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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicol Bolas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Flint quickly recovers to half guard.
Bolas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bolas working over Flint with some ground and pound. Flint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flint wants to control but Bolas is keeping busy.
Bolas wants to work for an arm triangle but Flint is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flint's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bolas in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint trying to hold on to Bolas's head to control him but Bolas postures up.
Bolas is trying to control. Flint wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flint wants to control but Bolas is keeping busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Flint's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolas is keen to just control but Flint is a slippery customer.
Flint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolas.
Bolas is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolas winds up and cracks Flint with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bolas working Flint over with strikes.
Flint won't allow Bolas to pass to mount.
Flint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolas.
Flint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bolas trying to mount his opponent but Flint defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flint's head.
Bolas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flint's head.
Flint keeping control of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bolas is nestled in close to Flint, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bolas thows a huge punch but Flint dodges it nicely.
Flint trying to control but Bolas postures up.
Bolas not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolas gets a double leg takedown into Flint's guard.
Flint is trying to keep Bolas in close.
Bolas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolas won't allow Flint to sweep him here.
Bolas trying to control but Flint is working from the bottom.
Bolas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint looking for a sweep. Not yet Flint, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolas fails with a takedown attempt.
Bolas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flint is not content to let Bolas control the position.
Bolas working the ground and pound but Flint is defending the strikes.
Flint is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolas takes a little break here. Flint wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Flint is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicol Bolas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bolas or perhaps it was just good defense by Flint, which made it look bad.
Flint throws a hook to the side of Bolas's head but Bolas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Flint is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Flint leaves Bolas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Flint seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bolas darts in looking for a takedown but Flint gets double underhooks and turns Bolas into the cage.
Chris Flint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicol Bolas.
Bolas with a poor takedown
and Flint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flint connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bolas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Flint quickly recovers to half guard.
Flint trying to hold on to Bolas's head to control him but Bolas postures up.
Bolas controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint is trying to maintain the position but Bolas is very close to passing his half guard.
Bolas slips a nice elbow through Flint's hands, connecting with Flint's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flint defends it well.
Flint pushes Bolas off looking to stand but Bolas dives back in and keeps control.
Bolas trying to control from Flint's half guard. Flint has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Flint keeping full guard, as Bolas tries to pass.
Flint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flint is really struggling to control Bolas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bolas won't allow Flint to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bolas looking to sit in guard and control but Flint gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bolas wants to get back to his feet but Flint is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bolas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flint wants to control from the top but Bolas keeps moving.
Bolas keeping full guard, as Flint tries to pass.
Flint trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolas. That did some damage!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolas.
Flint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flint motions for Bolas to come forward. Flint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flint leaves Bolas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flint, as that shot connected.
Bolas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolas fails with the takedown.
It looked like Flint wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flint misses with a straight left.
Bolas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolas checks a leg kick nicely.
Bolas stuns Flint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolas tries a head kick but it misses.
Flint appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bolas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolas looks for a takedown but Flint sprawls well.
Bolas has closed the distance and engaged Flint in a clinch.
Flint wants to stall.
Bolas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolas tries for a takedown but Flint sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chris Flint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flint swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolas.
Bolas tries to clinch up
and Flint counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Flint dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Flint. No joy for Bolas on that attempt.
Flint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Flint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flint missing with a left hand there. Bolas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Flint - just one landing.
Flint throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Flint.
Bolas checks a leg kick.
Bolas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flint sprawls well. Flint wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolas gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Flint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicol Bolas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint throws a combination. Bolas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flint counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolas avoids the body shot from Flint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flint pinned against the cage. Flint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flint throws a leg kick but Bolas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bolas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bolas moves away from the strike by Flint.
Bolas looks for a takedown but Flint sprawls well.
Flint misses with a hook.
Flint scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from Flint. No joy for Bolas on that attempt.
Flint has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolas finds it's way round the side to connect with Flint's head.
Bolas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flint tries to avoid it but Bolas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flint to the ground. Flint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Flint misses the target.
Bolas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flint tries to avoid it but Bolas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flint to the ground. Flint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bolas shoots in and drives through. Flint sprawls well.
Chris Flint is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolas dodges the punch combination from Flint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flint.
Bolas gets caught flat footed, as Flint shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flint drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flint jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flint trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flint wants to control from the top but Bolas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolas wants to stand but Flint is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolas.
Bolas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flint.
Flint misses with a wild combination.
Bolas is looking for the big counter here.
Flint scores with a one two! Bolas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bolas swinging wildly here.
Bolas shoots in but Flint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bolas blocks the low kick.
Bolas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flint, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolas gets underhooks to prevent Flint's takedown attempt.
Flint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolas breaks from the clinch.
Flint looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolas gets a double leg takedown into Flint's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolas is looking to escape.
Flint trying to control the action but Bolas is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Flint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flint has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Flint!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Blue clear sky. Antonio Camatta told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face shoots in for a takedown but Camatta shows good takedown defense.
Camatta misses with a looping right.
Face feinted with a counter takedown.
Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camatta throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Camatta as Face shoots in.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Camatta cracks Face with an open hand slap.
It looks like Shit Face has been cut.
Face takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Camatta pushes him off.
Camatta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shit Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camatta throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Camatta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Face closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Camatta. Beautiful body shot.
Camatta with a nice cross.
Camatta scores with a jab.
Face avoids the body shot from Camatta.
Camatta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Face checks a leg kick.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Camatta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Face circles away.
As Camatta backs away, Face returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Face throws a sloppy head kick and Camatta moves out of range easily.
Camatta wants to counter the offense by Face and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camatta. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Camatta lands.
