbow just above Romero 's eye.
Manta digs a right hand into Romero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romero's gas tank.
Manta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Manta avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manta throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Manta.
The cut above Nicodemo Romero's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manta unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Romero! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Manta is unloading with more strikes now! Romero drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Federico Manta!
Federico Manta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
168 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
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155 lbs
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chim.
Chim 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.
Hero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hero scores with a shot to the body.
Canadian Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero tries to clinch but Chim moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chim.
Hero defending well as Chim loads up on a big left hand.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero checks the leg kick.
Hero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hero scrambles back to his feet.
Chim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Chim feinted with a counter takedown.
Chim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hero throws a shot from downtown. Chim moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Hero misses.
Chim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hero sprawls and moves away.
Hero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Borin Chim has been cut.
We've been informed that Hero has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Some wild striking there from Hero.
Hero is looking to clinch but Chim is avoiding it.
Chim attempts a counter takedown but Hero avoids it well and moves away.
Chim tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chim moves away from the strike by Hero.
Hero avoids the head kick by Chim.
Chim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Hero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chim is keeping busy.
Hero tries a body shot but Chim blocks it.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hero stops a takedown attempt from Chim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borin Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chim throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hero.
Chim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chim fails to land.
Hero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chim.
Hero looking to stall.
Chim stalling in the clinch but Hero improves position.
Chim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hero.
Chim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chim tries to break free but Hero pushes him back against the cage.
Hero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a hook but Hero blocks it.
Canadian Hero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero misses with a double jab.
Chim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chim circles away quickly and effectively.
Hero avoids a kick to the body.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch but Chim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chim cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
Chim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Chim tries to counter with a takedown but Hero is quick to defend against it.
Hero moves into range and clinches up with Chim.
Chim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hero is keeping busy.
Hero is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chim tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Chim back against the cage.
Chim working aggressively here.
Hero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hero lands with a left to the head.
Chim working aggressively here.
Hero trying to control the position but instead, Chim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hero into the cage.
Chim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chim tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero blocks a body shot from Chim.
Chim working aggressively here.
Chim struggles to land a body shot inside as Hero controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Hero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borin Chim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chim avoids the head kick by Hero.
Chim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hero sprawls and moves away.
Canadian Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
Chim throws a leg kick but Hero moved away.
Chim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hero will feel that in the morning.
Chim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hero on the side of the head.
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.
Chim throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Hero feints a jab promting Chim to slip. Hero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chim misses the shot to the body.
Chim throws out a loose jab but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Hero lands but Chim takes it in his stride.
Chim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chim walks into a stiff left hand from Hero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chim gets tackled into the cage by Hero. Hero maintains the clinch.
Chim works on Hero's body with a couple of short punches.
Hero trying to stall but Chim improves his position.
Chim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chim tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero lands a nice uppercut.
Chim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Hero.
Hero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chim.
Chim misses with a punch on the inside.
Chim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chim has Hero pushed against the cage.
Hero lands a body punch.
Hero stalling.
Chim can't find room to land a body shot as Hero controls the action.
Chim struggles to land a body shot inside as Hero controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hero.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chim lands with a short shot to the head.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chim as Hero tries to tie him up.
Hero taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chim.
Hero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hero misses with a punch to the body.
Canadian Hero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hero landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chim lands with a left to the head.
Hero tries a body shot but Chim blocks it.
Chim tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Chim back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chim fails to land.
Chim is leaning against Hero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hero looking to slow down the pace here.
Hero seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero looking to stall.
Hero slows down the pace here.
Chim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hero or not.
Hero stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chim pushes Hero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hero blocks a body shot from Chim.
Hero struggles to land a body shot inside as Chim controls his hands.
Chim working aggressively here.
Chim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hero is rocked!
Chim turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hero is still in real trouble! Can Chim finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hero on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Chim! That's hurt Hero! Will he recover? Chim fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borin Chim!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Metallica - Unforgiven as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
168 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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34
181 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Pablo Green!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Green has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wagner dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
Green looks to land a combination but Wagner avoids it well.
Wagner throws a shot to the body.
Green misses the jab.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Green throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wagner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wagner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green scores with a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Wagner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wagner postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wagner has picked Green up and slammed him! Green can't keep hold of the triangle and Wagner manages to pass to side control!
Green tries to buck Wagner off but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green is trying to get back to half guard.
Green is still trying to improve position.
Green is trying to work for a sweep but Wagner has mounted him!
Green sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Wagner uses his free foot to push down on Green's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Wagner avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Wagner trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Wagner has a good base and remains in mount.
Wagner has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wagner controlling the pace for now.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green gets back to half guard.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green wants to control but Wagner is keeping busy.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Pablo Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagner stalling in the clinch but Green improves position.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Green with the counter takedown but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Wagner lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wagner misses the body punch
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wagner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juan Pablo Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green blocks a jab.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Green lands with a cross.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Green throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Wagner to the ground! Green dives into full mount looking to finish!
Wagner is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
Juan Pablo Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Green working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Wagner slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green trying to control from half guard but Wagner is working away.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wagner is looking to improve his position.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green throwing shots but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Wagner defends the submission attempt.
Wagner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Green throwing shots but Wagner is blocking nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wagner manages to get to full guard.
Wagner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Wagner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Wagner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wagner tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Green manages to circle out of the way.
A lazy left from Wagner finds it's target.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Green.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Green throws a right and a left that Wagner avoids nicely.
Wagner lands a jab.
Wagner connects with a single shot there.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wagner throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Wagner misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagner cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Pablo Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Green.
Wagner takes one to the side of the head.
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wagner walks into a jab.
Wagner lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Green tries for a takedown but Wagner circles away easily
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Green.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Ryan Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo Green.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Green or perhaps it was just good defense by Wagner, which made it look bad.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wagner defends it well.
Green throwing shots but Wagner is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green wants to take a breather but Wagner is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wagner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in but Wagner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wagner lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Juan Pablo Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner is looking to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wagner cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wagner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Wagner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Wagner connects with a body shot.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wagner as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Pablo Green!
An out of breath and clearly excited Juan Pablo Green thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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