Camatta leaves Face with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta looks to score with a jab to the body but Face is just out of range.
Face drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camatta sprawls and moves away.
Face goes for a double leg but Camatta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Camatta continues to drive forward.
Camatta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Camatta misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Camatta.
Camatta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Face is trying to get an arm triangle but Camatta is defending well.
Camatta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Camatta, who protects the arm well.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Camatta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Camatta manages to get back to half guard.
Face wants to work for an arm triangle but Camatta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Face missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Camatta is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Face wants to take a breather but Camatta is having none of it.
Camatta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camatta.
Face trying to control but Camatta is working from the bottom.
Camatta managing to control the position.
Camatta keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Face throws an elbow that misses. Camatta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Face's guard. Nice move by Camatta!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Camatta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camatta scores with the left hand. Face knows he should have avoided that one.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Face shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Face showed some decent athleticism there.
Face trying to mount his opponent but Camatta defends it.
Face misses with a head shot. Camatta uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta trying to control the position.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Camatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Face is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Face defends it easily.
Camatta has Face pulled in close to control his posture.
Face stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camatta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Face trying to control but Camatta is working from the bottom.
Shit Face overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camatta keeping full guard, as Face tries to pass.
Camatta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Camatta keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camatta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Camatta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.
Camatta throws a combination that misses
and Face counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camatta won't be happy with that.
Face just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is trying to get back to half guard.
Face wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camatta keeps working.
Face is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camatta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Camatta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Face wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Face lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Camatta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Face tries for a kimura but Camatta is defending well.
Face goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Camatta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Face but great work by Camatta.
Camatta looks up at the clock and then as Face takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Camatta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Face gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face tries to roll over but Camatta keeps him under control.
Face manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shit Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Camatta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Face walks into a left hand.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Face changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Camatta misses.
Camatta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Face tries to counter with a takedown but Camatta is quick to defend against it.
Antonio Camatta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camatta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Face parries the strikes from Camatta easily there. Camatta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Face to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face is working to avoid the ground and pound but Camatta connects with a decent elbow.
Camatta trying to control the position but Face is working away.
Camatta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta working away.
Camatta happy to just control the position for now.
Camatta lands a few punches from side control.
Face being controlled for a moment.
Face is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Camatta off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Camatta has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Camatta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Camatta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Face controlling the position easily from mount.
Face is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Camatta has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Camatta!
Face preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
Face not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Face keeping moving, preventing Camatta from controlling successfully.
Camatta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
Camatta throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camatta stands up over Face, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camatta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Face preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Face drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Face wants to control from the top but Camatta keeps moving.
Face postures up and lands a big shot to Camatta's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Camatta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Camatta 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Camatta!
After winning the bout, Antonio Camatta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Placebo - Pure Morning. Reza Katebi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peppu Reiska MacDonald's chin.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katebi tests MacDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacDonald misses with a wild body shot.
MacDonald swings for the body but Katebi moves out of range.
MacDonald closes the distance and pushes Katebi back into the cage.
MacDonald avoiding damage.
MacDonald has Katebi pushed against the cage.
MacDonald tries a body shot but Katebi blocks it.
MacDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi wants to get back to striking at distance but MacDonald won't allow it.
MacDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacDonald tries to work over Katebi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katebi lands a right hand.
Katebi working hard to break the clinch.
Katebi prevents a body shot from MacDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from MacDonald.
Katebi breaks the clinch.
MacDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - MacDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katebi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
MacDonald blocks a jab.
Katebi 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.
MacDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Katebi is just out of range.
MacDonald pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Katebi back to the cage. MacDonald follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Katebi misses with the combination.
Katebi digs a good hook to MacDonald's body.
MacDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Katebi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katebi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacDonald pinned against the cage. MacDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald swings for the body but Katebi moves out of range.
MacDonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katebi throws a chopping leg kick but MacDonald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by MacDonald there.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katebi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katebis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Katebi connects with the punch.
Katebi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katebi moves out of range of the strikes.
MacDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katebi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacDonald tests Katebi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katebi with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katebi throws the left hand but MacDonald avoids the punch easily.
Katebi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Katebi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katebi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Katebi.
A good leg kick by MacDonald.
Katebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by MacDonald.
A lazy body kick from MacDonald
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacDonald 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.
Katebi lands the left hand.
MacDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald scores with a three punch combo!
Katebi wants to land a leg kick but MacDonald is out of range.
Katebi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katebi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katebi.
MacDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
MacDonald clobbers Katebi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacDonald takes a swing at Katebi's ribcage but misses.
Katebi avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
Katebi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Katebi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacDonald is able to avoid easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Katebi scores with a four punch combination!
Katebi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katebi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald misses with a left hand
and Katebi counters with a thumping low kick.
Katebi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katebi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katebi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
It looked like MacDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacDonald keeps Katebi at a distance using the push kick.
Katebi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Katebi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacDonald throws a push kick but Katebi slaps the foot to one side.
Katebi misses with a series of wild punches.
Katebi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Katebi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacDonald digs a good body shot into Katebi's ribs.
MacDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Katebi looks to score with a jab to the body but MacDonald is just out of range.
Katebi 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.
Katebi is breathing heavily.
MacDonald tries to bum rush Katebi with a series of wild strikes but Katebi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald lands with a shot to the body.
Katebi misses with a lunging right hand
and MacDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
MacDonald lands with an uppercut that bounces Katebi off the cage and back into range.
Katebi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katebi is still on wobbly legs! Can MacDonald finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Katebi. Those never looked like landing.
Katebi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katebi looks to land a right hand but MacDonald moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacDonald, as that shot connected.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Katebi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katebi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacDonald takes a swing at Katebi's ribcage but misses.
Katebi seems to have recovered his senses.
MacDonald cracks Katebi with a big right hand and Katebi goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacDonald connects with a couple of short punches.
Katebi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Katebi thows a huge punch but MacDonald dodges it nicely.
MacDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katebi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing MacDonald to regain full guard.
Katebi won't allow MacDonald to sweep him here.
Katebi wants to control from the top but MacDonald keeps moving.
Katebi throws a strike but MacDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Katebi looking for a guillotine here but MacDonald defends easily.
Katebi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Katebi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Katebi's legs - danger averted.
Katebi trying to control the position.
Katebi looking for subs off his back but MacDonald has passed one foot through into half guard.
MacDonald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Katebi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacDonald is working away from the top position though.
MacDonald lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Katebi is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
MacDonald tries to clinch but Katebi moves out of range.
MacDonald misses with a body shot.
Katebi 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.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Katebi moved out of range nicely.
Katebi throws a right hand that misses
and MacDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
MacDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Katebi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
Katebi throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
Katebi throws a jab when MacDonald was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Katebi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacDonald tries to land a front kick but Katebi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Katebi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katebi looks to land a body kick but MacDonald moved away.
MacDonald misses with a hook.
Katebi feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katebi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Katebi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Katebi.
MacDonald tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Katebi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katebi working the ground and pound.
MacDonald manages to get back to half guard.
Katebi is thwarting MacDonald's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is staying active underneath Katebi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacDonald gets full guard.
Katebi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacDonald is keeping the position for now.
MacDonald has Katebi pulled in close to control his posture.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Katebi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katebi misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katebi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Katebi catches MacDonald right on the button with a cross.
MacDonald scores with a shot to the body.
MacDonald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katebi in his tracks.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Katebi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacDonald thuds a left hand into Katebi's body.
MacDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katebi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katebi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.
MacDonald throws a low kick but Katebi avoids it.
MacDonald misses the shot to the body.
MacDonald misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katebi moves away.
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacDonald.
Katebi throws a lazy uppercut
and MacDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katebi throws a poor cross that misses
and MacDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacDonald, right into the meat.
Katebi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacDonald.
MacDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katebi is able to avoid easily.
Katebi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Katebi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katebi.
It seemed like Katebi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacDonald moves away from the strike by Katebi.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katebi manages to avoid it.
Katebi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacDonald manages to avoid it.
MacDonald misses with a straight left.
MacDonald moves away from the strike by Katebi.
MacDonald tries to counter by clinching up but Katebi breaks away and moves out of range.
Katebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reza Katebi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katebi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacDonald.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peppu Reiska MacDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
Peppu Reiska MacDonald made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Mizuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Mizuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizuno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tremblay looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mizuno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tremblay. That did some damage!
Mizuno scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mizuno, right into the meat.
Tremblay shoots in and drives through. Mizuno sprawls well.
Tremblay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremblay shoots for a double leg takedown but Mizuno sprawls well. He's pushed Tremblay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mizuno darts in and clinches Tremblay up against the cage.
Mizuno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mizuno lands a nice knee to the body.
Tremblay looks winded!
Mizuno scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mizuno obliges.
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!
Mizuno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mizuno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mizuno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mizuno landing knees to the head.
Mizuno landing knees to the body.
Mizuno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mizuno.
It looks like Steve Tremblay has been cut.
Mizuno landing knees to the body.
Mizuno lands a good knee to the midsection. Tremblay won't want to take too many of those.
Mizuno with a knee to the head.
Mizuno lands a knee to the body.
Mizuno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mizuno connects with a knee to the head.
Mizuno landing knees to the body.
Mizuno working Tremblay over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizuno drops Tremblay with a big knee straight up the middle! Tremblay is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tremblay is rocked!
Mizuno drops Tremblay with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tremblay! Mizuno dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Mizuno!
After the big win, Jun Mizuno made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Templeton Peck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diotte comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Templeton Peck!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diotte moves out of range of the leg kick from Peck.
Peck slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Diotte. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Diotte.
It looks like Templeton Peck has been cut.
Diotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Diotte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diotte ducks under a wild hook from Peck.
Diotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peck.
Diotte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diotte wants to land a leg kick but Peck is out of range.
Diotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Peck off the cage and back into range.
Andrew Diotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peck throws a looping overhand right but Diotte ducks down to avoid it.
Peck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diotte throws out the jab.
Peck looks to land a left hand but Diotte moved out of range nicely.
Peck checks a leg kick.
Peck tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diotte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peck momentarily.
Peck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diotte.
Diotte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diotte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diotte misses with a straight right.
Peck only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Peck wants to slow Diotte down by chopping away at his legs.
Peck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooh!!! Diotte has knocked Peck down with a huge combo! Diotte steps away and waves a wobbly Peck back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peck cracks Diotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diotte misses with a leg kick.
Diotte looks to land a combination but Peck avoids it well.
Peck is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Diotte.
Diotte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peck will feel that in the morning.
Peck misses with a low kick.
Peck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diotte. That did some damage!
Diotte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diotte fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Peck to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Peck looks to clinch but Diotte throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Peck taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andrew Diotte!
A very excited looking Andrew Diotte rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hovi tries to bum rush Obsut with a series of wild strikes but Obsut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obsut misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi misses with a hook. Obsut ducked under it nicely.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch but Hovi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hovi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obsut tries to counter with a clinch but Hovi shakes him off and moves away.
Obsut cracks Hovi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hovi tries to sprawl but Obsut drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hovi is controlling Obsut's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hovi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obsut.
Hovi is trying to stand back up but Obsut is controlling him
Hovi is trying to maintain the position but Obsut is very close to passing his half guard.
Hovi is doing well to control the position and prevent Obsut from advancing to side control.
Obsut performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi is holding on to half guard well.
Hovi tries to roll over but Obsut keeps him under control.
Obsut winds up and cracks Hovi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hovi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Obsut thows a huge punch but Hovi dodges it nicely.
Obsut is thwarting Hovi's attempts to control the position.
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.
Hovi wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Obsut there.
Obsut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obsut is looking to take a break and control but Hovi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hovi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obsut is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hovi is controlling Obsut's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obsut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Obsut with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seppo Hovi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hovi.
Obsut swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hovi slips a straight right by Obsut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut checks a leg kick nicely.
Obsut lands a body shot.
Hovi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obsut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
We've been told by Hovi's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Obsut throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi leaves Obsut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Obsut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi tries to land a leg kick but Obsut saw it coming and moves away.
Obsut moves out of range as Hovi throws a body kick.
Hovi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obsut goes for a double leg but Hovi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hovi continues to drive forward.
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
Good work by Obsut as he checks the leg kick.
Hovi sets himself, and Obsut steps forward looking for the clinch! Hovi avoids it this time.
Hovi throws a hook but Obsut blocks it.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Obsut didn't see that one coming.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obsut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hovi scores with a sloppy right hand. Obsut should have avoided that one.
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!
Obsut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obsut closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Hovi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hovi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Obsut looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Obsut postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hovi manages to get back to half guard.
Hovi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Obsut will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut with a hook.
Obsut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Hovi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hovi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obsut.
Obsut throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi 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.
Obsut fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hovi, pushing him back against the cage.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Obsut on the inside.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obsut has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hovi after a bit of a struggle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hovi gets underhooks to prevent Obsut's takedown attempt.
Obsut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut is working Hovi over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hovi.
Hovi is trying to maintain a safe position but Obsut gets an underhook and turns Hovi into the cage.
Obsut throws a head punch that misses.
Hovi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obsut backwards.
Hovi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hovi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obsut blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hovi.
Hovi is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Hovi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obsut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Hovi.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body.
Obsut swings wildly with an uppercut but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut wants a takedown.
Seppo Hovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Obsut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obsut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obsut goes for a takedown attempt but Hovi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obsut manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obsut throws a head kick that Hovi semi-blocks.
Hovi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Obsut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Obsut misses the jab.
Obsut misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
Hovi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obsut.
Hovi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obsut takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Obsut.
Obsut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obsut was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Obsut throws a head kick that misses
letting Hovi counter with a right hand.
Seppo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hovi swings widly with a right hand
and Obsut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hovi.
Obsut misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Hovi.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Obsut's head but Obsut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obsut checks a leg kick.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but Obsut is out of range.
Hovi throws a jab when Obsut was well out of range.
Obsut moves into range and clinches up with Hovi.
Obsut blocks an uppercut.
Obsut lands a hook that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Hovi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obsut misses with some punches.
Hovi stops a takedown attempt from Obsut.
Hovi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obsut's elbow.
Obsut lands a hook that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut wants to take the fight to the mat but Hovi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Obsut blocks an uppercut.
Hovi trying to control the position but instead, Obsut has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hovi into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Obsut goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hovi prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Obsut.
Obsut has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hovi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Obsut can turn it around.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as Obsut controls his hands.
Obsut looking for a takedown.
Hovi stalling in the clinch but Obsut improves position.
Hovi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Obsut.
Hovi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hovi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Obsut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Obsut's head but Obsut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi scores with a jab to the head.
Obsut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hovi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obsut slips under a jab.
Hovi cracks the inside of Obsut's front leg.
Hovi tries to land a leg kick but Obsut saw it coming and moves away.
Obsut scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Obsut, as that shot connected.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but Obsut is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws a shot to the body.
Obsut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hovi moves forwards but Obsut connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Obsut as he checks the leg kick.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Hovi throws a jab when Obsut was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi tests Obsut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obsut fails with a takedown attempt.
Hovi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obsut. That's going to slow Hovi down.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Obsut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Obsut checks it.
Obsut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Obsut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hovi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obsut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obsut feints and as Hovi raises his hands in defense, Obsut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hovi wants to stand but Obsut is controlling the position.
Fedor Obsut has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut cracks Hovi with a solid left hand.
Obsut wants to pass the guard but Hovi is keeping the position.
Obsut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hovi wants to stand up but Obsut is controlling him.
Obsut pushing down on Hovi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hovi trying to control but Obsut postures up.
Hovi tries to roll over but Obsut keeps him under control.
Obsut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hovi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hovi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Obsut.
Hovi trying to control but Obsut postures up.
Hovi gets back to full guard.
Obsut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obsut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hovi is trying to control the position but Obsut postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four 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.
Obsut postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hovi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Obsut, into his guard.
Obsut looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obsut escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hovi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hovi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi trying to control but Obsut is working from the bottom.
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 Seppo Hovi.
I think Hovi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hovi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Status Quo- Deeper and Down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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144 lbs
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turk loads up on a big right hand but Zibanejadass slips the punch.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick but Turk avoids it.
Zibanejadass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zibanejadass misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Turk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Turk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zibanejadass's coach down at Nights Watch MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zibanejadass's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turk.
Zibanejadass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk is looking to counter with head kicks.
Zibanejadass scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Zibanejadass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turk swings for the body but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Zibanejadass throws a counter combo.
Turk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turk looks to score with a jab to the body but Zibanejadass is just out of range.
Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zibanejadass.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zibanejadass.
Nice cross by Turk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turk manages to avoid it.
Zibanejadass scoring well with a low kick there.
Turk fails to land with a series of punches.
Turk lands the left hand.
Turk scores with a jab. Zibanejadass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turk throws a series of strikes that have Zibanejadass backpedaling.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Zibanejadass moves away and avoids it.
Zibanejadass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zibanejadass shoots in for a takedown but Turk shows good takedown defense.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zibanejadass in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zibanejadass walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zibanejadass throws a body shot but no joy.
Turk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zibanejadass, pushing him back against the cage.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk looking to slow down the pace here.
Turk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zibanejadass blocks a body shot from Turk.
Zibanejadass prevents a body shot from Turk.
Turk tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zibanejadass's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Turk.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turk tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turk misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Turk.
Turk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zibanejadass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Zibanejadass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turk looks to throw the jab but Zibanejadass is out of range.
Turk slips under a jab.
Turk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass slows down the pace here.
Zibanejadass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turk backwards.
Turk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turk. Zibanejadass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braden Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zibanejadass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Turk as he checks the leg kick.
Zibanejadass dives in for a single leg takedown but Turk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Turk lands with a cross.
Turk misses with an uppercut. Zibanejadass saw that one coming.
Zibanejadass tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zibanejadass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zibanejadass counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass moves into the clinch.
Zibanejadass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turk misses with a body punch.
Zibanejadass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turk lands a left hand.
Turk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zibanejadass's elbow.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Turk.
Zibanejadass misses with a punch to the body.
Turk misses with a punch to the body.
Turk misses with a body punch.
Turk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turk's defenses.
Turk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Turk.
Turk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zibanejadass gets a double leg takedown into Turk's guard.
Zibanejadass is pushing down on Turk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turk is fighting to maintain full guard but Zibanejadass has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turk is doing well to control the position and prevent Zibanejadass from advancing to side control.
Zibanejadass is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zibanejadass is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Turk reverses the position - he's now on top in Zibanejadass's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zibanejadass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zibanejadass wants to control but Turk is keeping busy.
Turk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turk trying to control the action but Zibanejadass is working from the bottom.
Zibanejadass moves his hips nicely and gets into 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.
Zibanejadass wants to sweep but no luck.
Turk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turk looking to pass the guard.
Turk won't allow Zibanejadass to sweep him here.
Turk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zibanejadass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a right hand that Zibanejadass ducks under and follows up with a left that Zibanejadass also avoids with ease.
Zibanejadass lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab from Turk.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick, looking for Turk's leg but Turk calmly moves out of range.
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zibanejadass moves away.
Zibanejadass tries to work over Turk's front leg with a kick but Turk checks it.
Zibanejadass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zibanejadass misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zibanejadass misses the jab.
Turk motions for Zibanejadass to come forward. Turk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zibanejadass moves in looking to clinch but Turk pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turk.
Braden Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Zibanejadass.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zibanejadass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Zibanejadass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zibanejadass moves out of range as Turk strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zibanejadass.
Turk moves into range and clinches up with Zibanejadass.
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!
Turk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
Turk takes an elbow to the temple.
Zibanejadass wants to stall.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow over the top.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Braden Turk has been cut.
Turk has hold of one of Zibanejadass's legs. Zibanejadass is fighting the takedown attempt but Turk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Turk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zibanejadass can do to turn this around?
Turk wants to control from the top but Zibanejadass keeps moving.
Zibanejadass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turk manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Braden Turk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Braden Turk's cut.
That's time! Turk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zibanejadass is looking to land body kicks.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zibanejadass.
Jab by Zibanejadass.
Turk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Zibanejadass scores with a shot to the body.
Zibanejadass clinches up against the cage.
Zibanejadass is looking to control Turk's arms but Turk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zibanejadass has his back to the cage.
Turk takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Turk.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zibanejadass is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk struggles to land a body shot inside as Zibanejadass controls his hands.
Turk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turk misses with a body punch.
Zibanejadass misses with a punch on the inside.
Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zibanejadass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turk is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zibanejadass feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zibanejadass is trying to keep an underhook but Turk manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zibanejadass defending well though.
Zibanejadass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zibanejadass!
Zibanejadass is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk landing strikes from the mount.
Turk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zibanejadass is looking to escape.
Zibanejadass is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass regains half guard.
Turk prevents Zibanejadass from improving his position.
Zibanejadass looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zibanejadass actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zibanejadass looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Zibanejadass wants to control the action here but instead Turk manages to pass to full mount!
Braden Turk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zibanejadass tries to reverse the position but Turk maintains control.
Mika Zibanejadass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turk looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zibanejadass regains half guard.
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 Braden Turk.
Well Turk 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Braden Turk!
Braden Turk made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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253 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smaug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prime takes a swing at Smaug's ribcage but misses.
Smaug throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smaug connects with a solid leg kick.
Smaug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prime feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smaug's calf.
Smaug swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Smaug misses with a body shot.
Prime is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smaug.
Smaug has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smaug keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime misses with a body kick.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Smaug takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
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!
Prime 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.
Smaug slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Prime pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prime takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Smaug scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prime doesn't seem bothered though.
Prime is breathing heavily.
Prime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smaug ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smaug! But no joy.
Smaug takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smaug is looking to land body kicks.
Smaug throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Smaug tries to get set, Prime tries to push him back and clinch up but Smaug manages to avoid the attempt.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prime dips to his left and cracks Smaug with an uppercut!
Smaug pushes Prime away with a front kick.
Smaug misses with an uppercut. Prime saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Smaug as he checks the leg kick.
Smaug fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prime.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prime.
No joy there for Smaug, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smaug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Smaug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smaug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Smaug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smaug fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prime has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime avoids the head kick by Smaug.
Smaug avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smaug takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prime throws out a powerful jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prime. Smaug shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prime.
Smaug ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smaug crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prime - the referee stops the clock and Smaug gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prime. Smaug manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smaug misses with a body shot.
Smaug misses with a head kick.
Smaug checks a leg kick nicely.
Prime moves out of range of the body kick.
Prime throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Smaug counter with a right hand.
Prime misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prime getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smaug looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime throws a wild body kick that Smaug sees coming a mile off.
Prime looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prime steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smaug. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smaug is looking to slow Prime down with leg kicks.
Prime shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smaug connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prime's hands.
Smaug throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Prime lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smaug connects with a looping right hand.
Smaug looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
Prime lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smaug's sensitive parts.
Prime scores with a sloppy right hand. Smaug should have avoided that one.
Smaug lands with a kick to the temple. Prime shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smaug ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Prime jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smaug throws a leg kick but Prime moved away.
Smaug thuds a left hand into Prime's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cinder Smaug will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cinder Smaug's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prime looks to land a body kick but Smaug moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smaug! But no joy.
Smaug avoids the body shot from Prime.
Smaug attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Prime throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prime misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smaug with a hook.
Prime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smaug lands with a hook. Prime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Smaug as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Smaug there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Smaug is just out of range.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Smaug saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug misses the shot to the body.
Prime thinks about countering with a head kick.
Smaug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prime seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prime throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smaug takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smaug takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prime moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime throwing a counter right hand but Smaug manages to avoid it.
Prime takes a swing at Smaug's ribcage but misses.
Smaug throws out a counter right but Prime avoids it with no problem.
Prime looks to land a left hand but Smaug moved out of range nicely.
Prime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prime pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smaug is out of range and Prime settles back down.
Smaug connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smaug attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Prime is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smaug tries a low kick but Prime avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smaug throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smaug 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 Prime has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prime and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prime avoids the head kick by Smaug.
Prime swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smaug circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Prime avoids a kick to the body.
Smaug lands a big head kick that sends Prime tumbling to the mat! Smaug takes a step backwards and waves Prime back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smaug throws a head kick that misses.
Smaug feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Prime's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crunch! Prime slams his shin into Smaug's torso.
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smaug is breathing heavily.
Prime slips a jab from Smaug.
Prime swings for the body but Smaug moves out of range.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smaug swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Smaug on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smaug lands with a hook. Prime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prime chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smaug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smaug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smaug moves away from the strike by Prime.
Smaug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.
An attempted straight right counter from Prime misses the target.
Cinder Smaug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smaug takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smaug throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prime stuns Smaug with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smaug tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smaug throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smaug tests Prime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Prime.
Prime catches Smaug with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smaug lands a leg kick that knocks Prime off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smaug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Prime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smaug scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Smaug appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cinder Smaug will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cinder Smaug's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smaug throws a head kick that misses.
Prime is looking to counter punch.
Smaug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Smaug misses.
Smaug looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smaug. Prime shrugs it off though.
Smaug moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smaug rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smaug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Prime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smaug takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smaug counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smaug appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smaug staying out of range there.
Smaug looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Prime finds it's way through Smaug's defenses.
Smaug throws a leg kick but Prime moved away.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Smaug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Smaug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smaug.
Prime's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Prime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prime swings for the body but Smaug moves out of range.
Smaug feints a counter leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Smaug
and Prime counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smaug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prime moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smaug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smaug fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prime looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smaug ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smaug steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prime.
Prime tries a low kick but Smaug avoids it.
Smaug avoids a kick to the body.
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smaug was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prime misses the body punch
and Smaug counters with a nice right hand that sends Prime toppling to the canvas! Prime scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smaug finish him?!
Prime is rocked!
BAM! Smaug delivers a spinning backfist that drops Prime like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Cinder Smaug!
Our winner, Cinder Smaug, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc has chosen Dr. Octagon - Real Raw as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Troc looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Troc has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Troc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Troc closes the distance and pushes Hopkins back into the cage.
Troc misses with a body punch.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Troc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Troc is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Troc throws a head punch that misses.
Troc blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Troc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troc scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
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!
Hopkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Troc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troc's elbow.
A short right from Troc on the inside.
Hopkins blocks the elbow strike.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Troc.
Troc lands a shoulder strike.
Troc lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ryan Hopkins has been cut.
Troc being controlled against the cage.
Troc lands a shot to the body.
Troc tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Troc.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Troc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with a body punch.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Troc misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Troc on the side of the head.
Trang Troc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Troc flicks out a counter leg kick but Hopkins steps away.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troc can pounce on him.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troc. Troc obviously looking to wear him down.
Troc connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins feints a jab promting Troc to slip. Hopkins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Troc slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Troc blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troc's sensitive parts.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Troc throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Troc moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins wants to slow Troc down by chopping away at his legs.
Troc scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Troc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troc is looking to clinch.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Troc clinches.
Troc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troc lands a knee to the body.
Troc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troc.
Hopkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troc lands a nice elbow.
Troc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
Troc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins is trying to stall.
Troc has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Troc lands an uppercut.
Troc pushes off an throws an elbow but Hopkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hopkins wants to take the fight to the mat but Troc manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Troc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
A nice left hand lands by Troc.
A left hand lands to the body for Troc.
Troc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hopkins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Troc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Troc blocks the body kick.
Troc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Troc scores with a nice body kick.
Hopkins tries a low kick but Troc avoids it.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins wants to slow Troc down by chopping away at his legs.
Troc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Troc pushes Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Troc lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Troc avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
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!
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Troc.
Troc crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Troc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc lands a big head kick that sends Hopkins tumbling to the mat! Troc takes a step backwards and waves Hopkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hopkins is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Troc.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troc tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
Troc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins seems to have got his legs back now.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hopkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Troc - the referee stops the clock and Hopkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Troc. Hopkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Troc connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troc's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Troc moves out of range.
Troc is looking to clinch.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Troc clinches with his opponent.
Troc throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Troc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troc blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trang Troc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Troc misses with a knee to the head.
Troc lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Troc fails to land.
Troc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Troc or not.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Troc gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Troc looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troc tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Troc back against the cage.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Troc.
Troc throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Troc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Troc avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troc.
Troc throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Troc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troc's elbow.
Troc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Troc connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Ryan Hopkins's cut is getting worse.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Troc tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troc is leaning against Hopkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troc.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Troc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Troc blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Troc controls his hands.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Troc.
Knees to the body from Troc.
Troc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Troc.
Troc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Troc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troc lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Troc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troc lands with a hook. Hopkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hopkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Troc is out of range.
Troc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Troc lands a big head kick that sends Hopkins tumbling to the mat! Troc takes a step backwards and waves Hopkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Troc drops Hopkins with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hopkins! Troc dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trang Troc!
Trang Troc is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Trang Troc made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jane fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jane.
Jane 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.
St Juste swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Jane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jane throws a solid leg kick but St Juste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jane.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
St Juste throws a front kick aimed at Jane's knee but Jane avoids it well.
Jane misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Jane moves away and avoids it.
St Juste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
St Juste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Juste throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
Jane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jane checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Juste scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Juste slips a jab from Jane.
Jane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jane takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
St Juste misses with a straight left.
Jane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Jane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
St Juste looks to throw the jab but Jane is out of range.
A head kick misses from St Juste.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Jane moved away.
St Juste throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane misses with a looping right.
St Juste lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Juste swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Juste fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Juste throws a leg kick
and Jane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of St Juste 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jane throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
Jane checks a leg kick nicely.
Jane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jane throws a hook to the side of St Juste's head but St Juste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Juste rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Juste misses with a low kick as Jane jumps back.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Juste scrambles back to his feet.
St Juste misses with a body kick.
St Juste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
St Juste takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Juste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste walks into a jab.
St Juste is looking to chop away at Jane's legs.
Jane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Juste on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Jane is predictable there
and St Juste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Juste checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by St Juste.
Jane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Juste.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
Jane moves out of range as St Juste throws a body kick.
It looked like Jane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St Juste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jane throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste throws out a leg kick but Jane moves out of range and St Juste only half commits.
St Juste throws a series of punches but Jane avoids them all with ease.
Jane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St Juste manages to circle out of the way.
Jane looks to land a right hand but St Juste moved out of range.
St Juste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jane.
Patrick Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jane takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
Jane misses with a jab to the body
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Juste lands a nice hook to Jane's body. Jane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jane blocks a low kick nicely.
Jane is looking to clinch but St Juste is avoiding it.
Jane tries to clinch up but St Juste circles away and keeps his distance.
Jane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Juste.
St Juste scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jane checks a leg kick.
Jane lands a nice hook to St Juste's body. St Juste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from St Juste misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick there by St Juste.
Jane misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
Jane misses with a leg kick
and St Juste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Juste delivers a nice body kick.
St Juste throws a low kick but Jane avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - St Juste finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Juste cracks the inside of Jane's front leg.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.
St Juste has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Juste slips under a jab from Jane.
Jane moves out of range as St Juste throws a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jane might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Juste.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Juste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jane misses with a hook.
St Juste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste throws a leg kick that misses.
Renan St Juste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jane looks to land a right hand but St Juste moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Juste.
St Juste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
Jane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Juste misses with a body kick.
St Juste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste punishes Jane's body with a nice straight punch.
St Juste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jane misses with a straight left.
St Juste throws out a leg kick but Jane moves out of range and St Juste only half commits.
Jane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Juste momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.
Jane throwing a counter right hand but St Juste manages to avoid it.
St Juste moves out of range of the leg kick from Jane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Juste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by St Juste.
St Juste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Juste slips a jab and a cross from Jane.
A punch combination from Jane misses.
St Juste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste counters with a left to the body.
St Juste takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jane scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste throws a low kick, looking for Jane's leg but Jane calmly moves out of range.
St Juste connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Juste attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jane moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste moves away from the strike by Jane.
St Juste walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jane lands an overhand right.
St Juste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
St Juste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Juste scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Jane misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Juste.
Jane throws a leg kick which misses St Juste's front leg but catches the back leg as St Juste tries to avoid it.
Jane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Juste finds it's way round the side to connect with Jane's head.
Jane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jane.
Jane throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws a right hand that St Juste ducks under and follows up with a left that St Juste also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
A jab from Jane misses.
St Juste is looking to slow Jane down with leg kicks.
St Juste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Juste lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jane at a distance.
Jane cracks St Juste with an open hand slap.
St Juste lands with a nice body kick.
Jane throws a jab when St Juste was well out of range.
St Juste throws a push kick but Jane slaps the foot to one side.
Jane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Juste's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jane drops his hands momentarily and St Juste takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jane throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
Jane misses with a looping right.
It seemed like St Juste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Jane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Juste counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jane thinking.
St Juste moves away from the strike by Jane.
Jane thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Juste connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jane's hands.
Jane throws a shot from downtown. St Juste moves away and avoids it.
St Juste appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Jane as he checks the leg kick.
St Juste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Juste looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jane misses with a looping right.
St Juste scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jane throws a big shot that misses.
Jane walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jane thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jane.
Jane just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jane tried to score with a low kick but St Juste checks it.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jane counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
St Juste is looking to score with low kicks.
Jane throws a jab when St Juste was well out of range.
Jane is looking to slow St Juste down with leg kicks.
Jane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Juste cracks the inside of Jane's front leg.
Jane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Jane.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
St Juste lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jane to score with a decent uppercut.
St Juste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
Jane's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
St Juste tries to work over Jane's front leg with a kick but Jane checks it.
St Juste attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
St Juste counters with a body kick.
Jane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jane throws an overhand right that lands on St Juste's shoulder, as St Juste tries to avoid the shot.
Jane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Juste sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Juste flicks out a counter leg kick but Jane steps away.
St Juste misses with a hook.
Jane swings widly with a right hand
and St Juste counters with a nice body shot.
Jane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Jane.
Jane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Juste.
St Juste thuds a left hand into Jane's body.
Jane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws a hook but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Jane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St Juste swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jane.
Jane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jane misses with a few strikes there.
Jane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Juste explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jane tries a low kick but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste scores with a push kick.
Jane moves out of range as St Juste throws a body kick.
St Juste throws a hook but Jane avoids it easily.
Jane throws a series of punches but St Juste avoids them all with ease.
Jane moves in looking to clinch but St Juste pushes him off.
A jab from St Juste misses.
Jane scores with the left hand. St Juste knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jane.
Jane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Juste follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jane scores with a three punch combo!
St Juste has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
St Juste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St Juste lands a nice looking body kick.
Jane misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Juste darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St Juste will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Juste walks into a jab.
St Juste buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Juste wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Juste looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Juste lands with a cross.
Jane misses with a straight left.
St Juste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jane scores with a sloppy right hand. St Juste should have avoided that one.
Jane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
St Juste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jane throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Juste throws the kick towards the body but Jane avoids it.
St Juste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jane.
A low kick from Jane is predictable there
and St Juste counters with a series of strikes. Jane will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Jane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane misses with a straight right.
St Juste scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jane in his tracks.
Jane loads up on a big right hand but St Juste slips the punch.
St Juste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jane avoids a kick to the body.
Jane throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste counters with a low kick, right behind Jane 's knee.
St Juste slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St Juste throws a front kick aimed at Jane's knee but Jane avoids it well.
Jane checks a leg kick.
It looked like Jane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St Juste throws the kick towards the body but Jane avoids it.
St Juste thows a body kick. Jane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Juste throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
St Juste misses with an uppercut. Jane saw that one coming.
St Juste misses with a leg kick
and Jane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Jane.
Jane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane blocks the body kick.
St Juste wants to slow Jane down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste misses the jab.
Jane connects with a leg kick. St Juste looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Juste lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jane at a distance.
Jane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jane throws a big shot that misses.
Jane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste slips under a jab from Jane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jane.
St Juste was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Juste 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 Jane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
Jane connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Juste. St Juste circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jane looks to land a left hand but St Juste moved out of range nicely.
Jane missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jane.
St Juste fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jane 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.
Good work by Jane as he checks the leg kick.
St Juste fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Juste defending well as Jane loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from St Juste misses
and Jane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Juste, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste lands with a kick to the temple. Jane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Juste cracks Jane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jane lands a nice shot that snaps St Juste's head back.
St Juste slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jane throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Juste buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jane scores with a jab to the head.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jane.
Jane connects with a crisp jab.
Jane throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Jane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste throws a chopping leg kick but Jane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jane lands a nice hook to St Juste's body. St Juste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from St Juste.
St Juste throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Juste.
And St Juste responds with a good body kick, but Jane manages to step out the way in time.
Jane checks a low kick from St Juste.
St Juste connects with a right hand. Jane shakes it off.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane connects with a body shot.
Jane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jane misses with a two punch combination.
St Juste thinks about the counter body kick.
St Juste fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste swings for the body but Jane moves out of range.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Juste.
It looked like Jane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St Juste throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheers as Jane lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Juste doesn't seem phased though.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Jane misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from St Juste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
St Juste is looking to slow Jane down with leg kicks.
St Juste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jane throwing a counter right hand but St Juste manages to avoid it.
St Juste works Jane's body with a nice hook.
St Juste throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Juste lunges at Jane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jane's hand.
Patrick Jane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands a jab to Jane's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jane.
Some wild striking there from Jane.
Jane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Juste feints and then cracks Jane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jane down.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Juste lands a front kick.
St Juste lands with a shot to the body.
Renan St Juste is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Juste cracks the inside of Jane's front leg.
Jane misses with a series of wild punches.
St Juste let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St Juste explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Juste connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Juste uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jane.
Jane ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
A slow jab from St Juste misses its intended target.
Jane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from St Juste misses.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Juste tries to land a front kick but Jane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jane throws a low kick, looking for St Juste's leg but St Juste calmly moves out of range.
St Juste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jane scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jane misses with a body shot
and St Juste counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jane.
St Juste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jane misses with a body shot
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jane misses with a wild body shot.
St Juste lands with a hook. Jane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Jane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from St Juste tenderised Jane's leg. Jane is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan St Juste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Juste 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Renan St Juste made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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